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"The Chewy Phantom Guarantee": a Cautionary Tale of today’s leverage finance market
30 September 2019
Nathan A. Cooper
CounselWashington, D.C.
Email nathan.cooper@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 6427
Fax +1 202 637 5910
LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupFinance
Nathan Cooper advises a diverse set of clients on complex financings.
As counsel, Nathan regularly represents real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity sponsors, Fortune 500 companies, middle-market companies, and financial institutions on acquisition financings, corporate credit facilities, asset-based lending facilities, leveraged financings, term loan B and covenant-lite financings, and mezzanine and payment-in-kind (PIK) financings. His practice has a particular focus on real estate, aerospace and defense, health care, industrials and chemicals, and technology.
Nathan's experiences have refined his diverse set of skills as well as his understanding of the business and legal challenges that companies face.
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, with honors, 2010
A.B., Duke University, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Representative experience
Representation of a public REIT with US$1.1bn of acquisition financing to acquire another public REIT.
Representation of global airport ground and cargo handling services company on its €1.51bn senior debt refinancing.
Representation of a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies company with its senior credit facilities.
Representation of a private equity sponsor with US$560m of senior secured financing to acquire a global industrial and raw plastics distributor.
Representation of a private debt fund with US$2.9bn of acquisition financing to acquire a public REIT.
Representation of a private equity sponsor with US$500m of senior secured financing to acquire a national hardware retailer.
Representation of a public health care provider with the negotiation of US$26.5bn of acquisition financing commitments.
Representation of a public REIT with its US$600m senior revolving credit facility.
Representation of a public medical device manufacturer with its US$300m senior secured revolving credit facility.
Representation of a sponsor-backed international manufacturer and distributor of gaming components with a US$205m credit facility.
Representation of a lead arranger of US$482m financing to a steel manufacturer.*
Representation of a national bank providing a US$75m subscription line financing to an apartment developer.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
