Davis Polk advised Credit Suisse AG, as administrative and collateral agent for the first-lien facility, and Bank of America, N.A, as administrative and collateral agent for the second-lien facility, in connection with the senior secured facilities provided to Solenis International L.P. and Solenis Holdings 3 LLC, acquisition subsidiaries of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), to finance CD&R’s acquisition of the Water Technologies division of Ashland Inc. The first-lien facility consists of a $630 million term loan facility, a €230 million term loan facility and a $200 million multicurrency revolving facility, each of which is secured on a first-lien basis. The second-lien facility consists of a $470 million term loan facility secured on a second-lien basis. The credit facilities are guaranteed by certain wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of Solenis International, L.P. and will be secured by substantially all of the assets of Solenis International, L.P. and Solenis Holdings 3 LLC and the guarantors thereunder.
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