We represent many leaders in the automotive field and funds and financial institutions that are investing in this sector.
Experience
- Bpifrance Participations in strengthening Mecachrome’s capital base and in setting-up of a French state-guaranteed loan scheme.
- Law Debenture Trust Company of New York as indenture trustee, in the Visteon Corporation chapter 11 cases.
- Silver Point Finance, LLC, a major prepetition secured lender, in Proliance International’s chapter 11 cases.
- TK Aluminum Ltd. and affiliated entities in an out-of-court restructuring involving multiple sale and restructuring transactions that were global in reach.
- Yamaha Motor Corp. in various litigation, including major patent and antitrust litigation involving alleged infringement of 30 patents and antitrust counterclaims.
- Affinitiv, Inc., a portfolio company of CIP Capital, in its merger with Loop LLC (dba AutoLoop), creating the largest provider of data-driven marketing and software solutions exclusively focused on the automotive customer lifecycle.
- American Trailer Rental Group and its Board of Directors in the acquisition of Advantage Trailer Leasing, a semi-trailer and storage container rental business.
- Antara Capital in its investment and related debt-for-equity exchange transactions with Arrival.
- Atlantic Street Capital and its portfolio company ZIPS Car Wash, a leading express focused tunnel car wash operator in the U.S. in numerous acquisitions of express car wash locations.
- Bpifrance in connection with Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot SA’s agreement to merge, creating the world’s fourth largest automaker.
- CMA CGM Group in its acquisition of GEFCO, a European leader in automotive logistics.
- Credit Bureau Connection, a portfolio company of the Capstreet Group, in its acquisition of CreditDriver Solutions.
- Curtis Instruments in its sale to Kohler Co.
- Flowbird, a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital Partners, in its acquisition of YourParkingSpace, a UK parking technology company.
- Genstar Capital in its acquisition of a majority stake in OEConnection, a leading automotive technology provider for original equipment manufacturer distribution networks, from funds advised by Providence Equity Partners.
- Highline Aftermarket, a subsidiary of The Sterling Group, in its acquisition of Plews Retail, an automotive designer, manufacturer and distributor.
- Highline Aftermarket, a subsidiary of The Sterling Group, in its acquisition by Pritzker Private Capital.
- Holley, a leader in high performance automotive aftermarket products, in its merger with SPAC Empower Ltd., in which Holley will become a publicly traded company.
- Meridiam in connection with its Series C investment in the French EV-battery start-up Verkor.
- Monarch on the takeover offer by a Volkswagen-led consortium of Europcar Mobility Group via a cash tender offer.
- Platinum Equity in its $1.7 billion acquisition of Club Car.
- Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Club Car in the financing of Club Car’s acquisition of Garia A/S.
- Searchlight Capital Partners in connection with a €55 million Series B funding round in EasyMile, a leader in driverless vehicle software and solutions.
- Searchlight Capital Partners in its acquisition of the controlling stake in the share capital of Opus Group AB, a Sweden-based technology-driven, global leader in the vehicle inspection and intelligent vehicle support markets.
- The Chernin Group (TCG) in its growth equity investment in Cars & Bids, an online auction house for the modern car enthusiast.
- TradePending, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, on its acquisition of AutoAPR.
- Varroc Engineering Ltd. in its €600 million sale of Varroc Lighting Systems to Plastic Omnium.
- Arcadia, a Minneapolis-based car-financing company, in various corporate governance matters.
- Auto Loans in connection with the following ABS transactions:
- $42,646,534 Class A Certificates, $2,569,068 Class B Certificates, Auto Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (Investors’ Counsel)
- $19,190,926 Class A-1 Notes, $4,006,328 Class A-2 Notes, $3,615,681 Class B Notes, Collector Car Trust (Placement Agent’s Counsel)
- Acquirer of $1.2 billion portfolio of subprime credit card receivables, plus servicing platform.
- Citigroup Global Markets Corp. as underwriter in CPSART (Consumer Portfolio Services) subprime auto loan securitizations.
- Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and component supply industry, on a comprehensive refinancing of €179 million.
- Fixed and Floating Rate Automobile Receivables-Backed Notes.
- Global commercial bank as lender in $150 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
- Global commercial bank as lender in $85 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
- Global commercial bank as lender in resecuritization of subprime auto ABS residuals.
- Global commercial bank as lender in $100 million warehouse line for origination of subprime auto loans.
- Global investment bank in $120 million financing of residual interests held by sponsor of subprime auto ABS.
- Hedge fund in $50 million warehouse line for origination of short-term unsecured subprime consumer loans.
- Institutional investor in providing $150 million in warehouse financing and acquisition of preferred stock by subprime consumer retail installment lender.
- Placement agent in offering of convertible preferred stock of subprime auto loan originator.
- Subprime consumer finance lender with respect to acquisition of originator of subprime auto loans.
- Placement agent in offering of convertible preferred stock of subprime credit card originator.