Gerry R.Griffith

Associate

Dallas + 1.214.969.4853

Gerry Griffith focuses his practice on commercial finance, representing financial institutions, borrowers, and lenders. He works with credit funds, private equity funds, and corporations in gaining access to working capital or in facilitating M&A transactions.

Pursuing his passion for service, Gerry has served in the Army National Guard for nine years, holding various leadership positions in cybersecurity and network operations.

Expérience

  • NOVA Infrastructure sells Bold OceanJones Day advised NOVA Infrastructure in the sale of Bold Ocean, a leading U.S. Flag shipping company serving the critical transportation and logistics needs of numerous U.S. government agencies, to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives' Global Transportation Group.
  • Direct lender provides $105 million senior secured credit facility to private equity-backed government software providerJones Day represented a direct lender, as administrative agent and a lender, in connection with a $105 million senior secured credit facility provided to a private equity sponsored company that is a leading provider of transaction and compliance software for state and local governments.
  • restor3d obtains $15 million venture debt secured term loan facilityJones Day represented restor3d, inc., a leader in 3D printed, personalized orthopedic implants, in its $15 million venture debt secured term loan facility in connection with a Series A funding.
  • Direct lender provides $87 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed provider of medical supplies to companies in commercial cruise and shipping industriesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger, and lender, in connection with a $87 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides medical supplies to companies in the commercial cruise and shipping industries.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company obtains $500 million revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas's largest transmission and distribution electric utility, in connection with the establishment of a $500 million revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.
  • Webster Bank provides $95 million asset-based credit facility to leading cabinet manufacturerJones Day represented Webster Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger, bookrunner, and a lender, in connection with a $95 million credit facility consisting of a $55 million revolving credit facility, a $25 million equipment credit facility, and a $15 million term loan facility, provided to one of the fastest growing cabinet manufacturers in the United States.
  • Granite Construction obtains $150 million term loanJones Day represented Granite Construction Incorporated, one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States, in connection with a $150 million term loan, which provided financing, in part, of its acquisition of certain stone and gravel supply companies.
  • Lennox obtains $350 million incremental increase to its existing credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Jones Day represented Lennox International Inc., a leading global provider of climate control solutions, in connection with an incremental increase of its unsecured credit facilities led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the bank syndicate, which provides for total revolving credit commitments of $1.1 billion.
  • Direct lender provides $157 million senior secured credit facility to private equity-backed customer experience platformJones Day advised a direct lender, as a lender, joint lead arranger, and joint bookrunner, in connection with a $157 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides automated testing and monitoring of customer services platforms.
  • MassMutual provides variable term loan series to sponsor-backed borrowerJones Day represented Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, as administrative agent and lead lender, in connection with a variable term loan series provided to a sponsor-backed borrower.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company obtains $150 million term loan facilityJones Day represented Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas's largest transmission and distribution electric utility and the fifth largest in the United States, in connection with a $150 million term loan facility.
  • Direct lender provides $151 million senior secured credit facility to private equity-backed API integration platformJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, sole lead arranger, and bookrunner, in connection with a $151 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides a SaaS platform for building, deploying, and managing integrations between software applications.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company obtains $625 million term loan facilityJones Day represented Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas’s largest transmission and distribution electric utility and the fifth largest in the United States, in connection with a $625 million term loan facility with Toronto Dominion (Texas) LLC, as administrative agent.
  • Oncor Electric Delivery Company obtains $650 million credit facilityJones Day represented Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas’s largest transmission and distribution electric utility and the fifth largest in the United States, in connection with a $650 million senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility.
  • Riverside sells Abracon to Genstar CapitalJones Day advised The Riverside Company in the sale of Abracon, a Texas-based global provider of passive and electromechanical timing, synchronization, power, connectivity and radio frequency solutions, to Genstar Capital.
  • Granite Construction obtains $350 million revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Granite Construction Incorporated, one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States, in connection with a $350 million revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and lender.