Christopher Kwan

• Iridium Communications Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Aireon, and related financing considerations.
• The lead arrangers on MP Materials’ $1 billion transformational financing partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and follow-on revolving credit facility.
• Citi as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with a $1.125 billion dual-track syndicated financing to fund Castillo Hermanos’ cross-border acquisition of Harvest Hill, a U.S. beverage company.
• United States Steel Corporation in its approximately $14.1 billion all-cash acquisition by Nippon Steel Corporation, advising on acquisition financing aspects of the transaction.
• Joint lead arrangers in the negotiation of debt financing commitments in connection with KKR’s acquisition of Simon & Schuster, including the syndication and closing of an approximately $1 billion term loan facility.
• A majority group of Class A-2 noteholders in connection with a consent and restructuring process involving over $900 million in Class A-2 notes issued in a whole-business securitization by Coinstar Funding, LLC.
• Private credit lenders in Sixth Street and BGH Capital’s $933 million acquisition of Pushpay Holdings Limited, a donor management system for charities, and subsequent broadly syndicated refinancing.
• The lead arranger and agents in connection with financing the acquisition of Bayer’s Animal Health business line by Elanco Animal Health Incorporated.
• Financing sources in connection with The Jordan Company’s acquisition of Spartech, as well as the administrative agent and revolving lenders in the subsequent out-of-court restructuring.
• Goldman Sachs Bank USA as co-lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $500 million senior secured delayed draw term loan bridge facility for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.
• The lead arrangers and lead bookrunners in connection with an $827.5 million acquisition financing in support of Baring Private Equity Asia’s (now EQT) carve-out acquisition of Prometric Holdings Inc. from Educational Testing Service and subsequent recapitalizations, refinancings and repricings.

*Contains previous firm experience.