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Sartaj Gill

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Advises sponsors, borrowers and lenders on a wide range of transactions, with a particular focus on acquisition and other leveraged finance.

Sartaj advises sponsors, borrowers and lenders on a wide range of U.S. and cross-border corporate finance transactions with a particular concentration on acquisition and other leveraged finance.

His corporate clients include Asphlund, Clarivate, Freeport-McMoRan, L Brands, LifeMiles, Mastercard and MSCI. His sponsor clients include Atairos, Bansk Group, Brookfield, Cornell Capital, KPS, Lightyear Capital, Symphony and TPG.

Experience highlights

  • $11.75 billion in ABL, cash flow and first-lien term facilities, and secured notes and unsecured notes, in connection with Brookfield’s acquisition of the Power Solutions business (renamed Clarios) of Johnson Controls
  • $6.0 billion revolving credit facility for Mastercard
  • $4.0 billion bridge facility in connection with Clarivate’s pending acquisition of ProQuest
  • $3.81 billion in first-lien facilities and secured notes in connection with the refinancing of Clarivate’s debt and Clarivate’s acquisitions of Decision Resources Group and CPA Global
  • $3.5 billion in unsecured loans and notes in connection with Genuine Parts Company’s acquisition of Alliance Automotive Group
  • $3.5 billion revolving credit facility for Freeport-McMoRan
  • $2.75 billion in first-lien facilities in connection with a dividend recap for Asphlund
  • $1.46 billion in first-lien and second-lien facilities in connection with Symphony’s acquisition of RSA
  • $1.22 billion in senior secured and warehouse credit facilities in connection with a sponsor’s acquisition of a company in the consumer loan space
  • $1.15 billion in credit facilities for L Brands
  • $1.089 billion in first- and second-lien facilities in connection with Atairos’ acquisition of Learfield Communications and Learfield’s subsequent combination with IMG College (Learfield/IMG College is a joint venture among Atairos, Comcast, Endeavor and Silver Lake)
  • $950 million bridge facility in connection with Clarivate’s acquisition of Decision Resources Group
  • $745 million in first- and second-lien facilities in connection with Atairos’ acquisition of Bowlero, and $113 million in incremental facilities for Bowlero
  • $730 million in ABL and first-lien term facilities in connection with Loews’ acquisition of Consolidated Container
  • $584 million multi-currency senior secured credit facility in connection with One Madison Corporation’s acquisition of Ranpak Corporation
  • $575 million in first-lien facilities in connection with Cornell Capital’s acquisition of HC Staffing Group
  • $515 million in secured credit facilities to LifeMiles, a joint venture between Advent International and Avianca
  • First-lien facilities in connection with TPG’s acquisition of Centrify Corporation and Thycotic
  • First-lien term and super-priority revolving facilities in connection with TPG’s acquisition of Convey Health
  • First-lien facilities in connection with TPG’s acquisition of Health Balance
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Insights

Navigating challenging markets

Credentials

Recognition

Chambers Global – Banking & Finance, USA

Chambers USA – Banking & Finance, New York

Legal 500 U.S. – Commercial Lending

IFLR1000 – Banking, United States, Highly Regarded

Best Lawyers – Banking and Finance, New York

M&A Advisor – 40 Under 40, 2013

Education
LL.M., University of Cambridge
  • Gonville & Caius College
Bachelor, Information Technology, Bond University
  • first-class honours
LL.B., Bond University Faculty of Law
  • first-class honours
Professional history
  • Counsel, 2023-present
  • Partner, 2004-2023
  • Davis Polk since 1998
  • Associate, Allen Allen & Hemsley (Sydney), 1996-1998
Qualifications and admissions
  • State of New York
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