Matthew J. Gherlein (Matt)

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Matt Gherlein focuses his practice on representing lenders and borrowers in complex secured and unsecured commercial financing transactions. He has experience with senior and subordinated debt facilities, cross-border and multicurrency transactions, asset-based loans, acquisition financings, debt restructurings, and unsecured real estate investment trust financings.

Banks and private credit funds for which Matt has worked on substantial matters include KeyBank, Citizens Bank, PNC Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and Crestline Investors. Matt also works on financing-related matters for a number of public companies, including, among others, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Lincoln Electric, La-Z-Boy, Curbline Properties, and The Timken Company, and private equity funds, including, among others, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, The Riverside Company, Norwest Equity Partners, Radial Equity Partners, and Blue Point Capital Partners.

Matt also serves on the board of directors of Minds Matter Cleveland, a nonprofit college prep program.

Experience

  • Global information management system provider agrees to $280 million senior secured credit facilitiesJones Day advised a leading information management system provider and various affiliates in connection with a $280 million cross-border senior secured financing with various private credit providers.
  • Direct lender provides $167.5 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed payments-platform providerJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $167.5 million senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $107.5 million term loan, a $50 million delayed draw term loan, and a $10 million revolver, provided to a large private equity sponsored payments-platform provider.
  • Direct lender provides $191 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed leading national provider of pharmaceutical suppliesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $191 million senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $20 million revolver and a $171 million term loan, provided to a large private equity sponsored company that is a leading national provider of pharmaceutical supplies.
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquires FoodScienceJones Day advised Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in the acquisition and financing of FoodScience, a provider of nutritional supplements and products for people and pets.
  • Parker Hannifin sells North America Composites & Fuel Containment Division to SK Capital PartnersJones Day advised Parker Hannifin Corporation in the sale of its North America Composites and Fuel Containment (CFC) Division to private investment firm SK Capital Partners.
  • Curbline Properties obtains $400 million revolving credit facility and $100 million delayed draw term loan facilityJones Day represented Curbline Properties LP and Curbline Properties Corp. in connection with a new $400 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility and $100 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, following the spin-off of Curbline Properties Corp. from SITE Centers Corp.
  • Direct lender provides $220 million senior secured credit facility to large sponsor-backed provider of end-to-end solutions for live media and entertainment industryJones Day represented a direct lender in connection with a $220 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large sponsor-backed provider of end-to-end solutions for the live media and entertainment industry, and certain of its affiliates.
  • Lincoln Electric obtains $1 billion revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. in connection with a new $1 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association, as lead administrative agent, and KeyBank National Association, as co-administrative agent.
  • Lincoln Electric issues $550 million Senior Unsecured NotesJones Day represented Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. in connection with its private placement of $400 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Unsecured Notes with an additional $150 million issued on August 22, 2024.
  • Direct lender provides $35 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed leading provider of lease accounting and lease management software solutionsJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $35 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that is the leading provider of lease accounting and lease management software solutions in North America.
  • Direct lender provides $78 million Holdco PIK loan to large sponsor-backed holding companyJones Day represented a direct lender in connection with a $78 million Holdco PIK loan provided to a large sponsor-backed holding company.
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquires Resource Innovations, Inc.Jones Day advised Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in its acquisition and financing of Resource Innovations, Inc. (RI), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.
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