Cases
Experience: Project/Facility/Infrastructure: Acted as Underwriter's
Investors' counsel in connection with US$232 million tax-exempt bond
US$58 million taxable private placement bond of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority to finance a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to bring high-speed Internet to all 120 of Kentucky's counties. The bond offering was selected as The Bond Buyer's 2015 Deal of the Year.
US$325 million senior secured notes of Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group Pty Ltd in connection with the financing of a capital expansion project
refinancing of existing debt, secured by all assets of the Coal Terminal, including the lease of the coal terminal site pursuant to a 35-year lease concession granted by the state of New South Wales
further secured by the ship or pay contracts with the shareholders/shippers of the coal from the coal terminal. US$300 million senior secured notes of Perth Airport Pty Ltd in connection with the financing of a capital expansion project
refinancing of existing debt, secured by all assets of the airport, including the lease of the airport site pursuant to a 99-year lease concession granted by the Commonwealth of Australia. US$450 million senior secured notes of QPH Finance Co. Pty Limited, guaranteed by companies in the affiliated operating group, in connection with the financing of a capital expansion project
refinancing of existing debt, secured by all assets of the Port of Brisbane, including the lease of the port pursuant to a 99-year lease concession granted by the State of Queensl
. US$600 million senior secured notes of Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd in connection with the financing of a capital expansion project
refinancing of existing debt, secured by all assets of the Airport, including the lease of the airport site pursuant to a 99-year lease concession granted by the Commonwealth of Australia. US$300 million
a $98,863,075 Senior Secured Notes of Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited in connection with the financing of a capital expansion project
refinancing of existing debt, secured by all assets of the airport, including the lease of the airport site pursuant to a 99-year lease concession granted by the Commonwealth of Australia. 200 million senior secured notes for the UK's largest ports group, Associated British Ports ( ABP ), in relation to a partial refinancing of an existing bridge loan facility, where the notes were issued by a parent holding company of ABP
secured
guaranteed by certain affiliates. $50 million senior secured notes in connection with the financing of a participant's TIC interest in two separate 615 MW (net) supercritical pulverized coal electric generating facilities, secured in part by facility net lease agreements entered into with a Midwestern regulated utility, as lessee. $540 million senior secured notes in connection with financing a participant's TIC interest in a 900-megawatt coal-fired power plant, secured in part by a take-or-pay styled power purchase agreement entered into with a southeastern electric cooperative,
credit enhanced by a guarantee of payment by the investment grade parent during the construction period. Represented the holders of $276 million senior secured notes in connection with a restructuring
recapitalization in a leveraged lease of a 700-megawatt coal-fired steam electric generating unit, leased to a western regulated utility. $80 million limited recourse project financing for the installation of a 2000-tpd air separation unit in a synthetic coal/coke gasification plant located in Indiana. $175 million senior secured notes in connection with a refinancing of the Excel Paralubes lube oil hydrocracker facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. $20.8 million construction
permanent loan for the construction of a coating service plant to supply protective coating services for agricultural equipment pursuant to a services offtake agreement with Caterpillar Agricultural Products, Inc. $40 million construction, term loan
working capital financing for the construction
operation of a meat processing facility
warehouse. $32 million construction
permanent loan for the construction
operation of a dairy processing, warehouse
freezer facility. Electric Utility: $400 million first mortgage bonds of a Minnesota electric generation
transmission cooperative. $15 million first mortgage bonds of a Vermont-regulated electric transmission
distribution utility. $150 million first mortgage obligations of a Georgia electric generation
transmission cooperative. $300 million first mortgage obligations of a Colorado electric generation
transmission cooperative. $100 million first mortgage bonds of a Detroit, Michigan-regulated electric transmission
distribution utility. US$225 million senior guaranteed notes of an Alberta, Canada generation, transmission
distribution investor-owned electric utility. US$225 million senior notes of a Newfoundl
Labrador Canadian utility holding company for both regulated electric distribution utilities
non-regulated generation assets. US$50 million senior notes of a Bahamian electric generation, transmission
distribution utility located on the isl
of Gr
Bahama. Water: $12 million first mortgage notes of a New Mexico-regulated water utility. $40 million collateral trust notes of a holding company for regulated utility companies providing water
wastewater services in 17 states. $15 million first mortgage notes of a southern California-regulated water utility. Agricultural / Grain / Ethanol / Food Production: $275 million senior notes of a Western United States global agribusiness, specializing in potato products, livestock feed, fertilizer production
mining. $165 million senior notes of a NYSE-listed agribusiness company, a leading global soy
other oilseed processor, a leading fertilizer producer
distributor,
a major U.S. food
food ingredient processor. $195 million senior notes of a Nasdaq-listed agribusiness company, with interests in the agriculture
transportation markets, including operations in grain
ethanol, railcar leasing
transportation, fertilizer/nutrients, turf products,
retail products. $995 million senior notes (traditional private placement)
$664.5 million senior notes (Rule 144A) of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, engaged in the manufacturing, distribution
marketing of store br
(private label) food products. $100 million senior notes of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, engaged in food manufacturing for the retail grocery
foodservice distribution channels. Mining/Quarry: US$325 million senior guaranteed notes of a U.S. operating company, guaranteed by its Greek parent, engaged in the production, distribution
selling of cement, mortar, ready-mix concrete, aggregates
other products for the construction industry. $650 million senior notes of an operating subsidiary of a NYSE-listed limited partnership that owns
manages coal properties
leases the coal reserves to mine operators. Oil
Gas
Pipeline
Storage: $300 million senior notes of a South Central United States-headquartered company owning
operating fuel
convenience travel stops with more than 200 locations in 30 states,
is also a major purchaser, reseller
transporter of gas
diesel fuel. $71.4 million secured notes of a Midwestern natural gas transmission pipeline
storage company, whose pipeline facility connects to the major pipeline systems from Canada to the southern United States. $125 million bank syndicated credit facility to a Midwestern natural gas supplier engaged in the management, procurement
transportation of natural gas energy to industrial
commercial companies
natural gas distribution companies. Real Estate: $650 million senior guaranteed notes of a private real estate investment company focused on the ownership, operation
management of grocery-anchored neighborhood centers, located throughout major metropolitan markets on the East Coast. $1.189 billion senior notes of a private REIT, owning
managing investments in commercial
residential property,
real estate securities on behalf of its institutional
private clients. Represented institutional investors in connection with their purchase of $33.7 million mortgaged-backed trust certificates from a securitization of a portfolio of residential mortgage loans. Public Housing: 75.5 million senior secured notes of Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited, an English charitable housing association, secured by liens (shared pari passu with a bank group) on a pool of social housing units located throughout Engl
. US$200 million senior secured notes of Places for People Homes Limited, an industrial
provident society, secured by liens (shared pari passu with a bank group) on a pool of social housing units located throughout Engl
. US$100 million
8 million senior unsecured notes of Sanctuary Housing Association, the second largest registered social l
lord in the United Kingdom, managing more than 52,000 units of social housing accommodations throughout Engl
Scotl
. The above representations were h
led by Mr. Kolin prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Noteworthy Experiences: GE Capital - Secondee in the Interest Rate Management Division, responsible for legal documentation of interest rate
currency hedging products provided to GE borrowers.
Transcap Associates, Inc. - Business analyst
loan officer where, among other things, responsibilities included developing
underwriting asset backed financing transactions with an emphasis on purchase order financing.
