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Overview

Mitchell Zuckerman is Of Counsel in the Global Finance practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office.

Mr. Zuckerman’s practice focuses on the representation of banks and other financial institutions as arrangers, lenders, and underwriters in domestic and cross-border leveraged finance transactions, including sponsor-led acquisition financing, recapitalizations, syndicated senior loans, first lien/second lien and asset-based credit facilities, reserve-based lending, and private placements of secured and unsecured high-yield bonds. He also represents financial institutions in connection with both in-court and out-of-court restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings.

Mr. Zuckerman received his J.D. from the George Washington University Law School (with honors) in 2012, where he was a member of The George Washington Law Review, and received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park (magna cum laude) in 2009. He is a member of the bar of the State of New York.

Representations

  • Advised the financing sources in Bain Capital's $4.5 billion take-private acquisition of Envestnet, a leading wealth management technology company.
  • Represented Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Securities LLC, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agents, in connection with $5,145,000,000 in term loan and asset-based revolving credit facilities for Bass Pro Group, LLC’s acquisition of Cabela’s Incorporated. Bass Pro and Cabela’s are leading retailers of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise.
  • Represented Barclays Bank PLC, RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Barclays Bank PLC and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agents, in connection with $900,000,000 in first lien and second lien credit facilities financing Bain Capital Private Equity’s and J.H. Whitney Capital Partners’ acquisition of Epic Health Services and PSA Healthcare. Post-acquisition, the companies were merged to form Aveanna Healthcare, a leading pediatric home healthcare company.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets, Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and SG Americas Securities, LLC, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with $495,000,000 in first lien and second lien credit facilities financing Permira’s acquisition of DiversiTech, an aftermarket manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered components for residential and light commercial HVAC and refrigeration.
  • Represented Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers, in connection with the offering of $5,100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of notes issued in the form of units by certain subsidiaries of Dynegy Inc., a producer and distributer of electric energy, capacity and ancillary services in the United States.
  • Represented UBS Securities LLC, KKR Capital Markets LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent, in connection with $1,285,500,000 and €615,000,000.00 term loan facilities in favor of Gardner Denver, Inc. Gardner Denver is a global manufacturer of industrial compressors, blowers, pumps, loading arms, and fuel systems.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets, Antares Capital LP, Barclays Bank PLC, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with $755,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities in favor of Confie Seguros. Confie Seguros is a leading provider of nationwide personal and commercial insurance.
  • Represented Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., and RBC Capital Markets, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, in connection with approximately $605,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities in favor of Mirion Technologies, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners.
  • Represented UBS Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., ING Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Natixis, New York Branch, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as administrative agent, in connection with $275,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities in favor of SiteOne Landscape Supply. SiteOne Landscape Supply is a leading wholesale distributor of landscape supplies.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets and SG Americas Securities, LLC, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with $515,000,000 in first lien and second lien credit facilities in favor of Imagine! Print Solutions, a portfolio company of Oak Hill Capital Management LLC. Imagine! Print Solutions is a leading provider of visual marketing products.
  • Represented SG Americas Securities, LLC, as lead arranger and bookrunner, and Société Générale, as administrative agent, in connection with $339,000,000 in first lien and second lien credit facilities in favor of Playpower, Inc., a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co. Playpower is a leading playground equipment and recreational equipment manufacturer.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Fifth Third Bank and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with $600,000,000 of senior secured credit facilities in favor of Impax Laboratories, Inc. Impax Laboratories is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing generic and branded products.
  • Represented BMO Capital Markets, Barclays Bank PLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., and KKR Capital Markets LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, in connection with $1,075,000,000 of senior secured credit facilities in favor of Heartland Dental, a portfolio company of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Heartland Dental is the largest dental support organization in the United States.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets, Antares Capital LP, and UBS Securities LLC, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, in connection with $395,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities in favor of SeaStar Solutions, a portfolio company of American Securities. SeaStar Solutions is a leading global provider of OEM and aftermarket products and accessories for the recreational marine and related markets.
  • Represented RBC Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in connection with $185,000,000 in senior secured credit facilities in favor of KeyW Corporation. KeyW is a highly-specialized provider of advanced engineering and technology solutions.
  • Represented SG Americas Securities, LLC, Capital One, N.A., and Adams Street Credit Advisors LP, as lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Société Générale, as administrative agent, in connection it’s senior secured credit facilities, financing Permira’s acquisition of Lyophilization Services of New England, Inc. LSNE Contract Manufacturing is a pharmaceuticals company that provides lyophilization and other services for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products.

Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.

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Practice Areas

Financial Restructuring

Global Finance

Corporate

Direct Lending and Private Credit Lending

Leveraged & Syndicated Lending


Languages

English


Admissions

New York Bar


Education

The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 2012

University of Maryland College Park, B.A. 2009