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 is recognized by IFLR1000 for his banking work.
Experience
Recent Work
- $2.7 billion senior secured term loan and revolving facilities for John Bean Technologies Corporation’s acquisition of Marel hf
- $2.375 billion term loan facility and a $400 million asset-based revolving facility for KKR’s acquisition of Varsity Brands, Inc.
- $1.025 billion senior secured term loan facility for Frontier Communications Corporation
- $850 million senior secured term loan and revolving facilities for Kohlberg & Co.’s acquisition of Conserve Parent, LLC (d/b/a CLEAResult)
- $600 million term loan facility and $500 million revolving facility for Resideo Funding Inc.’s acquisition of Snap One Holdings Corp.
- $575 million senior secured second lien term loan financing for Imperial Dade
- $550 million senior secured term loan facility for Northeast Grocery, Inc.
- $320 million senior secured term loan and revolving facilities for Opus Inspection, Inc.
Recognition
IFLR1000 – Banking, United States
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
Prior experience
- Of Counsel, Paul Hastings, 2014-2017
- Counsel, Shearman & Sterling, 2008-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York