Morgan C.Ippolito

Associate

Cleveland + 1.216.586.1310

Morgan Ippolito focuses her practice on commercial financing, representing banks and financial institutions, equity sponsors, and public and private companies in complex secured and unsecured credit facilities. She has experience with leveraged finance transactions, acquisition financing, cross-border and multicurrency transactions, asset-based financing, and subordinated, second lien, and mezzanine facilities.

Financial institutions and other private credit funds for which Morgan has worked on substantial matters include PNC Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, KeyBank, Bank of America, Santander Bank, and Koch Industries. She also has worked on financing-related matters for a number of public companies, including TransDigm Group, La-Z-Boy, Owens Corning, and Bally's Corporation, and private equity funds, including Blue Sea Capital, Cortec Group, The Riverside Company, and Baird Capital Partners.

Experiencia

  • TransDigm completes $1.5 billion Senior Secured Notes offering and incurs $1.5 billion of new term loans under its term credit facilityJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”).
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Alexander GowJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Performance Systems Integration of Alexander Gow, which provides inspection, repair and installation of engineered and pre-engineered suppression systems for marine vessels, kitchen and special hazard applications in Washington, Oregon and Hawaii.
  • Riverside-led investor group acquires The Townsend GroupJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the acquisition and financing of The Townsend Group, a leading provider of global investment management and advisory services focused exclusively on real estate and real assets, from Aon plc, a leading global financial services firm.
  • KeyBank leads syndicate of lenders on $400 million unsecured revolving credit facility to The Davey Tree Expert CompanyJones Day represented KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with a $400 million unsecured revolving credit facility provided to The Davey Tree Expert Company, a landscaping services company.
  • Gray Television completes $1.85 billion refinancing, including $1.25 billion private offering of Senior Secured First Lien Notes and new $500 million senior secured term loanJones Day represented Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”), a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia that owns and/or operates television stations and digital assets in 114 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36% of U.S. television households, in connection with its (i) private offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 10.500% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) under Rule 144A and Regulation S, and (ii) new $500 million term loan “B” facility.
  • Blue Sea Capital sells Sunvair Aerospace Group to Greenbriar Equity GroupJones Day represented Blue Sea Capital LLC in the sale of Sunvair Aerospace Group, a leading maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") services provider specializing in landing gear, avionics, flight instruments, sensors and cargo loading systems, to Greenbriar Equity Group.
  • Range Media Partners secures minority investment from Liberty Global, Wildcat Capital, and Playground ProductionsJones Day advised Range Media Partners in its minority investment from Liberty Global, Wildcat Capital, and Playground Productions.
  • PHINIA Inc. completes $525 million Senior Secured Notes offering and amends credit agreementJones Day represented PHINIA Inc. in connection with (i) a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $525 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 and (ii) an amendment to the credit agreement that governs the company's existing credit facilities to modify certain covenants, remove the mandatory prepayment provision based on quarterly and annual operating cash flow calculations, and increase the required total net leverage ratio under the company's financial covenant.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Next Day AccessJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Best Life Brands of Next Day Access, a leading provider of residential and commercial home access solutions across the United States and Canada.
  • TransDigm completes additional $550 million Senior Secured Notes offering and reprices $6.2 billion of existing tranche H and I term loansJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer, and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of an additional $550 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”).
  • TransDigm completes $4.4 billion Senior Secured Notes offering and extension and increase of its revolving credit facility to $910 millionJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $2.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 and $2.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 (collectively, the “Notes”).
  • Diebold Nixdorf obtains $200 million super-priority senior secured revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, a multinational financial and retail technology company that specializes in the sale, manufacture, installation, and service of self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs and currency processing systems), point-of-sale terminals, physical security products, and software and related services for global financial, retail, and commercial markets, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries in obtaining a $200 million super-priority senior secured revolving credit facility.
  • Baird Capital portfolio company acquires Velocity Dynamics, LLCJones Day represented Baird Capital in the acquisition by portfolio company Cleanwater1, Inc. of Velocity Dynamics, LLC, a leading solutions provider of branded, proprietary dry and liquid feed systems for the optimization of chemistry in water and wastewater utilities and industrial plants.
  • TransDigm completes $1 billion Senior Secured Notes offering and $1 billion incremental term loanJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”).
  • Blue Point Capital Partners portfolio company acquires Environmental Concepts & Services (ECS)Jones Day advised Blue Point Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company TAS Environmental Services (TAS) of Environmental Concepts & Services (ECS), a specialized provider of waste transportation, non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal and other industrial services to companies operating in the manufacturing and specialty chemical end markets.
  • TransDigm completes $1.45 billion Senior Secured Notes offeringJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $1.45 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).
  • TransDigm amends securitization facilityJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated in connection with an upsizing of the accounts receivable facility and an extension of maturity under a receivables purchase agreement with PNC Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, each as purchasers for their respective purchaser groups.
  • MPE Partners recapitalizes Precision PipelineJones Day advised MPE Partners in the acquisition and financing of Precision Pipeline, LLC, a leading provider of critical repair, replacement, and maintenance services for utility customers across the gas, electrical, telecommunications, and water end markets.
  • National bank amends unsecured revolving credit facility for nonprofit health and well-being organization and its subsidiariesJones Day represented a national bank in connection with an amendment to an unsecured revolving credit facility, which increased the revolver to $200 million, provided to a nonprofit health and well-being organization and its subsidiaries.
  • High Road Capital portfolio company acquires DC Kilowatts Inc.Jones Day advised High Road Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition and financing by portfolio company Exponential Power, Inc. of DC Kilowatts Inc., expanding the company’s motive power service expertise and position as an industry leading supplier of DC power solutions.