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David is a partner in the Global Corporate Group in the firm's Chicago office. He focuses his practice on private equity, leveraged finance, venture capital, sports financings and other debt financing transactions.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented CIBC Bank USA in connection with a $550,000,000 syndicated credit facility for a full-service global aviation network.
Advised Wind Point Partners in connection with its platform acquisition of Buske Lines Inc., a contract warehousing and supply chain services provider for the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods sectors.
Represented Wind Point Partners with its $135.6 million senior secured credit facility provided by Churchill Asset Management and a mezzanine note purchase agreement entered into with Yukon Partners for the issuance of up to $38.5 million of subordinated notes to fund Wind Point’s acquisition of D&H United.
Representative Experience
Represented CIBC Bank USA in connection with a $550,000,000 syndicated credit facility for a full-service global aviation network.
Advised Wind Point Partners in connection with its platform acquisition of Buske Lines Inc., a contract warehousing and supply chain services provider for the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods sectors.
Represented Wind Point Partners with its $135.6 million senior secured credit facility provided by Churchill Asset Management and a mezzanine note purchase agreement entered into with Yukon Partners for the issuance of up to $38.5 million of subordinated notes to fund Wind Point’s acquisition of D&H United.
Represented CIBC Bank USA in connection with a sponsor lead secured credit facility in relation to a carve out acquisition of a hydration supplement product company.
Represented CIBC Bank USA (a commercial bank) in connection with a $100,500,000 facility backing a sponsor’s acquisition of a southern-based recycling firm
Represented CIBC Bank USA in a cross-border transaction in a complex lender side split lien facility
Represented ORIX Capital Partners in its acquisition of Advantage Engineers.
Represented Adtalem Global Products Education, Inc. in connection with its $600 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as agent and the other lenders party thereto.
Represented sponsor in connection with a $50 million senior secured facility financing of a platform acquisition of a company that focuses on e-discovery services.
Counsel to Wind Point Partners in connection with an $285 million first lien facility and a $77 million second lien financings with respect to the acquisition of a transformative acquisition and refinancing.
Counsel to independent sponsor in connection with a debt financing of a $7.5 million platform acquisition of a company that focuses on office design and office innovation planning.
Counsel to independent sponsor in connection with a first and second lien $15 million debt financing of a platform acquisition of a company that focuses on e-card technology.
Represented a dental and orthodontic health care rollup in connection with a $16 million senior secured facility (including an $8 million acquisition facility).
Represented privately held automotive dealer in connection with its $487 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and the other lenders party thereto.
Represented a company that provides golf software and management solutions in connection with a $15 million senior secured acquisition refinancing.
Represented Zell Credit Opportunities Fund in connection with various portfolio debt facilities.
Counsel to various private equity firms in debt financings of multiple platform acquisitions, add-on acquisitions, restructurings, and workouts.
Represented Equity Group in connection with the debt financing of its acquisition and divestment of its interest of an oil and gas company.
Represented BMO Harris, as administrative agent, in connection with a $152 million senior secured credit facility (including delayed draw term loan commitment) to an acquisitive pet healthcare rollup (including counsel to the lender group in connection with over 35 acquisitions under the BMO Credit Facility).
Represented CIBC Bank, as sole lender, in connection with a $21 million senior secured credit facility financing a sponsor’s platform acquisition of a digital and performance marketing agency.
Represented CIBC Bank, as sole lender, in connection with a $2.5 million senior secured credit facility financing a sponsor’s post-platform acquisition of a medical supply company.
Represented Wells Fargo Bank, as agent, in connection with a $155 million senior credit facility to a company that focuses on retail and commercial propane distribution with respect to financing future acquisitions.
Recognitions
Listed as Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 Global for United States, Illinois Banking, 2023-2025
Ranked in Chambers USA for Illinois Banking & Finance, 2022-2026
Credentials
Education
Education
- John Marshall Law School, 2009, J.D.
- John Marshall Law School, 2009, LL.M.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Illinois
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