Biography
Kate Swain is an associate in Weil’s Banking & Finance practice and is based in New York. Kate participates in advising borrowers, private equity sponsors, banks and other financial institutions in a variety of financing transactions, including first and second lien credit facilities, middle market and large cap financings, cross-border and domestic acquisition financings and debt restructuring transactions.
Kate has been part of the teams advising:
- American Securities in its acquisition of Meridian Adhesives Group
- Arrowhead Electrical Products (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) in incremental first lien term facilities and preferred equity financing to finance its acquisition of Bihr
- Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent and arranger, in its incremental senior secured term loan and revolving facility for PFI Lower Midco, LLC to finance through Peterson Brands, LLC the acquisition of King Brands LLC and FFL Logistics, LLC
- CVC Growth Partners in its acquisition of a majority stake in Icario, Inc.
- Flexera Software LLC (a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo) in its $1.95 billion first lien senior secured term loan facility and in its $210 million incremental second lien senior secured term loan facility
- Genstar Capital in its acquisition of Marcone Appliance Parts Center, Inc., and in Marcone’s acquisitions of Munch's Supply and Professional Plumbing Group
- J.P. Morgan, as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in an amendment, extension, and upsize of Ford Motor Company approximately $18 billion senior unsecured revolving facilities; as administrative agent, in an amendment and extension of Ford Motor Company’s $17.2 billion senior unsecured revolving facilities; and as administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in a $4 billion revolving credit facility for Ford Motor Company; as administrative agent, in a $205 million increase in the senior unsecured revolving facility for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Morgan Stanley, as sole bookrunner, in $2 billion 144A/Reg S offerings of senior secured and senior guaranteed notes by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Nordea Bank, as administrative agent, in a $1.55 billion amended and extended senior unsecured revolving facility for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
- Payrix (a portfolio company of PSG and Blue Star Innovation Partners) in its sale to FIS (f/k/a Fidelity National Information Services)
- Portillo’s, Inc. (a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners) in its $466 million initial public offering.
- Softbank Vision Fund II-2 L.P. as purchaser of senior secured notes of WeWork Companies LLC
- Steward Health Care System LLC in debtor-in-possession senior secured term loan facilities totaling $300 million to finance its chapter 11 cases
- The administrative agent, in a $1 billion amended and extended senior unsecured term facility for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Kate received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and her B.S. from Cornell University.