Louis Wahl represents private and public companies and private equity firms in a variety of domestic and international finance transactions, including syndicated and bilateral financings, secured and unsecured financings, second lien financings, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations. He is a partner in the firm’s Finance & Financial Institutions Practice.
Louis also represents issuers in public and private offerings of debt securities. He has negotiated and closed transactions in a diverse group of industries, including the manufacturing, technology, energy, retail, hospitality, health care, and sports industries.
Representative Experience
Credit Facilities
- Represented Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) with respect to its US$6bn revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (NYSE: EPAC) with respect to its US$600m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented a private machine tool manufacturer with respect to its US$300m revolving credit facility.
- Represented Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD) with respect to its US$275m revolving credit facility and US$175m and €40m term loan facilities.
- Represented a private asset management firm with respect to its US$1.24bn revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) with respect to its US$2.1bn revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented Steven Madden, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SHOO) with respect to its US$550m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) with respect to its US$2bn revolving credit facility.
- Represented Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE: SKY) with respect to its US$200m revolving credit facility.
- Represented a private small engine manufacturer with respect to its US$677.5m debtor-in-possession financing.
- Represented Fiserv, Inc.(NASDAQ: FISV) with respect to its US$2bn revolving credit facility.
- Represented Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI) with respect to its US$3bn revolving credit facilities.
- Represented Harley-Davidson, Inc.(NYSE: HOG) with respect to its US$1.75bn revolving credit facilities.
- Represented MillerKnoll, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLKN) with respect to its US$1.675bn revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented PHINIA Inc. (NYSE: PHIN) with respect to its US$1.225bn revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) with respect to its US$970m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented a private manufacturer of loading dock safety systems with respect to its US$500m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented a private metals trading and recycling firm with respect to its US$500m asset-based revolving credit facility.
- Represented Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) with respect to its US$200m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented an NFL franchise with respect to its US$50m revolving credit facility.
- Represented an MLB franchise with respect to its US$230m revolving credit and term loan facilities.
- Represented an MLB franchise with respect to its US$390m revolving credit and term loan facilities
Securities Offerings
- Represented Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) with respect to its offering of US$2.25bn of senior notes.
- Represented nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) with respect to its offering of US$300m of senior notes.
- Represented BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) with respect to its offering of €1bn of senior notes.
- Represented The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) with respect to its offering of US$100m of convertible senior notes.
- Represented a private pharmaceutical company with respect to its offering of US$192m of senior secured notes.
- Represented Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNNA) with respect to its offering of US$35m of senior notes.
- Represented BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) with respect to its offering of US$1bn of senior notes.
- Represented a private asset management firm with respect to its offering of US$175m of senior notes.
- Represented a private consumer dairy food product manufacturer with respect to its US$550m master notes facility.
Structured Finance
- Represented a restaurant franchisor with respect to its US$40m whole business securitization.
- Represented a medical device company with respect to its US$400m structured receivables facility.
- Represented Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI) with respect to its US$125m accounts receivable securitization facility.
- Represented MillerKnoll, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLKN) with respect to its US$90m accounts receivable securitization facility.
- Represented Thrivent Financial for Lutherans with respect to its US$400m collateralized fund obligation offering.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Represents Cordatus Capital in Red Dot’s Acquisition of ETAS
Â鶹´«Ã½ served as legal advisor to Cordatus Capital as Red Dot Buildings, a Cordatus portfolio company, acquired regional industry leader in world-class manufacturing East Texas Architectural Sheetmetal (ETAS).
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Â鶹´«Ã½ Advises Steve Madden in Agreement to Acquire UK-based Kurt Geiger
Â鶹´«Ã½ served as U.S. legal advisor to Steven Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear, accessories, and apparel, in its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based footwear and accessories brand Kurt Geiger for an enterprise value of approximately GBP 289M in cash.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Advises The Marcus Corporation in Private Offering of Senior Notes and Repurchase of Convertible Senior Notes
Â鶹´«Ã½ served as legal advisor to The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) in its private placement offering of $100 million...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Represents SixSibs Capital in Investment in Stevenson Search Partners
Â鶹´«Ã½ served as legal advisor to SixSibs Capital in its significant long-term investment in Stevenson Search Partners, a global life sciences executive search firm with offices in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Represents Thrivent in a First-of-its-Kind $400M Collateralized Fund Obligation
Â鶹´«Ã½ served as insurance regulatory counsel to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in its role as sponsor of White Rose CFO 2023 Holdings’ $400 million issuance of Class A notes as a private equity collateralized fund obligation.