Tang, Chen

Chen Tang

Associate

chen.tang@lw.com
    Tang, Chen

    Chen Tang

    Associate

    chen.tang@lw.com

    Profile

    Chen Tang is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Private Equity Finance Practice.

    Chen advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as private and public company borrowers, on a wide array of US and cross-border debt financing transactions across all stages of the investment and corporate life cycle.

    Well-versed in the nuances that debt structures present and equipped with a practical approach, Chen helps clients achieve their institutional and commercial goals on a full range of financing transactions, including:

    • Acquisition financing for leveraged buyouts and portfolio company borrowings, including cash-flow and asset-based credit facilities and Holdco financings 
    • Liability management transactions, exchange offers, unrestricted subsidiary financings, bridge financings, and other liquidity facilities

    Chen forges long-term relationships with her clients and draws on sophisticated market knowledge to tailor creative solutions to clients’ financing needs.

    Before joining Latham, Chen worked as an associate in the leveraged finance practice group at another leading global law firm.

    Experience

    Chen’s recent matters include advising:

    Private Equity and Portfolio Company Representations

    • Leonard Green & Partners and its portfolio companies on numerous transactions
    • One Rock Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on numerous transactions, including financing for its acquisition of Sensience, a leading sensors business, from Emerson Electric Co.
    • Astorg on financing for its acquisition of Open Health, a UK-based provider of healthcare communications and market access services, as well as add-on acquisitions by Open Health of The CM Group, a medical communications platform, and Acsel Health, a management consulting business specializing in the life sciences industry
    • Consonance Capital Partners on financing for its acquisition of Embark Behavior Health, a network of mental health and therapy programs for teens and young adults
    • Partners Group on financing for its acquisition of SureWerx, a leading supplier of personal protective equipment, safety gear, and tool solutions across North America, from The Riverside Company
    • AllianceBernstein on financing matters for its joint venture with Societe Generale, creating a leading global cash equities and equity research business
    • Blue Road Capital Partners on financing for its acquisition of NatureSweet, a leading grower and distributor of snacking tomatoes and other vegetables, from Silver Ventures
    • Court Square Capital Partners and WindRose Health Investors on financing for their joint investment in Soleo Health, a national provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services

    Public and Private Company Representations

    • Skydance Media on financing matters in connection with its pending US$28 billion merger with Paramount Global
    • Nogin, a provider of commerce-as-a-service (CaaS) technology, on financing for its business combination with Software Acquisition Group Inc. III, a special purpose acquisition company

    Liability Management Transactions

    • A leading global designer and manufacturer of sophisticated controls for commercial and home appliances in a series of liability management transactions
    • A leading global provider of tire additive chemical solutions in over US$560 million of cashless roll and recapitalization transactions, involving (i) US$120 million of new-money financing, (ii) maturity extensions across its capital structure, (iii) 100% participation by its existing term lenders, and (iv) material discount capture

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, Cornell Law School
    • MPA, Cornell University
    • BA in English Language and Literature, Tsinghua University
    • BS in Economics, Tsinghua University

    Languages Spoken

    • English
    • Chinese (Mandarin)

    Practices

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