Laurence Hoch

Primary Focus & Experience

Laurence has experience acting on a broad range of matters, with specific experience advising borrowers, sponsors and lenders on their financing transactions. Laurence’s practice is focused on complex domestic and cross-border leveraged acquisition financings, refinancings and financial restructurings. 

A selection of Laurence’s experience includes advising:

• The lead arranger and agents on the repricing of Delivery Hero’s US$1.3 billion term loan maturing in 2029.
• The financing sources on the debt financing of Apollo’s acquisition of the Interiors Business Group from Forvia SE (EPA: FRVIA) in a carve-out transaction.
• The financing sources on the debt financing of Lone Star’s dual acquisition and future combination of RadiciGroup’s high performance polymers and specialty chemicals business areas, and DOMO Engineered Materials.
• Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) in connection with the $4.1 billion refinancing of the existing credit facilities of Nexstar Media Inc. and Mission Broadcasting, Inc.*
• Providence Equity Partners in connection with the financing of its majority investment in Global Critical Logistics.*
• Blackstone in connection with the financing for its acquisition of Trystar.*
• Advent International and its portfolio company McAfee Corp. in connection with various financing matters.*
• Bain Capital and its portfolio company Imperial Dade in connection with various financing matters.*
• One Equity Partners in connection with the financing for its acquisition of CraftMark Bakery.*
• Gamut Capital Management and its portfolio companies in various matters including acquisition financings of Airtron Heating & Air Conditioning and Dex Imaging.*
• Abry Partners and its portfolio company Aegis Sciences Corporation on its $170 million refinancing.* 
• Kohlberg & Company and PCI Pharma Services in connection with the financing for a strategic investment co-led by Kohlberg and Bain Capital.*
• Olympus Partners and its portfolio company EyeSouth Partners in connection with various financing activities.*

*Matters completed prior to joining Milbank