Nicole Fanjul, Co-Deputy Office Managing Partner for the New York office, represents lenders and corporate borrowers in a variety of complex financings, with a particular focus on syndicated leveraged finance and direct lending transactions.
Drawing on her sophisticated understanding of the debt financing market, Nicole develops creative solutions for clients using a range of loan products. She serves as a go-to advisor to a number of large, multinational investment banks and direct lenders, as well as corporate borrowers from across industries.
Nicole’s practice includes:
Leveraged buyout financings
Syndicated first-lien and second-lien credit facilities
Direct lending transactions
Liability management transactions
Cross-border financings
Recurring revenue facilities
Mezzanine financings
Margin loans
Nicole currently serves as the firm’s Co-Deputy Office Managing Partner for the New York office. She has also previously served as the Local Leader of the New York office’s Black Lawyers Affinity Group, and as a member of the Women Enriching Business Committee (WEB) and the Associates Committee.
In addition to her commercial work, Nicole frequently advises on immigration-related pro bono matters.
Experience
Nicole’s experience includes advising:
Direct Lending Transactions
The Carlyle Group in the US$380 million term loan facilities in connection with Madison Dearborn Partners’ acquisition of ARCH Precision Components Corp., a manufacturer of precision-machined components, medical instruments and implants, and consumable cutting tools, to refinance existing debt
HPS Investment Partners in a US$545 million term loan and revolving credit facility, concurrent with a US$95 million mezzanine notes offering, in connection with Ankura Intermediate Holdings’ acquisition of Thoreau Holdco and Navigant Consulting (Europe) Limited, a provider of professional services
HPS Investment Partners in a US$792 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Sovos Compliance, a designer of technology solutions to help businesses meet the demands of their tax compliance and reporting obligations
CPPIB Credit Investments in a US$138 million term loan facility in connection with Blackstone’s acquisition of Frischkorn Audio-Visual Corp, an audiovisual and live event production company
PSP Investments as a lender in a US$300 million second lien term loan facility for GTCR, a leading private equity firm, in connection with the acquisition of Consumer Cellular
Fortress Investment Group in a US$290 million term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Genstar's acquisition of Telestream Holdings Corporation, a provider of desktop components, applications, enterprise-class digital media transcoding, and workflow systems
HPS Investment Partners in term loans and a revolving credit facility in connection with Hg Capital's acquisition of CaseWare International, a provider of software solutions
Syndicated Lending Transactions
Morgan Stanley as agent and arranger in a US$825 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Gogo Intermediate Holdings, in connection with the refinancing of its existing secured notes and asset-based revolving credit facility
Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch in a US$310 million facility for GI DI Rushmore Finance Merger Sub LLC in connection with the refinancing of its existing facility and the acquisition of Clarity Telecom
Jefferies Finance in a US$1.55 billion term loan in connection with L. Catterton’s acquisition of Truck Hero
Citibank as agent and arranger in a US$3.9 billion revolving credit facility for the energy company operator NRG Energy, as well as in various amendments under that facility; relatedly, advised Credit Suisse in letter of credit facility collateralized by the issuance of US$900 million of pre-capitalized trust securities, for NRG
Citibank in a US$650 million term loan facility for PQ Corporation, a chemical producer, to refinance existing debt, as well as subsequent amendments to revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities for PQ Corporation
Jefferies Finance in the first lien senior secured term loan and revolver and second lien secured term loan in connection with Thoma Bravo's acquisition of EM Eagle Merger Sub, a proprietary electronic platform
JPMorgan in US$38.3 billion term loan facilities in connection with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited's acquisition of Shire plc, an Ireland-based biopharmaceutical company
A multinational banking and financial services company in a US$2.3 billion first lien term loan facility for Quikrete Holdings
Other Borrower-Side Transactions
Baring Private Equity Asia in a term loan facility in connection with its US$4.3 billion take-private acquisition of Nord Anglia Education
The Cooper Companies, a global medical device company, in a series of transactions in connection with its US$1.8 billion refinancing
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, an information technology consulting and technology services provider, in its US$2.5 billion term loan and revolving credit facility
Syneos, an integrated biopharmaceutical solutions company, in an amendment to a term loan and revolving credit facility to refinance existing debt
New York Office Co-Deputy Office Managing Partner honored by Crain’s New York Business for her exceptional professional achievements, leadership, and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, and community service engagement.
Nicole Fanjul recognized by Crain’s New York Business for her exceptional professional achievements, leadership, and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, and community service engagement.
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