Finance

Represented Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) in negotiating and documenting an amended and restated credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders increasing the capacity under the senior secured revolving credit facility from $700 million to $1.325 billion, adding certain U.S. and foreign subsidiaries as co-borrowers and providing for up to $400 million in loans in certain non-U.S. currencies.

Acted as Special U.S. Gaming Regulatory Counsel to UBS AG in connection with a $1.3 billion syndicated loan to a gaming equipment manufacturer to fund an acquisition.

Represented Alestra, S.A. de C.V. in connection with its $850 million project financing from a multilender syndicate.

Advising the syndicate of lenders, led by HSBC and Mizuho Bank, and export credit agencies (including KEXIM) on the $795 million financing of the Petro Vietnam Thai Binh 2 $1.65 billion power plant.

Represented The Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P., (parent of Edward Jones Companies) in closing a $500 million syndicated financing.

Represented Balchem Corporation in a $450 million syndicated credit facility.

Represented Koch Foods Incorporated in closing a $450 million loan transaction that involved 28 parcels of real estate in Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

Represented The Jones Financial Companies, parent of Edward Jones, in a $320 million revolving line of credit, including an accordion feature, provided by a multibank syndicate.

Represented Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. as borrower in connection with a $285 million revolving credit agreement.

Represented a specialty food importer and certain of its affiliates in a $250 million syndicated, secured revolving credit facility (which included a $50 million accordion feature) extended by Citibank and certain other lenders.

Represented Recovery Centers of America in a $231 million debt and equity financing for a multi-state rehabilitation center business.

Represented VOXX International Corporation in senior secured credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $200 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility of $200 million, with a $30 million multicurrency revolving credit facility sublimit, a $25 million sublimit for Letters of Credit and a $10 million sublimit for Swingline Loans.

Represented Audiovox Corp. in its acquisition of Klipsch Group, Inc. for $166 million, plus related transaction fees and expenses. The transaction was financed through a combination of existing Audiovox cash and a new $175 million asset-based revolving credit facility led by Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

Represented Hill International Inc., a global leader in managing construction risk, in a $165 million debt refinancing transaction.

Represented CIBC as agent and lead lender in a $115 million syndicated acquisition financing to a multi-borrower group located in three states in the assisted living and skilled nursing business.

Advised a subsidiary of Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd. in respect of a S$106.5 million loan facility from DBS Bank Ltd.

Represented NYX Gaming Group Limited in a $105 million financing, with the net proceeds from the offering, as well as a concurrent U.S. Private Placement, being used to fund a previously announced acquisition of all the shares of Amaya (Alberta) (f/k/a Chartwell Technology) and Cryptologic Limited.

Represented Empire Petroleum in the $100 million increase of its credit facility from Regions Bank. Negotiated an amendment to a loan agreement, fulfilled numerous real property collateral requirements and issued various legal opinions.

Represented Iroko Pharmaceuticals in connection with a cross-border $90 million debt financing.

Represented Shelbourne Capital LLC in its new joint venture with Red Lion Hotels Corporation, a Spokane, Washington-based public company, involving the $100 million acquisition, $80 million equity and debt financing and a capital improvement program for twelve hotels located in Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho and Utah.

Represented Bank Rakyat Indonesia in an $80 million term loan and revolver to a global Indonesian company in the wood and pulp business for the purpose of constructing a tissue paper factory in Maine and working capital.

Represented Hill International in raising $75 million in gross proceeds ($71.5 million net) in a four-year, second lien term loan pursuant to a credit agreement entered into with funds managed by Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. The company also amended its $100 million senior credit facility with a consortium of banks.

Represented Citibank, N.A., in the upsizing of a syndicated credit facility extended by it, Sumitomo Bank and Citibank National Bank to Golden Pear Funding LLC, from $50 million to $60 million.

Appointed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be co-underwriters' counsel for $3 billion in Pennsylvania unemployment compensation bonds.

Represents the City of Chicago as disclosure counsel for the city's general obligation municipal bond offerings. Advised the city on over $1 billion of general obligation bond issues in 2014. As disclosure counsel, assists the city in preparing market disclosure and investor roadshows and in addressing the city's challenges with respect to credit rating, budgetary and debt structuring issues.

Represented the City of Chicago as disclosure counsel in connection with the issuance of $833.42 million City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds, Project and Refunding Series 2014A and 2014B. The proceeds of the bonds are being used to pay for capital projects, equipment and infrastructure improvements, and to refund and restructure existing debt. The offering is the largest general obligation bond offering ever by the City of Chicago. Wells Fargo Securities was the lead manager for the underwriting syndicate.

Represented Wachovia Bank, National Association as letter of credit provider in $121.4 million variable rate tax-exempt revenue bond refinancing by Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.

Served as underwriters' counsel to a syndicate of investment banks represented by RBC Capital Markets in connection with the offering by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of $108,708,400.80 of its Turnpike Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B of 2013 and $101,731,401.80 of its Motor License Fund-Enhanced Turnpike Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds, Series B of 2013. The Commission used the proceeds of the 2013 Series B Bonds together with an equity contribution by the Commission to finance the cost of (i) making payments to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ("PennDOT") in accordance with Act 44 to fund certain grants to mass transit agencies, (ii) funding any necessary deposit to a Debt Service Reserve Fund under a Subordinate Indenture in respect of the 2013B Subordinate Revenue Bonds and (iii) issuing the 2013B Subordinate Revenue Bonds. The Commission used the proceeds of the 2013 MLF Bonds to provide funds to finance the costs of (i) making payments to the PennDOT in accordance with Act 44 to fund various road, highway, bridge and capital projects, (ii) funding a deposit to a Special Revenue Bonds Funded Debt Service Sub-Account and (iii) issuing the 2013B MLF Subordinate Special Revenue Bonds.

Served as co-underwriter's counsel to a syndicate of investment banks represented by Jefferies LLC in connection with a public offering by the Philadelphia Municipal Authority of $85.05 million of its City Agreement Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2013 Series A. The proceeds of the 2013 Bonds were used to finance the refunding of a portion of the Authority's Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2003 Series B.

Closed on behalf of CTL Capital, LLC, a prominent placement agent, a $85 million bond financing of an electric-generating facility for the U.S. government in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Counsel to Natixis, a major French bank, in connection with the underwriting of $70 million in revenue bonds to finance a port for the shipment of chemicals in Louisiana.

Underwriter's counsel to Jefferies LLC in connection with the issuance of $48,585,000 Virgin Islands Port Authority Marine Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014A, Series 2014B and Series 2014C. The proceeds of the bond are being used, among other things, to finance certain marine-related capital finance projects.