Kelly Rubin

Partner

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Kelly Rubin is a federal tax lawyer practicing primarily in the areas of corporate tax, U.S. and cross-border M&A, financings, and securities offerings. She advises clients from a wide variety of industries on tax-related issues, including federal and international tax planning, compliance, withholding, and reporting.

Kelly has extensive experience in providing tax advice on offerings of U.S. and foreign issuer stock, investment-grade, high yield, and convertible notes and complex financial instruments, as well as exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations. She has represented borrowers and lenders on numerous syndicated and single-lender financings, including cross-border and incremental financings and financings involving mezzanine, second lien, or other junior debt.

Kelly has advised public and private companies, hedge funds, and private equity firms on U.S. and cross-border M&A transactions and other tax-efficient planning. She has helped clients navigate complex withholding and compliance issues, including those relating to tax treaties, FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act), and FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). Her practice extends to chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings. She also advises clients with respect to tax equity and monetization of tax credits, including the energy tax credits introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Kelly is a graduate of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section Leadership Academy (2016-2017) and the current chair of the General Tax Committee of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section.

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  • Blackstone / GSO Blazer Holdings LLC sells interest in Targa BadlandsJones Day advised Blackstone / GSO Blazer Holdings LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Blackstone, in the sale of all of Blackstone's equity interest in Targa Badlands LLC to Targa Resources Corp. for approximately $1.8 billion in cash.
  • ABM amends and extends its $2.2 billion credit facilityJones Day advised ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions, in connection with an amendment and extension to its existing credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, which provides for an aggregate principal amount of commitments under the dollar and multicurrency revolving credit facilities of $1.6 billion and an aggregate principal amount of commitments under the term facility of $600 million.
  • Direct lender provides $167.5 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed payments-platform providerJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $167.5 million senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $107.5 million term loan, a $50 million delayed draw term loan, and a $10 million revolver, provided to a large private equity sponsored payments-platform provider.
  • Flowers Foods acquires Simple MillsJones Day advised Flowers Foods, Inc. in the $795 million acquisition of Simple Mills, Inc., a leading provider of gluten-free baking mixes, crackers, cookies, and snack bars made with almond and veggie flours.
  • Parker-Hannifin completes €700 million Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, in connection with its registered public offering of €700 million aggregate principal amount of 2.900% Senior Notes due 2030.
  • Flowers Foods completes $800 million public offering of Senior NotesJones Day represented Flowers Foods, Inc., one of the largest producers of packaged bakery foods in the United States, in connection with its underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2035 and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6.200% Senior Notes due 2055.
  • Marathon Petroleum completes $2 billion Senior Notes offeringJones Day represented Marathon Petroleum Corporation in connection with a SEC-registered offering of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of Notes, consisting of $1.1 billion of 5.150% Senior Notes due 2030 and $900 million of 5.700% Senior Notes due 2035.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs completes $850 million Senior Unsecured Notes offeringJones Day represented Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., the largest flat-rolled steel producer and manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North America, in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $850 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Notes due 2031.
  • Flowers Foods refinances its $500 million revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Flowers Foods, Inc., a leading producer and marketer of packaged baked goods, in connection with the refinancing of its $500 million revolving credit facility.
  • Stephens Group acquires Astro PakJones Day advised The Stephens Group in the acquisition and financing of Astro Pak, LLC, an industry leader in passivation, precision cleaning, and high-purity chemical cleaning services.
  • Morgan Stanley portfolio company acquires Richard Heath & AssociatesJones Day advised Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Resource Innovations, Inc. of Richard Heath & Associates, Inc.
  • CNX Resources acquires natural gas upstream and associated midstream business of Apex EnergyJones Day advised CNX Resources Corporation in the acquisition of the natural gas upstream and associated midstream business of Apex Energy LLC, a Carnelian Energy Capital portfolio company, for a total cash consideration of approximately $505 million.
  • Lam Research amends and restates its existing revolving credit facility to $2 billionJones Day represented Lam Research Corporation, a global developer and supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, in connection with its $2 billion amended and restated revolving credit facility.
  • Logility enters into acquisition agreement with ApteanJones Day is advising Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTY) in the acquisition by Aptean, Inc., a private equity-backed enterprise software company, for $14.30 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of approximately $490 million.
  • Accelmed Partners acquires Bioventus Advanced Rehabilitation businessJones Day advised Accelmed Partners in its acquisition of Bioventus Inc.'s Advanced Rehabilitation business.
  • Private equity firm makes secondary purchase in private credit fundJones Day represented a private equity firm in connection with the secondary purchase of an interest in a private credit fund.
  • Global information management system provider agrees to $280 million senior secured credit facilitiesJones Day advised a leading information management system provider and various affiliates in connection with a $280 million cross-border senior secured financing with various private credit providers.
  • Global private assets manager makes purchase in private credit fundJones Day represented a global private assets manager in connection with the purchase of an interest in a private credit fund.
  • Direct lender provides $191 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed leading national provider of pharmaceutical suppliesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $191 million senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $20 million revolver and a $171 million term loan, provided to a large private equity sponsored company that is a leading national provider of pharmaceutical supplies.
  • Gentex acquires VOXX InternationalJones Day is advising Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX), a leading supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass and fire protection technologies, in its acquisition of VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), a worldwide leader in the automotive electronics and consumer electronics industries, in an all-cash transaction.
    • January 6, 2025
      Tax Traps for the Unwary in Lending and Capital Markets Transactions, Dallas Bar Association
    • October 31, 2024
      PLI New York’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings: “Interesting Corporate Transactions of the Past Year”
    • January 10, 2024
      DC Bar Tax Conference, Transferability and Direct Pay under the Inflation Reduction Act
    • April 18, 2023
      New York Institute of Credit Annual Credit Smorgasbord: Panel on Driving Growth in the Renewable Energy Sector
    • January 25, 2023
      D.C. Bar Taxation Community's Annual Tax Conference, Manufacturing Tax Credits and Incentives Under the IRA
    • November 7, 2022
      Cryptocurrency Taxation, MACPA's Advanced Tax Institute Conference
    • October 14, 2022
      Panoply of Hot Topics – The World Beyond the New Acronyms and Pillars, ABA Tax Section
    • May 16, 2022
      Cross-Border Tax Provisions in Stock and Asset Purchase Transactions, Tax Executives Institute
    • May 16, 2022
      Post-Acquisition Cross-Border Integration and Restructuring Planning, Tax Executives Institute
    • January 26, 2022
      Developing Tax Efficient LIBOR Transition Strategies, Texas Tax Section
    • August 1-2, 2019
      Co-Director of 37th Annual Advanced Tax Law Course in Houston, TexasBarCLE
    • January 25, 2019
      Choice of Entity Considerations Post-Tax Reform, Tax Law in a Day, State Bar of Texas
    • November 17, 2015
      TEI Dallas Chapter Tax Seminar