Alfred Y. Xue

Alfred’s experience includes representing:

Leveraged Finance

• Goldman Sachs in the:
  • US$4.66 billion refinancing for Alera, an independent financial services and insurance firm, marking the largest-to-date syndicated refinancing of a loan originated in the private credit market 
  • Term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Proofpoint, an American enterprise security company 
  • US$2.575 billion term loan and revolving credit facility, concurrent with a US$1.35 billion senior bond offering, in connection with the acquisition of IAA, a US auto retailer
  • US$4 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of RealPage, a global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry
  • US$600 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Tutor Perini to refinance existing debt
  • US$1.02 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for Netsmart to refinance existing debt
  • US$2.08 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Sophos Group
• Golub Capital in the:
  • US$3.4 billion term loan and revolving credit facility for Hyland Software, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo that provides content management software to corporate clients worldwide
  • US$550 million term loan and revolving credit facilities for Pareto Health Intermediate Holdings, a company that provides employer healthcare benefits solutions that enable small and midsize businesses to self-fund their health benefits
  • US$800 million incremental facilities to Diligent in connection with its acquisition of Galvanize and Steele Compliance Solutions
  • Term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s US$405 million acquisition of Calabrio
  • US$185 million term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with GI Partners’ acquisition of Aras
  • US$2 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with TA Associates Management’s acquisition of MRI Software
  • Term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s US$825 million acquisition of Instructure
• Stone Point Capital in the:
  • US$574 million term loan and revolving credit facility for THL Plymouth Debt Merger Sub, a manager of private fund administration
  • US$155 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Accuserve Solutions, a managed repair experience platform 
• Barclays Bank in the:
  • US$950 million term loan and revolving credit facility for Brazos Delaware II, a premier crude and gas midstream services provider in the Permian Basin, to refinance existing debt
  • US$1 billion term loan facility for Altium Packaging, a company that develops and manufactures rigid plastic packaging solutions, to refinance existing debt
  • US$525 million term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with EnCap Investments’ acquisition of Oxy Ingleside Energy Center
  • Term loan and revolving credit facility for The Hertz Corporation
• Nomura Securities in the US$600 million term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with BR Financial Holdings’ acquisition of FRG
• Churchill Asset Management in the US$310 million term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of KENG Acquisition
• Citibank in the:
  • US$1 billion term loan facility for Gannett Holdings, an American mass media holding company, to refinance existing debt
  • US$4.87 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of Tech Data
  • Term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with CCMP Capital Advisors’ US$1 billion acquisition of BGIS, an integrated facilities management company, to refinance existing debt
  • US$125 million ABL revolving credit facility in connection with Loews’ acquisition of Consolidated Container Company
  • US$3 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with CVC Capital Partners Limited and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s acquisition of PETCO Animal Supplies
  • US$1.75 billion asset-based loan for Herc Rentals
  • US$1.4 billion term loans and revolving credit facility in connection with PQ Corporation’s acquisition of Eco Services Operations
  • US$2.2 billion term loan and revolving credit facility, concurrent with a US$450 million senior bond offering, in connection with Revlon’s acquisition of Elizabeth Arden
• JP Morgan in the:
  • US$1.18 billion amendment to the revolving credit facility for IAA, a company that retails automobiles
  • US$500 million senior secured notes offering by Clarios Global, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced energy storage solutions
• Golub Capital Markets in the term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s US$330 million acquisition of Majesco
• Goldman Sachs and Golub Capital Markets in the term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of FairWarning Technologies, a provider of computer programming services, to refinance existing debt
• JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Citi in the US$10 billion financing package in connection with the acquisition of Johnson Controls’ Power Solutions business
• Credit Suisse in a:
  • Term loan and revolving credit facility, concurrent with an equity offering, in connection with SS&C Technologies’ US$8.2 billion acquisition of DST Systems
  • US$1.7 billion term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Francisco Partners and Elliot Management’s acquisition of Dell Software Group
• Morgan Stanley in a US$970 million term loan and revolving credit facility for 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide
• Jefferies Finance in a US$1.35 billion term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with Blackstone Capital Partners’ acquisition of EagleClaw Midstream Ventures
• North American Bancard in a term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with its acquisition of Total Merchant Services
• Royal Bank of Canada in a US$150 million revolving credit facility in connection with RegionalCare Hospital Partners’ acquisition of Capella Healthcare
• Various mezzanine funds in special situations lending transactions

Direct Lending

• Golub Capital in numerous direct lending and unitranche financing transactions
• HPS Investment Partners in numerous direct lending and unitranche financing transactions
• KKR Capital Markets, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, Dyal Capital, and GoldenTree Asset Management in direct lending, mezzanine finance, and special situations transactions 

Thought Leadership

• Co-author, “Global Overview,” Private Credit, Chambers Global Practice Guides, March 2025
• Co-author, “US Trends & Development,” Private Credit, Chambers Global Practice Guides, March 2025
• Co-author, “US Q&A,” Private Credit, Chambers Global Practice Guides, March 2025
• Co-author, “United States Lending & Secured Finance,” Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, April 2021-2024
• Co-author, “2nd Circ. Ruling is Good for Syndicated Lending Stability,” Law360, September 2023
• Co-author, “Recurring Revenue Loans: Key Considerations for Market Participants,” Thomson Reuters Practice Law, June 2023 
• Co-author, “United States Acquisition Finance,” Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, January 2023
• Co-author, “How is the Private Debt Market Scaling up to Back Bigger Transactions,” Private Debt Investor, January 2023