Kevin H.Fink

Partner

Irvine + 1.949.553.7550 Los Angeles + 1.213.489.3939

Kevin Fink has more than 20 years of experience structuring, negotiating, documenting, and closing complex, and often fast-paced, acquisition-related financings. He represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, hedge funds, commercial banks, and other financial institutions in a variety of sophisticated financings.

Kevin advises on high-stakes acquisition-related financings and leveraged buyouts, asset-based credit facilities, senior and subordinated credit facilities, recapitalizations, and cross-border financings. He has worked with clients across a broad range of industries, including retail, manufacturing and distribution, technology, transportation, oil and gas, and aerospace.

Kevin is featured as one of the leading California lawyers for banking and finance in Chambers USA and also has been honored as a "Banking and Finance Visionary" in the Los Angeles Times: Banking and Finance magazine.

Experience

  • Alon USA Energy subsidiary issues $216.5 million of Senior Secured Notes in Rule 144A offering and simultaneously amends credit facilityJones Day counseled Alon USA Energy, Inc., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, in connection with the $216.5 million Rule 144A offering by a subsidiary of 13.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2014.
  • WL Ross makes strategic investment in GreenbrierJones Day advised WL Ross & Co. LLC in its strategic investment in The Greenbrier Companies, a leading international supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry.
  • KeyBank provides credit facility and term loan for acquisition of fishing companyJones Day counseled KeyBank National Association in connection with the $25 million multicurrency credit facility and $135 million term loan for the financing of an acquisition of an Alaskan commercial fishing company.
  • Dana obtains bankruptcy exit financingJones Day assisted Dana Holding Corporation, a manufacturer of automotive driveshafts and related components, in connection with its $650 million asset-based revolving credit facility and $1.35 billion term loan facility to finance its exit from Chapter 11.
  • WL Ross portfolio company obtains $200 million credit facilityJones Day assisted a leading global supplier of automotive components and portfolio company of WL Ross & Co. in connection with its $200 million asset-based revolving credit facility.
  • Morgenthaler acquires Avtron ManufacturingJones Day provided advice to Morgenthaler Partners in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in Avtron Manufacturing, Inc., a producer of aircraft test equipment, process controllers, generator test sets, and tachometers.
  • Prometheus Energy places debt securityJones Day advised Prometheus Energy Company, Inc., a company that produces, sells, and distributes liquid natural gas in the United States, in connection with its issuance of a $15 million Secured Convertible Promissory Note in a private placement.
  • Jefferies Finance arranges loan and credit facilities for a manufacturing companyJones Day advised Jefferies Finance LLC in connection with the $63 million senior secured term loan facility and revolving credit facility for a steel and fiberglass manufacturing company.
  • Atlas Pipeline Partners acquires $1.85 billion Anadarko interests in Chaney Dell and Midkiff/Benedum SystemsJones Day advised Atlas Energy Resources LLC in the $1.85 billion acquisition by its affiliate Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P. (APL) of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's interests in the Chaney Dell and Midkiff/Benedum natural gas gathering and processing systems.
  • Jefferies Finance provides $105 million financing for software companyJones Day advised Jefferies Finance LLC in connection with the $105 million first lien term loan and revolving facility and a second lien term loan facility for a software company.
  • Jefferies Finance provides credit facility to trucking companyJones Day provided advice to Jefferies Finance LLC in connection with the $39 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility for a trucking company.
  • KeyBank closes $650 million credit facility with CooperJones Day advised KeyBank National Association in connection with the $650 million senior revolving credit facility for Cooper Companies, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of specialty medical devices.
  • ERICO obtains credit facility in connection with MBOJones Day advised ERICO International Corporation, a premier manufacturer of engineered products designed for diverse niche applications in the electrical, mechanical, commercial and industrial, rail and utility markets, in its $230 million senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with the management buyout.
  • Riverside acquires GreenLine FoodsJones Day advised The Riverside Company in connection with its acquisition and related financing of GreenLine Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of canned fruits and vegetables.
  • Kirtland Capital obtains financing for add-on acquisitionJones Day advised Kirtland Capital Partners in connection with its $100 million credit facility for the add-on acquisition by one of its portfolio companies.
  • Jefferies Finance provides financing for acquisition of grocery chainJones Day advised Jefferies Finance LLC in connection with the $30 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of a grocery chain by two private equity firms.
  • Evercore Capital acquires various Davis Petroleum entities in bankruptcy buyoutJones Day advised Evercore Capital Partners II, L.P. in its $150 million acquisition, along with Red Mountain Capital Partners and Sankaty Advisors, of Davis Petroleum Corp., Davis Offshore, L.P. and Davis Petroleum Pipeline LLC in a bankruptcy buyout.
  • KeyBank provides $150 million credit facility to manufacturing companyJones Day assisted KeyBank National Association in connection with the $150 million unsecured revolving credit facility consisting of a $5 million sub-limit for swing loans, a sub-limit for letters of credit and an accordion feature allowing an increase in the commitments of up to $75 million for a large diversified manufacturing and marketing company.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires TriuneJones Day represented The Riverside Company in its acquisition of Triune, Inc., a provider of information products designed to provide specific business solutions, by portfolio company United Central Industrial Supply Company.
  • Kirtland Capital portfolio company acquires Ox BodiesJones Day counseled Kirtland Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition and related financing of Ox Bodies, Inc., a manufacturer of dump bodies, flat dumps, steel flats, and roll-off containers for trucks, by portfolio company Truck Bodies & Equipment International, Inc. (formerly, Dump Body Holdings Co.), a designer, manufacturer, provider and servicer of a broad portfolio of high-precision and high-performance truck bodies and hoist equipment.