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Daniel R. Kay
 

Daniel R. Kay

Partner
 
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017 

Dan is a Partner in the Firm’s Banking and Credit Practice. Named a 2021 Law360 “Rising Star” in Banking, Dan regularly advises leading financial institutions and investment funds in connection with a wide variety of financing transactions.

Dan has deep experience across a range of syndicated and direct lending transactions, including acquisition financings, bridge facilities and asset-based financings. He also has extensive knowledge of the leveraged and investment grade markets and broad expertise representing lenders and corporate borrowers in connection with restructuring, liability management and other complex refinancing transactions. Select transactions have included:

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Work Highlights
  • JPMorgan in providing $1.75 billion of committed financing for Bausch + Lomb’s announced acquisition of XIIDRA®
  • Financing providers in connection with CVS Health Corporation’s $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health
  • Financing sources in providing senior secured financing to Knife River Corporation in connection with its spin-off from MDU Resources Group, Inc.
  • JPMorgan in providing debut term loan financing and a new ABL facility to Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete
  • JPMorgan as dealer manager and arranger in comprehensive refinancing transactions by Diebold Nixdorf
  • JPMorgan in the $1.148 financing for the merger of Schweitzer-Mauduit International and Neenah
  • JPMorgan in providing committed financing for Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.’s acquisition of Scapa Group
  • Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A.
  • JPMorgan in its $8.5 billion of committed bridge financing to Northrop Grumman Corporation for its acquisition of Orbital ATK, Inc.
  • JPMorgan in arranging $6 billion in senior secured credit facilities for Sprint
  • JPMorgan in committed financing to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the acquisition of the Waterworks division of HD Supply Holding, Inc. for $2.5 billion
  • Lenders in the financing relating to Perrigo’s $4.5 billion acquisition of Omega Pharma Invest NV
  • JPMorgan in connection with $23 billion of committed bridge financing to AbbVie Inc. in its proposed $54.7 billion acquisition of Shire plc
  • JPMorgan and Credit Suisse in over $2.3 Billion of committed financing related to Diebold’s acquisition of Wincor Nixdorf
  • JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of Montreal in $2.5 billion of committed financing to Darling for its acquisition of Vion Ingredients
  • Lenders in connection with $4.35 billion of bridge financing for Perrigo Company’s acquisition of Elan Corporation
Accolades
  • “Rising Star” in Banking, Law360 (2021)
Education
  • Harvard Law School, 2007 J.D.
    cum laude; Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review
  • Dartmouth College, 2004 A.B.
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
  • New York 2008

Dan is a Partner in the Firm’s Banking and Credit Practice. Named a 2021 Law360 “Rising Star” in Banking, Dan regularly advises leading financial institutions and investment funds in connection with a wide variety of financing transactions.

Dan has deep experience across a range of syndicated and direct lending transactions, including acquisition financings, bridge facilities and asset-based financings. He also has extensive knowledge of the leveraged and investment grade markets and broad expertise representing lenders and corporate borrowers in connection with restructuring, liability management and other complex refinancing transactions. Select transactions have included:

  • JPMorgan in providing $1.75 billion of committed financing for Bausch + Lomb’s announced acquisition of XIIDRA®
  • Financing providers in connection with CVS Health Corporation’s $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health
  • Financing sources in providing senior secured financing to Knife River Corporation in connection with its spin-off from MDU Resources Group, Inc.
  • JPMorgan in providing debut term loan financing and a new ABL facility to Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete
  • JPMorgan as dealer manager and arranger in comprehensive refinancing transactions by Diebold Nixdorf
  • JPMorgan in the $1.148 financing for the merger of Schweitzer-Mauduit International and Neenah
  • JPMorgan in providing committed financing for Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.’s acquisition of Scapa Group
  • Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A.
  • JPMorgan in its $8.5 billion of committed bridge financing to Northrop Grumman Corporation for its acquisition of Orbital ATK, Inc.
  • JPMorgan in arranging $6 billion in senior secured credit facilities for Sprint
  • JPMorgan in committed financing to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the acquisition of the Waterworks division of HD Supply Holding, Inc. for $2.5 billion
  • Lenders in the financing relating to Perrigo’s $4.5 billion acquisition of Omega Pharma Invest NV
  • JPMorgan in connection with $23 billion of committed bridge financing to AbbVie Inc. in its proposed $54.7 billion acquisition of Shire plc
  • JPMorgan and Credit Suisse in over $2.3 Billion of committed financing related to Diebold’s acquisition of Wincor Nixdorf
  • JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Bank of Montreal in $2.5 billion of committed financing to Darling for its acquisition of Vion Ingredients
  • Lenders in connection with $4.35 billion of bridge financing for Perrigo Company’s acquisition of Elan Corporation

Dan received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 2007, where he served as an Editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College, summa cum laude, in 2004, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

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