Green Mountain Coffee Completes Acquisition of Van Houtte With $1.45 Billion Credit Facility
Date: 12/17/10
Cahill represented Bank of America as administrative agent, U.S. swing line lender and U.S. L/C issuer; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as joint lead arrangers and SunTrust Bank as syndication agent in connection with the $1,450,000,000 bank financing to partially finance the acquisition of LJVH Holdings, Inc., parent of Quebec-based gourmet coffee manufacturer and distributor Van Houtte Group Inc., by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. The financing was comprised of a $250,000,000 Term A Loan Facility, $550,000,000 Term B Loan Facility, $450,000,000 U.S. Revolver Facility and $200,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility.