Kenneth Logsdon

Banking, Commercial Finance, and Secured Transactions Law

Clients engage Ken for a wide range of complex financing matters:

• General commercial loans
• Asset-based financings
• Recapitalizations
• Restructurings
• Bank regulatory Laws

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Ken’s clients look to him for support during the mergers and acquisition process:

• Leveraged buyout financings
• Seller financings
• Convertible debt instruments

Business, Corporate, and Finance Experience

• Agent counsel for an institutional lender in its capacity as agent, co-lead arranger, revolver agent, and swingline lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $432,000,000 revolving, swingline and term loan credit facilities provided to a manufacturer of sporting equipment pursuant to a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Borrower counsel for a publically traded corporation engaged in coal mining and related businesses in connection with negotiating a $75,000,000 revolving loan facility and a $425,000,000 term loan credit facility.
• Borrower counsel for a publically traded corporation engaged in cable networking entertainment and related businesses in connection with negotiating a $425,000,000 revolving and term loan credit facilities.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in its capacity as agent, colead arranger and swingline lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $95,000,000 revolving, swingline and term loan credit facilities with a $20,000,000 subordinated debt facility provided to a manufacturer of industrial rigging devices pursuant to a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in its capacity as agent, sole bookrunner and lead arranger in connection with structuring and negotiating a $80,000,000 revolving and term loan credit facilities with a $8,000,000 subordinated debt facility provided to a grower and distributor of agricultural products.
• Bank counsel for a nationally chartered bank in connection with structuring and negotiating a $31,500,000 revolving and term loan credit facilities provided to a business-process outsourcing services company with locations in the Philippines and India.
• Lender counsel for an institutional lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $20,000,000 revolving and term loan credit facilities provided to a distressed supplier of medical equipment and pharmaceutical services.
• Bank counsel for a state chartered bank in connection with structuring and negotiating a $4,800,000 construction loan in furtherance of a build-out of a manufacturing facility financed in part by $10,260,000 in proceeds of the issuance of tax exempt redevelopment bonds.
• Borrower counsel for a manufacturer and leading provider of synthetic twine and concrete fibers in connection with a $28,200,000 revolving and term loan credit facilities.
• Borrower counsel for an investment management company in the veterinary sector in connection with a $8,500,000 revolving loan acquisition financing credit facility.
• Lender counsel for a mezzanine lender in its capacity as subordinated agent in connection with structuring and negotiating a $80,000,000 note purchase with a $160,000,000 senior secured debt facility to a manufacturer of wellness and fitness products in connection with a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Agent counsel for an institutional lender in its capacity as agent, revolver agent, and swingline lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $240 million revolving, swingline and term loan credit facilities to a manufacturer of alternators, starters, brake calipers and power steering products pursuant to a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in its capacity as agent and lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $21.5 million revolving and term loan credit facilities with a $9.3 million subordinated debt facility to a manufacturer of custom targets for military, law enforcement, tactical training schools, and commercial applications pursuant to a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in its capacity as agent and lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $46.75 million revolving, swingline and term loan credit facilities with a $20 million subordinated debt facility provided to a pharmaceutical manufacturer pursuant to a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Lender counsel for a private lender with participating in, and subsequently purchasing of, commercial term loans from a nationally chartered bank in an aggregate amount of $100 million made to a distressed explorer of natural resources with collateral primarily consisting of tax credits issued by the State of Alaska.
• Bank counsel for a national bank with structuring and negotiating a $4.8 million construction loan in connection with the build-out of a manufacturing facility financed in part by $10.26 million in proceeds of the issuance of tax-exempt redevelopment bonds.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in its capacity as agent and lender in connection with structuring and negotiating a $25 million revolving, swingline and term loan credit facilities to a provider of human resource services in connection with a sponsor-backed leveraged buyout acquisition.
• Agent counsel for a borrower investment management company in the veterinary sector in connection with a $8.5 million revolving loan acquisition financing credit facility.
• Agent counsel for a nationally chartered bank in connection with structuring and negotiating a $31.5 million revolving and term loan credit facilities provided to a business-process outsourcing services company with locations in the Philippines and India.
• Borrower counsel for a special purpose company providing consumer lease financing services in connection with a $10 million revolving credit facility with an accordion feature of up to $25 million of additional advances.