Christopher Chan is a finance associate in Ropes & Gray’s New York office. Christopher represents leading financial institutions, direct lenders, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers in a broad range of complex debt financing transactions across a variety of industries and business sectors. Christopher has experience in first and second lien credit facilities, investment grade lending, cross-border and domestic acquisition financings, middle market and large cap financings, bridge loans, debtor-in-possession financings, liability management and debt restructuring transactions, and subordinated financings.

Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Christopher was an associate at another global law firm.

Experience

Mr. Chan’s experience includes advising:

  • A major financial institution, as administrative agent, swing line lender and an L/C issuer, in $1 billion senior unsecured revolving facility for Verisk Analytics, Inc.*
  • Advent International Corporation in first and second lien term and revolving facilities to finance its acquisition of an approximately 50% stake in RxBenefits, Inc.*
  • Blue Torch Capital, as administrative agent and collateral agent, in a $120 million senior secured term facility for Spire Global, Inc. to fund Spire's acquisitions and refinance existing indebtedness.*
  • Citi in £6.5 billion committed unsecured bridge financing to support the pending acquisition by Parker-Hannifin Corporation of Meggitt plc.*
  • Citi, as administrative agent, in $800 million unsecured revolving and term facilities for Masimo Corporation to finance its acquisition of Sound United LLC and a $205 million unsecured incremental revolving facility for Masimo Corporation.*
  • Citi, as lead arranger and administrative agent, in $250 million senior secured debtor-in-possession facilities for Garrett Motion Inc.*
  • Cornell Capital in first lien term and ABL revolving facilities to finance its acquisition of INW Manufacturing LLC and INW's acquisition of Bee Health Ltd.*
  • The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in a $2.5 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility to replace, and increase commitments under, its existing facility.*
  • General Electric Company in an amended $10 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility to refinance and extend existing commitments.*
  • Goldman Sachs, as sponsor of GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II (GSAH), a SPAC, in $830 million first lien term and $50 million senior secured revolving facilities for Mirion Technologies, Inc. (at the time, a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners) to finance Mirion’s $2.6 billion business combination with GSAH.*
  • Goldman Sachs, as incremental lender, in $150 million senior secured term facilities for ProQuest LLC (a portfolio company of CIG, Atairos Management and Broad Street Principal Investments).*
  • Goldman Sachs and Citi, as administrative agents, in $3 billion senior secured term and revolving facilities for Bausch + Lomb Corporation to finance its spin-off from Bausch Health and for working capital needs.*
  • Johnson & Johnson in its $10 billion 364-day revolving facility to refinance and reprice existing indebtedness.*
  • JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent, together with the other joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in amended & restated senior secured revolving and term facilities for National Veterinary Associates, Inc.*
  • Marlin Equity Partners in senior secured facilities to finance its acquisition of TaxSlayer LLC.*
  • Signet Jewelers Limited in a $1.5 billion extended asset-based revolving credit facility.*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray

Areas of Practice