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Nathan Wood

Of Counsel

Email

nwood@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 650 838 3725

Offices

Silicon Valley

V-CARD
Nathan focuses on private U.S. and cross-border debt financing transactions, with a particular emphasis on acquisition financings. 
Nathan represents financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporate clients, including BAML, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Vector Capital and Symphony Technology Group.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Salesforce.com, Inc. in connection with its $1.0 billion revolving credit facility and a $500 million term loan facility related to its acquisition of Demandware, Inc.
  • Connexity, Inc. and Become, Inc., as borrowers, in connection with a loan and security agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and in connection with a loan and security agreement with LBC Credit Partners III, L.P., as administrative agent.
  • Service Corporation International, as borrower, on a $1.4 billion unsecured financing agented by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with the redemption of all $295 million of its outstanding 7.00% senior notes due 2017, consisting of a $700 million revolving credit facility and a $700 million term loan A.
  • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunning managers, in connection with a $750 million aggregate senior secured financing including a $350 million senior secured term loan A facility and a $400 million senior secured revolving credit facility, related to Alliant Techsystems Inc.'s spinoff of its Sporting Group segment (to be renamed Vista Outdoor Inc.).
  • 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 related to the acquisition of Grocery Outlet Inc. by Hellman & Friedman LLC.
  • Symphony Teleca Corporation, a portfolio company of Symphony Technology Group, as borrower, in connection with the proposed acquisition financing of Aditi Technologies, a growing leader in cloud-led modern application development, arranged by RBC Capital Markets.
  • Vector Capital in connection with the financing for the acquisition of Allegro Development Corporation.
  • Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arranger and bookrunner, in connection with a $650 million aggregate financing , including a $250 million revolving credit facility, a $110 million Term A-1 facility and a $290 million Term A-2 facility, related to the spin-off of the Performance Fibers business of Rayonier Inc. from its Forest Resources and Real Estate businesses.
  • A privately held portfolio company of Symphony Technology Group, as borrower in connection with a $435 million financing, including a $305 million senior secured first lien term loan, a $10 million revolving credit facility and a $120 million senior secured second lien revolving facility, which was related to its refinancing and dividend recapitalization arranged by Jefferies Finance LLC.
  • The arrangers and initial purchasers in connection with AlliantTechsystems Inc.'s $1,960 million senior secured credit facility (consisting of a new term loan A facility in an aggregate amount of $1,010 million, a new term loan B facility in an aggregate amount of $250 million and a new revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $700 million) and offering of $300 million of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2021. The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition by Alliant Techsystems Inc. of Bushnell Group Holdings, Inc. and to pay related fees and expenses.
  • Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, arranger and book manager, in connection with a financing, consisting of a first lien facility, a revolving credit financing and a second lien facility related to the acquisition of Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., by Vista Equity Partners' portfolio company, Vitera Healthcare Solutions, LLC.
  • Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. as sole lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a senior secured term loan facility for Polycom, Inc.
  • Bonten Media Group Holdings, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Bonten Media Group, Inc., portfolio companies of Diamond Castle Holdings, as borrowers under first lien credit and second lien credit facilities provided by Canyon Capital Advisors LLC.
  • Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, arranger and book manager, in connection with a cross-border term loan financing for iEnergizer Limited and Aptara, Inc., as co-borrowers.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, California

Academic

University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D.

Princeton University A.B.

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.