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Maura O’Sullivan

Partner

Email

mosullivan@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7897

Offices

New York

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Maura focuses on acquisition financings, leveraged lending, restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings and asset-based finance.
She has extensive experience representing financial institutions and direct lenders in structuring and executing acquisition financings, leveraged lending transactions and first- and second-lien structures. Maura has also worked extensively in cross-border financings (including in connection with cross-border acquisitions).

Experience

Representative matters

  • Lead arrangers in connection with €650 million cross-border term loan facility and $550 million cross-border term loan facility for Ineos Enterprises .
  • Lead arrangers in connection with the $1.425 billion financing for the acquisition of Waterlogic by Culligan International.
  • Lead arrangers in connection with a $600 million revolving credit facility for SS&C.
  • Lead arrangers in connection with a $1.2 billion Term Loan B and a €700 million add-on Term Loan B for INEOS US Finance LLC and INEOS Finance PLC, as part of a cross-border refinancing.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation in connection with $2.75 billion revolving credit facility.
  • Lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with a $2.25 billion senior secured financing for Samsonite International SA, consisting of a $850 million revolving credit facility and a $800 million term loan A facility.
  • Citibank, N.A. as Agent on a $6.3 billion DIP financing for Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC and EFIH Finance Inc., consisting of a $5.475 billion senior secured DIP term loan facility and an $825 million senior secured delayed draw DIP term loan facility.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and the joint lead arrangers and bookrunners in connection with a $2.2 billion senior secured refinancing for LPL Holdings, Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association in connection with a $2.425 billion financing for PTL Acquisition Inc. to finance the acquisition of Tumi Holdings, Inc. by Samsonite International, S.A. The financing also involved collateral located in multiple foreign jurisdictions including Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Luxembourg and Mexico.
  • Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as lead arrangers and bookrunners, in connection with the $2.475 billion financing of Microsemi Corporation’s acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of PMC-Sierra, Inc.
  • Bank of America as Agent on a $3 billion revolving credit facility for Visa Inc.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation, as borrower, in connection with a $3 billion financing, including a refinancing of its $2 billion revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a new $750 million unsecured term loan arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, which backs the company’s acquisition of Endo International’s male urology business, and a $250 million revolving credit facility arranged by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
  • Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and ING Capital LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, in the $245 million senior secured financing, consisting of a $195 million first lien financing and a $50 million second lien financing, related to the acquisition of Global Knowledge Training LLC by Rhône Capital LLC from MidOcean Partners.
  • BNP Paribas, as agent, in relation to a $15 billion financing, consisting of a $5 billion 364-Day credit facility, a $5 billion three-year credit facility and a $5 billion five-year credit facility for Toyota Motor Credit Corporation and its affiliates.
  • Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and RBC Capital Markets as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunning managers in connection with a $640 million financing for Halyard Health Inc.’s spin-off from Kimberly-Clark Corporation, including a $390 million term loan B and $250 million of senior notes.
  • Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Jefferies Finance LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $725 million financing, comprising of a $450 million first lien term loan facility, a $75 million revolving credit facility and a $200 million second lien term loan facility, related to the acquisition of Grocery Outlet Inc. by Hellman & Friedman LLC.

Published Work

  • O’Sullivan, Maura, Co-author (2023) “Introduction”, London: 2023 Chambers Banking & Finance Global Practice Guide
  • O’Sullivan, Maura, Co-author (2023) “USA: Law & Practice”, London: 2023 Chambers Banking & Finance Global Practice Guide
  • O’Sullivan, Maura, Co-author (2016) “USA: Law & Practice”, London: 2016 Chambers Global Practice Guide: Banking and Finance 

Recognition

“She’s a great lawyer.”
Chambers USA 2023

Awards

  • Leading Lawyer, Legal 500 United States, 2023
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000, 2023
  • Highly ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers USA

Qualifications

Admissions

New York State (Second Dept), 1986

Academic

B.A., Holy Cross College, 1982
J.D., Fordham University, 1985
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.