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Tomasz Kulawik

Partner

Tomasz has extensive experience in leveraged finance, including acquisition financings, asset based lending and refinancings, in both the syndicated and direct lending spaces. He also has extensive experience in restructurings and workouts, both in and out of court, and investment grade finance. In addition, Tomasz advises clients on issues relating to LIBOR transition and replacement.

Experience

Representative matters

Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries in connection with $3 billion revolving credit facilities 
Lead Arrangers in connection with INEOS’ $1.9 billion equivalent cross-border term loan financing
invoX Pharma Limited on their acquisition of F-star Therapeutics
Hornblower Cruises: Represented ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with new super priority financing facility and related amendments to existing loan documents.
US Shipping: Represented ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with exposure under credit agreement.
UTEX Industries, Inc.: Represent Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as administrative agent and lender under a first lien credit facility in bankruptcy proceedings
The lead arrangers in connection with a $1.75 billion DIP credit facility for Weatherford International plc
Goldman Sachs and Citi, as lead arrangers, in connection with Harsco Corporation’s $500 million bridge facility commitment and the related revolving credit facility upsize
The Bank of Nova Scotia in connection with an amendment and extension of Royal Gold, Inc.’s $1 billion revolving credit facility
Trivium Packaging in connection with a $250 million asset-based revolving credit facility
Natixis and Bank of Ireland in connection with a $225 million refinancing facility for a Bridgepoint Capital portfolio company
Morgan Stanley in a number of incremental facilities for a portfolio company of Advent International
The lead arrangers in connection with an $80 million asset-based DIP credit facility for CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC
Consolidated Edison, Inc. in its $825 million term loan facility agented by Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Citibank, N.A. in connection with a $225 million term loan “A” and $450 million term loan “B” credit facilities for Dana Incorporated to finance an acquisition
Boston Scientific Corporation in connection with a £3.3 billion bridge credit facility agented by Barclays Bank PLC to finance the acquisition of BTG plc

Published Work

  • Kulawik, Tomasz (2022) “Rise of the Jumbo Unitranche: A Continuing Trend in 2022?”, London: Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law 
  • Tomasz, Kulawik, (2017) “Recent Trends In Limited-Confidentiality Provisions”, New York: Law360

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 2008
District of Columbia, 2017

Academic

M.A., Warsaw University, 2004
LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, 2006
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2008

Languages

Polish