Benjamin Cheng
Lawyers
Represents arrangers, lenders, sponsors and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions.
Benjamin represents arrangers, lenders, sponsors and borrowers in a variety of secured and unsecured financings, acquisition and bridge financings, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, asset-based and cash-flow-based financings, project financings and structured and securitization programs.
Benjamin’s clients include companies in a variety of industries, including technology, hospitality, energy, communications and finance. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Banking by IFLR1000.
Experience highlights
- $28.50 billion senior unsecured facilities for Amgen Inc.’s acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics
- $13.00 billion senior secured bridge facilities for Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter
- $10.00 billion senior unsecured facilities with ESG-adjusted pricing for Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC
- $2.75 billion senior secured exit financing for PG&E Corporation
- $2.10 billion superpriority debtor-in-possession and exit financings for Frontier Communications Corporation
- $1.29 billion first lien and second lien financings for Partners Group’s acquisition of EyeCare Partners, LLC
- $1.00 billion superpriority debtor-in-possession financing for Windstream Services, LLC
- $500 million senior secured asset-based financing for Bain’s acquisition of LBM Acquisition, LLC
- $175 million senior secured asset-based financing for Bain’s acquisition of Imperial Dade
- $50 million superpriority debtor-in-possession financing for Nine West Holdings, Inc.
- $20 million asset-based receivables financing for Alcami ABL LLC
Credentials
Recognition
IFLR1000 – Banking, United States, Rising Star
Expert Guides – Banking, New York
Education
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Master, Library and Information Science, University of Hawaii
B.A., Education, Brigham Young University - Hawaii
- magna cum laude
Professional history
- Counsel, Davis Polk, 2017-present
- Of Counsel, Paul Hastings, 2014-2017
- Counsel, Shearman & Sterling, 2008-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York