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Shawn Dogra

Counsel

Shawn advises leading financial institutions and private capital providers as lenders, agents and arrangers in finance transactions across industries, including complex cross-border syndicated loans, acquisition and other leveraged financings, direct lending transactions, asset-backed financings, investment grade financings and restructuring transactions.
He also represents corporate borrowers in all aspects of finance matters. Shawn also has particular expertise advising clients in sports finance matters, with significant related experience in syndicated loan, direct lending and bespoke professional sports financings and other debt and equity investment transactions.

Experience

Representative matters

Morgan Stanley Senior Funding as Administrative Agent on a $2.475 billion financing for Osmosis Buyer Limited consisting of a $2 billion first lien secured term loan B facility, a $250 million delayed draw term loan B facility and a $225 million revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of Culligan International by BDT Capital Partners.

Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, on a $350 million financing for Nabors Industries, Inc. consisting of a $350 million revolving credit facility with a $100 million accordion feature that refinanced the company's existing revolving credit facilities.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent on a $645 million financing for CentroMotion, a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners, consisting of a $420 million secured term loan B facility, a $125 million delayed draw term loan facility and a $100 million asset based revolving credit facility to finance the acquisition of Carlisle Brake & Friction by CentroMotion.

Golub Capital and Audax Private Debt, as lenders, on a secured unitranche financing for the acquisition of Ned Stevens by Cobepa.

A leading global investment bank, as administrative agent and arranger, for a €190 million PIK facility for a sponsor-backed airline services company.

Morgan Stanley and HSBC in a $2.425 billion financing, consisting of a $1.25 billion first lien secured term loan A facility and a $500 million first lien secured revolving credit facility agented by HSBC and a $675 million first lien secured term loan B facility agented by Morgan Stanley to finance the acquisition of Tumi, a publicly-listed North American premium luggage manufacturer, by Samsonite, a publicly-listed global premium luggage manufacturer and retailer.

A leading global investment bank, as administrative agent and lead arranger, in a $600 million first lien secured term loan B facility and $100 million revolving credit facility for the acquisition of a medical services company by a healthcare-focused sponsor.

A leading global investment bank as administrative agent and lead arranger on a $1.3 billion financing, consisting of a $550 million incremental first lien secured term loan facility, a new $210 million second lien secured term loan facility, and an additional side-by-side $540 million first lien secured revolving credit and term loan facility, for the acquisition of a software company by a sponsor's existing portfolio company and the carveout of certain acquired businesses to a newly created sponsor entity.

A leading global investment bank's credit trading division, as borrower, on a $160 million asset-backed senior secured revolving credit facility arranged by a group of global investment banks.

A global sports, real estate, entertainment and media company, as borrower, in a $1.3 billion term loan and revolving credit facility arranged by a group of global investment banks.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, New York

Academic

University of Toronto Faculty of Law J.D., (Honors)

Gerald W. Schwartz Gold Medal

University of Toronto Rotman School of Management M.B.A. (Bregman Scholar, Dean's List)

University of Ottawa B.Com., Finance,summa cum laude

Languages

English
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.