Timothy B. Howell is a member of Cahill's corporate practice group.
Tim represents leading investment banking firms, commercial banks and public and private corporations with a focus on leveraged finance transactions involving high-yield debt securities, syndicated institutional loans and asset-based loans. He represented the financing sources in recent acquisitions including the $7.2 billion acquisition of Samson Investment by KKR and other investors, the $6.3 billion buyout of Kinetic Concepts by Apax Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the recently completed buyouts of NPC International, JoAnn Stores, CKE Restaurants, OpenLink Financial and Academy Sports as well as several of the landmark acquisitions of the LBO boom, including TXU Corp., Aramark and Warner Music Group. Tim has also represented Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) in acquisitions and capital markets transactions.
Tim works on both the high-yield bond and bank sides of acquisition financings and debt refinancings and has practiced in a variety of industries including energy, technology, retail, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, gaming, reinsurance and homebuilding.