SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and SunTrust Bank-led syndicate provide $2.5 billion credit facilities to Equifax

Client(s) SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Jones Day advised SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as left lead arranger, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent, in connection with $2.5 billion of senior credit facilities provided by a syndicate of lenders to Equifax Inc., a consumer credit reporting agency. The credit facilities consisted of a revolving credit and term loan facility and a 364 day credit facility. The proceeds of which, among other things, will be used to finance Equifax’s acquisition of Veda Group Limited, a provider of consumer and commercial credit reporting in Australia and New Zealand, and also in other Asia-Pacific markets through joint ventures.