Thomas J. Dobleman, P.C.
Overview
Experience
Representative Matters
GTCR and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
- financing in connection with its $18.5 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS;
- financing in connection with its $1.6 billion acquisition of ADT’s commercial fire and security segment;
- financing in connection with its $2.1 billion acquisition, with Reverence Capital Partners, of Wells Fargo Asset Management (n/k/a ) from Wells Fargo & Co.;
- Paya in its business combination with FinTech Acquisition Corp. III and subsequent $1.3 billion sale of Paya to Nuvei;
- Maravai LifeSciences in its $1.6 billion initial public offering;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Biocoat;
- Mega Broadband Investments (MBI) in the financing aspects of its acquisitions of Northland Communications and Vyve Broadband and the sale of a 45% minority stake in MBI to Cable One;
- Corza Health in the financing aspect of its acquisition of TachoSil® Fibrin Sealant Patch from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Senske Services;
- financing in connection with its recapitalization of Jet Support Services;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Consumer Cellular;
- financing in connection with its investment in Point Broadband and Point Broadband in its investment from Berkshire Partners;
- financing in connection with its investment in Visionary Broadband;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of RevSpring and RevSpring in connection with the financing aspect of its combination with Apex Revenue Technologies;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Albany Molecular Research, with The Carlyle Group;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Resonetics and Resonetics in the financing aspects of its acquisitions of Memry Corporation and SAES Smart Materials from SAES Getters, Agile
- MV, and the medical business of Hutchinson Technology;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of PPC Flexible Packaging;
- financing in connection with its sale of XIFIN;
- financing in connection with the ~$1.25 billion sale of its portfolio company Fundtech to DH Corporation; and
- Cision in the financing aspects of its acquisition of PR Newswire and subsequent business combination with Capitol Acquisition Corp. III.
Ares Management and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
- financing in connection with its acquisition of CoolSys;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of The Lockwood Group;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of LaserAway;
- financing in connection with its acquisition Resource Label Group;
- credit facility to Flexential;
- rescue financing to Vacuumschmelze;
- preferred equity investment in McLaren Group, alongside Public Investment Fund (PIF);
- investment to finance Apollo and Standard General’s take-private of TEGNA (f/k/a Gannett); and
- exchange offer by its portfolio company, 99 Cents Only Stores.
Bain Capital and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
- C$1.34 billion minority investment, with Flexpoint Ford and Ares Management, as part of a group of institutional investors, in the U.S. wealth management business of CI Financial Corp.;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Epic Health Services; and
- Aveanna Healthcare in the financing aspect of its acquisition of Premier Healthcare Services.
Linden and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
- financing in connection with its acquisition Lifestyles Healthcare;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Vital Care;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Specialty Networks;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of BioIVT;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Aspirion; and
- RQM+ in connection with the financing aspect of its acquisition of Jordi Labs.
SK Capital and its portfolio companies in various matters, including:
- multiple financings for Ascend Performance Materials;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of Apotex Pharmaceutical Holdings;
- financing in connection with its ~$1 billion acquisition of the fire safety and oil additives businesses of Israel Chemicals;
- financing in connection with its acquisition of the blow-fill-seal sterile contract development and manufacturing business from Catalent Pharma Solutions; and
- the formation of a consortium with Heubach Group and subsequent acquisition of Clariant's Pigments business.
Madison Dearborn Partners in connection with:
- financing for its acquisition of Alcami Corporation; and
- financing for its acquisition of Liquid Web.
Fortress Investment Group in its:
- preferred equity investment in PLBY Group;
- credit facility to Casino Queen;
- term loan financing to Gold Rush Amusements;
- credit facility to San Vincente Acquisition to fund its acquisition of Grindr;
- term loan financing to Land’s End;
- credit facility to Lucky Fortune; and
- credit facility to Main Event Entertainment.
Akorn and certain subsidiaries in their Chapter 11 cases and exit financing.
Algeco Scotsman in its $1.1 billion ABL revolving credit facility.
American Tire Distributors in connection with its prearranged Chapter 11 cases, including $1.23 billion DIP financing and $950 million exit financing.
Energy Future Holdings Corp. in its $18.8 billion sale to Sempra Energy.
Fortress Management in its acquisition of Fortress Investment Group from SoftBank.
Micro Focus International in the financing aspect of its $8.8 billion “Reverse Morris Trust” acquisition of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s software business.
Northwest Parkway and its holding company parent in connection with the sale of all of the equity in Northwest Parkway (the concessionaire of the Northwest Parkway near Denver, Colorado).
NortonLifeLock in the financing aspect of its ~$25 billion combination with Avast.
Oak Street Real Estate Capital, a division of Blue Owl, in its ~$15 billion acquisition, together with GIC, of STORE Capital Corporation.
OTG Management in its senior secured/mezzanine facilities.
Owens & Minor in the financing aspect of its $1.6 billion acquisition of Apria.
Pritzker Group Private Capital in the financing in connection with its acquisition of ENTACT.
Ryan, LLC, a global tax services, software and technology firm, on a $950 million initial term loan B, $225 million of revolving commitments and $100 million of delayed draw term loan B commitments.
Ryan, LLC in its CAD $700 million acquisition of the Property Tax business of Altus Group Limited.
Tailored Brands and its 17 affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases. Tailored Brands commenced its Chapter 11 cases with broad support from its secured lenders, evidenced by a Restructuring Support Agreement that contemplates a reduction in funded indebtedness by $455 million to $555 million, a $500 million DIP ABL facility to finance the Chapter 11 cases, and committed exit financing that will ensure the company has sufficient liquidity to support its operations following emergence from Chapter 11.
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company and Tex Operations Company in their $4.25 billion DIP and exit financings.
Toys “R” Us and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries in its $3.125 billion DIP financing.
Casino financings, including:
- project construction loan and EB-5 loan in connection with development of casino for LAMB Partners;
- senior term and revolving credit facility for Midwest Gaming; and
- First lien revolving credit agreement and senior secured notes for Sugarhouse Casino.
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
- Illinois
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis, School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2010Chief Executive Editor, Washington University Law Review
- University of Notre DameB.B.A., Finance2007