Leila Sayegh represents corporations and private equity funds as borrowers, and banks and other financial institutions as lenders, in a broad range of domestic and international financing transactions, including acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, bridge financings, investment-grade financings, ABL credit facilities, debtor-in-possession financings and corporate recapitalizations. Her practice extends across a wide range of industries.
Bio
Ms. Sayegh’s experience includes advising:
- Netflix in connection with obtaining a $59 billion bridge facility commitment, a $5 billion revolving credit facility and $25 billion in delayed draw term loan facilities in support of its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. following the pending separation of Discovery Global for $82.7 billion
- Skyworks Solutions in connection with obtaining a $3.05 billion bridge facility commitment in support of its pending $22 billion combination with Qorvo
- OceanSound Partners and its portfolio companies on numerous transactions, including with respect to financing the recapitalization of Netrix and the acquisitions of Gannett Fleming, RMA Group, PSC Group and Distributed Systems Services
- ServiceNow in the financing aspects of its $2.85 billion acquisition of Moveworks
- PayPal in connection with its $5 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility and
$1 billion 364-day revolving credit facility - Lucid Group in connection with its $1 billion ABL revolving credit facility and its
$2 billion delayed draw term loan facility - Disney in connection with its $5.25 billion 364-day revolving credit facility, $4 billion five-year revolving credit facility and $3 billion five-year revolving credit facility
- Intel in connection with its $7 billion five-year revolving credit facility and $5 billion 364-day revolving credit facility
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities in connection with its $5 billion revolving credit facility
- NGL Energy in connection with its $475 million ABL revolving credit facility and $700 million term loan facility
- RB Global in connection with its $1.3 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility and $950 million term loan facility
- 8x8 in connection with its $200 million delayed draw term loan facility
- Convera in its $910 million acquisition of Western Union Business Solutions
- Dole in connection with its $600 million multi-currency revolving credit facility, $250 million term loan facility and $350 million farm credit loan
- Shamrock Capital in connection with the financing of its $300 million acquisition of the masters and other rights to Taylor Swift’s first six albums
- Shamrock Capital in connection with its acquisition of the catalog proceeds of a well-known singer, songwriter and producer in a RECAP (Retained Equity in Catalog with Assignment of Proceeds) transaction
- OVO Sound, an independent record label owned by Drake, in connection with the financing for its acquisition of Warner Music Group’s 50% interest in the label
- Litmus Music in connection with its revolving credit facility
- Permira Advisers on numerous transactions, including with respect to the financing for its $1.75 billion acquisition of Duff & PhelpsLLC (n/k/a Kroll, LLC)
- Veritas Capital on numerous transactions, including with respect to the financing of its $690 million acquisition of Harris Corporation, $820 million acquisition of Verscend Technologies, Inc. and the $4.9 billion acquisition of Cotiviti Holdings, Inc. by Verscend Technologies, Inc.
Ms. Sayegh has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500
and IFLR1000. In addition, she has been honored by Lawdragon as
one of its 500 Leading Dealmakers in America and by the Los
Angeles Business Journal as part of its Leaders of Influence —
Banking & Finance, Women of Influence and Thriving in Their
40s lists.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2003
- M.B.A., Columbia University Graduate School of Business, 2003
- B.A., Franklin & Marshall College, 1999
Admissions
- California
- New York
Leila B. Sayegh
Partner, Finance
leila.sayegh@skadden.com