I. Seniz Yakut

Seniz’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Leonard Green & Partners on the financing for its investment in WIRB-Copernicus Group and other companies
• Leonard Green & Partners and a leading investment firm on the financing for their investments in Aspen Dental
• Endeavor on financing related to:
  • UFC and WWE’s US$21 billion merger
  • Its strategic investment in Asylum Entertainment Group
  • Its US$13 billion take-private by Silver Lake
  • IMG’s acquisition of a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson, a premier collector-car auction and live events company
  • The acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings
  • CJ ENM’s acquisition of an 80% stake in Endeavor Content
  • Selling OpenBet and IMG ARENA to OB Global Holdings
• GCM Grosvenor on its US$2 billion merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp.
• Silver Lake on its:
  • US$12.5 billion take-private acquisition of Qualtrics
  • Investment in ProService, a leading provider of bundled HR solutions
• Astorg on selling a majority stake in Anaqua, an IP management technology solutions and services provider, to Nordic Capital
• Gurnet Point Capital on its take-private of Radius Health, a biopharmaceutical company
• Petra Funds Group Holdings, a fund administrator serving private investment firms, on a majority growth investment by Charlesbank Capital Partners 

Company-Side

• DXC Technology on the:
  • US$5 billion sale of its US State and Local Health and Human Services business to Veritas Capital
  • US$525 million sale of its global healthcare information systems software business to the Dedalus Group
• Vacasa, the leading vacation rental management platform in North America, on its:
  • US$4.5 billion de-SPAC business combination with TPG Pace Solutions
  • Pending strategic merger with Casago, a premier vacation rental property management company
• Salas O’Brien, an engineering and technical services firm, on a minority investment by Blackstone
• Robertshaw, a manufacturer of components and control systems, on its debt restructuring
• Invitae on an exchange offer of about US$306 million aggregate principal amount and sale of US$30 million in new notes
• Vacatia on acquiring the Berkley Group, a resort and timeshare company, and Daily Management, a full-service property management company of vacation ownership resorts
• Skydance Media on its merger with Paramount to form New Paramount, a next-generation media and technology company
• Nogin, a provider of commerce-as-a-service (CaaS) technology, on its business combination with Software Acquisition Group Inc. III, a special purpose acquisition company
• Container Store on its financial restructuring
• BigBear.ai on exchanging a portion of its existing 6.00% convertible senior notes due 2026 for new 6.00% convertible senior secured notes due 2029
• A healthcare company on a term loan and revolving credit facility to refinance existing debt
• Mister Car Wash on acquiring Clean Streak Ventures, an express car wash company and MKH Capital Partners portfolio company
• Starry, a licensed fixed wireless technology developer and internet service provider, on its business combination with FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company
• Datassential on acquiring CHD Expert, a France-based foodservice sales intelligence solutions company
• Spectrum Equity Management, a credit rating company, on leading a group of investors on a US$200 million equity investment
• Harmony Healthcare, a provider of staffing, consulting, and revenue cycle management solutions, to Addison Group
• UGI Corporation, a national propane distributor, on a revolving credit facility for AmeriGas Propane to refinance existing debtUGI Energy Services’ acquisition of a controlling interest in Pennant Midstream, an operator of wet and dry gas and natural gas liquid gathering pipelines
• Wafra on its investment in Intermountain Infrastructure Group, a fiber infrastructure developer and operator