Ryan J. LaFevers

Mr. LaFevers’ longtime clients in middle-market and large-cap transactions for both public and private company borrowers include:

• Antares Capital
• Ares Capital
• Audacy, Inc.
• Capital One
• Monroe Capital
• Owl Rock Capital
• WhiteHorse Capital

His experience includes:

Select lender-side representations:

• Antares Capital in:
  • The multi-currency revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Lee Equity Partners’ acquisition of McLarens Global Limited, an international provider of claims management, loss adjusting, and auditing services
  • The debtor-in-possession revolving and term loan credit facilities provided to Bar Louie, a national bar and restaurant chain
• Ares Capital in:
  • The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Alvarez & Marsal Capital Partners’ acquisition of PureStar, a national commercial laundry provider
  • The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Stone Point Capital’s acquisition of Rialto Management Group, a real estate investment management services provider
• Capital One in:
  • The cross-border revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Vivo Capital’s acquisition of SSC (Lux) Limited S.À r.l., an international surgical devices manufacturing company
  • The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Stone Point Capital’s acquisition of SitusAMC Group Holdings, a real estate finance technology services provider
• Monroe Capital in:
  • The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Gryphon Partners’ acquisition of 3Cloud, a Microsoft Azure services firm
  • The revolving and term loan credit facilities that financed Vector Capital’s acquisition of MarkLogic Corporation, a data integration and data management provider
• Oaktree Capital in a second-lien term loan credit facility that financed Olympus Partner’s acquisition of EyeSouth Partners, an eye care management services organization
• Owl Rock Capital in:
  • The senior secured credit facility that financed Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Connectwise, an IT management software provider
  • The second-lien credit facility that financed Charlesbank’s acquisition of Vestcom Parent Holdings, a technology solutions provider
• WhiteHorse Capital in:
  • The term loan credit facility that financed Brand Velocity Partners’ acquisition of BBQ Guy’s Manufacturing, a retailer of barbecue grills and related products
  • The Shari’ah-compliant term loan and revolving credit facility that financed Arcapita Investment’s acquisition of Waste Harmonics, a provider of waste management solutions

Select borrower-side representations:

• Arlington Capital Partners in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by CapitalSource Bank in connection with the acquisition of Aero-Metric, an aerial reconnaissance services provider
• Audacy Capital in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank
• Cars.com in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with the spin-out of Cars.com by TEGNA
• Koch Industries in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by Wells Fargo Bank in connection with the acquisition of Truck-Lite Co., a truck and trailer safety product manufacturer
• Toys “R” Us in its cross-border ABL credit facility provided by Deutsche Bank AG's New York branch
• Ventas in:
  • A term loan credit facility provided by Bank of America to support working capital needs of Ventas and its subsidiaries
  • A Canadian term loan credit facility provided by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, to support financing needs for Ventas’ Canadian subsidiaries
  • A revolving credit facility provided by Bank of America to support a real estate investment fund joint venture endeavor
  • A revolving credit facility provided by Bank of America to support working capital needs of Ventas and its subsidiaries
• The Vistria Group in a revolving and term loan credit facility provided by Fifth Street Finance Corp. in connection with the acquisition of Penn Foster, a for-profit education provider