Jason Kyrwood

Partner

jason.kyrwood@davispolk.com

Mr. Kyrwood is a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the Credit Group. He regularly advises financial institutions and borrowers on a wide range of corporate finance transactions, focusing on leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, as well as workouts and debtor in possession financings. Mr. Kyrwood’s clients have included financial institutions, including Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Citibank, and corporate clients, including Comcast and Warner Chilcott.

Contact

New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4653
F: 212-701-5653

Related Practices

Credit

Bar Admissions

State of New York

Education

B.Com., Murdoch University, 1997
- First Class Honours
LL.B., Murdoch University School of Law, 1998
- First Class Honours

Work Highlights

Recent Representations

Morgan Stanley and Citibank in the $6.75 billion bridge financing for Eaton Corporation's acquisition of Cooper Industries
Credit Suisse in the $750 million Term Loan B financing for Harbor Freight Tools in connection with a dividend recapitalization
Goldman Sachs in the $3.5 billion bank and bridge financing for Hologic's acquisition of Gen-Probe
Comcast in its $6.25 billion revolving credit facility
Credit Suisse in the refinancing of Rexnord's $1.3 billion amended and restated credit facility
Citibank in the $3.5 billion bridge financing for Eastman Chemical's acquisition of Solutia
The underwriters in the $900 million financing for Apollo's LBO of Taminco
BAML in the $3.5 billion bridge financing facility for Ecolab's acquisition of Nalcorp
Goldman Sachs in the $520 million financing for NANA Development Corporation’s acquisition of Grand Isle Shipyard
Credit Suisse in the $325 million financing for ION Trading Group’s acquisition of Wall Street Systems
BAML, Barclays Capital and UBS Securities in the $315 million financing for TPG’s LBO of Primedia
BAML in $1.3 billion financing for TPG's LBO of Axcan Pharmaceuticals, and in the subsequent $750 million financing for Axcan's acquisition of Eurand N.V.
BAML and Credit Suisse in $11.5 billion of financing for PPL Corporation in connection with its acquisition of a U.S.-regulated utility business and the refinancing of its existing credit facilities, and the subsequent the £3.6 billion financing for PPL's acquisition of two UK power distribution networks from E.ON
Citigroup and Barclays in the $2 billion revolving credit facility for DirecTV
Citigroup in the $925 million financing for Laboratory Corporation of America's acquisition of the Genetics testing business of Genzyme
Credit Suisse in the $285 million financing for Roark Capital's LBO of Auntie Anne’s Food, executed through one of its existing portfolio companies
Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in the $2.5 billion financing for Aon’s acquisition of Hewitt
Comcast in its $9.1 billion financing for its acquisition of a majority interest in NBCU
Warner Chilcott in a $4.15 billion secured financing for its acquisition of the prescription pharmaceuticals business of Procter & Gamble
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its $85 billion secured lending facility for AIG

Recognition

Mr. Kyrwood has been recognized as a leader in his field, including being named:

A “Rising Star” by Corporate Finance Law360, which recognized the five leading corporate finance lawyers under the age of 40
One of the “40 Under 40” by The M&A Advisor
Up & Coming, Nationwide: Banking & Finance by Chambers USA 2012
IFLR1000

Of Note

Member, Advisory Board - Finance, Practical Law Company
Author,“What a Difference a Year Makes: A Review of Acquisition Financing in 2010,” LSTA Loan Market Chronicle 2011
Co-Author, “2010 Acquisition Financing: Trends From 2009,” Practical Law Company
Represented the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) in the preparation of its revised Model Credit Agreement Provisions
Frequent speaker on banking and financiing topics, including PLC’s “What Market – Early 2012 Trend in Loan Terms” and various LSTA presentations on the convergence between the U.S. and European loan markets

Professional History

Partner, 2009-present
Associate, Davis Polk, 2000-2009
Associate, Allen Allen & Hemsley, 1998-2000

News

Hostess Brands Snack Cake Assets $500 Million Acquisition Financing

Apria Healthcare Group Inc. $900 Million Senior Secured Term Loan

Davis Polk Advises Masco on $1.25 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

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Publications

Key Elements of the Revised Model Credit Agreement Provisions | ABA Commercial Law Newsletter, Winter 2011

What a Difference a Year Makes: A Review of Acquisition Financing in 2010 | LSTA Loan Market Chronicle 2011

2010 Acquisition Financing: Trends From 2009
Article: Practical Law Company

Client Publications

What a Difference a Year Makes: A Review of Acquisition Financing in 2010
Client Memorandum

Acquisition Financing in 2010 - Trends from 2009
Client Memorandum

Events

Jason Kyrwood to Participate in PLC Webinar on Loan Term Trends

Jason Kyrwood to Participate in Webinar on Trends in Loan Terms

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