Stuart Downing

PARTNER

Stuart G. Downing represents leading investment banks, commercial banks and corporations in financing transactions, including debt and equity offerings and bank financings, as well as tender offers and consent solicitations. His practice also includes representation of companies in connection with general corporate and securities law matters. Stu is a member of the firm's Hiring Committee.

• Representation of the initial purchasers in connection with the Rule 144A/Reg S offering of $950,000,000 8.125% Senior Notes due 2019 by Emergency Medical Services Corporation, who merged with CDRT Merger Sub, Inc.
• Representation of the financing sources in connection with the $1,450,000,000 bank financing to partially finance the acquisition of LJVH Holdings, Inc., parent of gourmet coffee manufacturer Van Houtte Group Inc., by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
• Representation of the initial purchasers in the $1.15 billion Rule 144A offering to partially finance the $5 billion acquisition of Tomkins plc by a company formed by Onex Corp. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
• Representation of Barclays Capital and J.P. Morgan Securities in the $1.375 billion financing by Getty Images to refinance existing debt.
• Representation of the initial purchasers in the $1.25 billion Rule 144A offering by Georgia-Pacific LLC of its 5.4% Senior Guaranteed Notes due 2020.
• Representation of the debt financing sources in connection with the $1.2 billion acquisition of Odyssey Healthcare by Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
• Representation of the initial purchasers in the Rule 144A offering of $700 million to partially finance the buyout of Interactive Data Corporation by Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus.
• Representation of Barclays, GE and RBS in providing $1.045 billion of bank financing for the acquisition of Getty Images, Inc. by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC.
• Representation of the initial purchasers in the $2.2 billion Rule 144A offering by First Data Corporation of high yield notes. The proceeds from the offering were used to repay a portion of the senior unsecured interim loans that funded part of the acquisition of First Data Corporation by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
• Representation of the lead arrangers in connection with a $6.5 billion senior unsecured interim loan and a $2.5 billion senior subordinated interim loan for the acquisition of First Data Corporation by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
• Representation of the underwriters in the $450 million IPO for RSC Holdings Inc., one of the largest equipment rental providers in North America.