David S. Passes

Mr. Passes’ practice extends across a wide range of industries. Notable representations include:

• JAB Holding Company in connection with:
  • a $3 billion credit facility related to its $7.5 billion acquisition of Panera Bread;
  • a $2.8 billion credit facility related to its acquisition of National Veterinary Associates from Ares Management;
  • a $495 million credit facility to support its acquisition of Compassion-First Pet Hospitals from Quad-C Management Inc.;
  • a $500 million credit facility related to its $1.35 billion acquisition of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; and
  • a $2.4 billion unsecured credit facility to finance the acquisition of Dr Pepper Snapple by its portfolio company Keurig Green Mountain;
• Veritas Capital in connection with the financings of:
  • its $2.8 billion acquisition of Cubic Corp.;
  • Verscend Technologies, Inc. $4.9 billion acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.;
  • its $700 million acquisition of the capital services business of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.; and
  • its acquisitions of Anaren, Onsolve, StandardAero and Abaco Systems;
• Hg Capital in connection with the financings related to its acquisitions of Litera Microsystems, Intelerad and Caseware International;
• Centene Corp. in connection with loan facilities related to its acquisitions of Health Net, Inc. and Well Care Health Plans, Inc.;
• DowDuPont Inc. in the financings related to its spin-off and reorganization; and
• Cava Group in the financing for its acquisition of Zoe’s Kitchen.