Pratik Ranjan Das
Overview
Pratik Ranjan Das is a capital markets associate in the New York office of Golden Flag International Law Firm Pratik advises and represents a broad range of companies and private equity sponsors on the full range of capital markets transactions, corporate governance matters and complex securities law issues. He represents issuers and sponsors in capital-raising transactions through public and private equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on equity offering, preferred stock issuances, high-yield and investment grade debt transactions, SPAC transactions, PIPE investments and tender and exchange offers. He also counsels U.S. and international companies with respect to corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ disclosure, reporting and compliance obligations, and restructuring and liability management transactions. He also advices on public mergers and acquisitions transactions, including leveraged buyouts, and stock and asset purchases and dispositions.
Prior to joining Golden Flag, Pratik worked as a corporate attorney focusing in capital markets in India for two years. He has worked on a range of equity and debt transactions including global public offerings, private placements and investment-grade debt offerings by banks, non-banking financial corporations and companies across a variety of industries.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Golden Flag, Pratik has represented:
Equity Offerings
- Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, in connection with its $100 million preferred stock investment in Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ: VINP)
- Goldman Sachs and Baird, in connection with Ranpak Holdings Corp.’s (NYSE: PACK) secondary offering of $105 million of Ranpak’s common stock
- OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: OSW) and Steiner Leisure Limited, a portfolio company of L Catterton, in connection with a secondary offering of $76.6 million of OneSpaWorld Holdings’ common shares
- Option Care Health (NYSE: OPCH) and Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with over $1 billion of primary and secondary offerings of Option Care Health’s common stock
- Alight Inc. (NYSE: ALIT) and Blackstone in connection with a secondary offering of approximately $180 million of Alight Inc.’s common stock
- viagogo in connection with its issuance of $365 million of senior preferred stock
High Yield and Investment Grade Debt Offerings
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) in connection with approximately €1.2 billion of EUR-denominated senior notes offerings
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) in connection with a $500 million USD-denominated senior notes offering
- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NYSE: BLDR), in its $300 million add-on senior notes offering
- Clearlake Capital Partners in connection with a $400 million senior notes offering to finance Clearlake’s acquisition of PriSo Holdings Corporation (PrimeSource)
- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) in connection with a four-tranche investment grade notes offering worth over $2 billion and including Eli Lilly’s inaugural “Sustainability Bonds” as well as the corresponding tender offer
- Imperial Dade, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, in its $660 million senior notes offering
- Restaurant Brands International Inc. (Burger King) in connection with $800 million first lien senior secured notes offering
- Restaurant Brands International Inc. (Burger King) in connection with a $750 million first lien senior secured notes offering
- Stone Point Capital in its $6 billion acquisition of CoreLogic, including CoreLogic’s $750 million senior secured notes offering
Liability Management Transactions
- WeWork Inc. (NYSE: WE) and its subsidiaries in connection with a comprehensive restructuring of its capital structure through a series of transactions with an ad hoc group of noteholders representing more than 60% of the company’s public notes, a third-party investor and affiliates of SoftBank Group Corp., implemented through certain exchanges of $1.2 billion of WeWork’s existing unsecured notes for new debt and equity securities and the issuance of $675 million of new secured notes for cash
- Radiology Partners, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in connection with a series of liability management transactions, including (i) the replacement of its existing revolver due 2024 with a new revolver due 2028 (including a portion converted to a “first out” revolver), (ii) an uptier exchange by the lenders under its existing first lien term loans due 2025 for new first lien term loans due 2029 and a partial prepayment, (iii) an uptier exchange by the holders of its secured notes due 2025 for new first lien secured notes due 2029 and a partial prepayment, (iv) an uptier exchange by the holders of its unsecured notes due 2028 for new second lien secured notes due 2030, and (v) a new equity capital raise
- The Lycra Company and its subsidiaries in connection with a comprehensive debt refinancing, including a refinancing of its existing senior secured notes and associated transactions
- The Lycra Company and its subsidiaries in connection with a comprehensive settlement of its existing debt, including simultaneous consent solicitations in connection with substantial amendments to its existing euro- and dollar-denominated senior secured notes and associated transactions
- Wheel Pros and Clearlake Capital in connection with a comprehensive liability management transaction, including the exchange of approximately $272 million of Wheel Pros’ unsecured notes for new second lien notes and a corresponding covenant strip consent procedure
Tender and Exchange Offers
- Staples, Inc. in connection with a comprehensive debt refinancing involving the issuance of $2.4 billion in new senior secured notes and an uptier exchange offer and simultaneous private exchange of approximately $950 million of its existing senior notes
- Anywhere Real Estate (NYSE: HOUS) in connection with an uptier exchange offer and simultaneous private exchange of approximately $800 million of its existing senior notes
- CFG Investments S.A.C. in connection with a tender offer to repurchase over $32 million of its first lien senior secured notes and second lien senior secured notes
Chapter 11 Proceedings
- WeWork Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in connection with the exchange of approximately $3 billion of WeWork’s funded debt for post-emergence equity and cash as well as associated corporate governance and securities matters
- Invitae Corporation certain of its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases in connection with its go-forward sale process and corresponding paydown of approximately $1.5 billion in funded debt obligations
- Avaya Holdings Corp. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in connection with corporate governance and securities matters
Special Purpose Acquisition Company Transactions
- Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the technology and direct-to-consumer sectors, in its $300 million initial public offering
- Tailwind International Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNI), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the technology and direct-to-consumer sectors in Europe, in its $300 million initial public offering
- Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: YAC), a special purpose acquisition company on its $3.2 billion business combination with SIGNA Sports United
- KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KORE) on its $1 billion business combination with Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
SEC Compliance, Disclosure and Corporate Governance
- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NYSE: BLDR)
- Option Care Health (NYSE: OPCH)
- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT)
Prior to joining Golden Flag, Pratik was involved in the following matters:
Debt Capital Markets
- Advised the joint structuring advisors/lead arrangers on India's first issuance of listed debt securities by a real estate investment trust.
- Advised India's largest public sector bank on its dual tranche Rule 144A/Regulation S-compliant issuance of senior notes on the London Stock Exchange.
- Advised on the Regulation S-compliant listed debt offering by an Indian subsidiary of a Canadian asset management company.
Equity Capital Markets
- Advised the issuer and major selling shareholders on one of the first initial public offerings by a life insurance corporations in India.
- Advised on several initial public offerings and private placement of listed stock for companies in the real estate, infrastructure, healthcare and facilities management sectors in India.
Prior Experience
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2021, New York
- 2018, Maharashtra & Goa, India
Languages
- English
- Bengali
- Hindi
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.M.2020James Kent Scholar
- The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, IndiaB.A.; LL.B.Hons2017D. S. Chimni Gold Medalist