Cahill Represents Debt Financing Sources in $5.3 Billion Buyout of Del Monte Foods

March 8, 2011

Cahill represented JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent and J.P. Morgan Securities and Merrill Lynch as lead arrangers, and the other arrangers in connection with $2,700,000,000 of secured credit facilities to partially finance the acquisition of Del Monte Foods Company by a group of private equity firms led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Cahill also represented the initial purchasers led by Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, and J.P. Morgan Securities in the $1,300,000,000 Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 7.625% Senior Notes due 2019 by Blue Merger Sub Inc., also in connection with financing the acquisition of Del Monte.