Lee Henderson is an associate in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and a member of the firm’s Finance Department. Lee regularly represents private equity funds, corporate borrowers, lenders, other financial institutions and agents in a wide variety of financing transactions, including leveraged acquisition financings, debt restructurings, corporate financings, fund-level credit facilities and asset-based lending. Lee also has experience in combined debt and equity investments and other special lending and investment situations.
Experience
- Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Solenis on the financing of Solenis’s acquisition of NCH Corporation.
- DiamondRock Hospitality Company in its $1.5 billion refinancing.
- Saks Global in connection with a $600 million financing package and related exchange offer with bondholders.
- Platinum Equity and its portfolio company Solenis in the financing of Solenis’ $4.6 billion acquisition of Diversey Holdings, Ltd.
- Platinum Equity on an $800 million refinancing by portfolio company Solenis.
- Platinum Equity in the financing of its acquisition of Pelican Products.
- Platinum Equity as debt structuring counsel in its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in US LBM.
- Genstar Capital in the financing aspects of its majority investment in First Eagle Investments, an independent, privately owned investment management firm
- Genstar Capital in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Numerix, a leader in capital markets risk management technology.
- Genstar Capital in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Cerity Partners, a leading independent wealth management firm.
- Novacap and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
- Cetera Financial Group, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Avantax, Inc.
- Institutional investors in connection with senior secured notes issued by an affiliate of Rolls-Royce plc.
- Institutional investors in connection with various issuances of senior notes guaranteed by Costco Wholesale Corporation and issued by an affiliate thereof.
- Cerity Partners, a leading independent wealth management firm and portfolio company of Genstar Capital, in the financing aspects of its combination with Agility, a provider of outsourced chief investment officer solutions.
- Paramount Group, Inc. (NYSE: PGRE) in connection with the refinancing of its operating partnership’s $750 million credit facility.
- Atlas Holdings in the financing aspects of its acquisition of Crown Paper Group, a leading West Coast paper and packaging company.
- Marcal Paper, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings, in the financing aspects of its acquisition of von Drehle Corporation business.
- Bank of Montreal in connection with financing for Charlesbank Capital Partners’ acquisition and merger of Kleer and Membersy, the nation’s two largest providers of technology-driven dental membership plans.
- Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. in financing for One Equity Partners’ carve-out acquisition of Associated Spring, an engineered spring and precision components manufacturer, from Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B).
- BMO Sponsor Finance in financing for Sterling Investment Partners’ investment in Banner Industries, a producer and distributor of high purity and industrial flow components.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lead arranger, lead lender and administrative agent in numerous financing matters.
- Blackstone Credit in numerous financing transactions.
- Owl Rock in connection with a financing for Juniper Square.
- Representation of various family offices, private equity sponsors, hedge funds and alternative asset managers in connection with direct lending matters.
- Blue Wolf Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition financing for Sterling Site Access Solutions.
- Aquiline Capital Partners in financings for CoAdvantage, Covius and Surepoint.
- FFL Capital Partners in connection with acquisition financings and add-on financings for Autism Learning Partners and Community Medical Services.
- Dubin Clark in numerous acquisition financing transactions.
- Shamrock Capital Advisors in the financing aspects of its investment in AnswerLab.
- Nexa Equity in the financing associated with its majority growth investment in Leap.
- CIP Capital and their portfolio companies in numerous financing matters.
- VSS Capital Partners in the financing associated with its investment in each of Centroid Systems and Treya Partners.
Credentials
Education
Cornell Law School, J.D., 2018 University of Miami, B.A., 2015
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
United States District Court, Eastern District of New York