Overview
Anh B. Lee focuses her practice on corporate transactions with particular emphasis in debt financing. Anh represents private equity and investment funds, real estate investment funds, alternative and direct lenders, and capital sources. She advises publicly and privately held companies and alternative and direct lenders in connection with secured and unsecured financings, leveraged buyouts, public offerings, secured bond offerings, working capital financings, restructurings, special situation transactions, bridge-debt financings, and fund subscription facilities.
Anh has an active pro bono practice, having obtained clients U-visas, legal permanent residency and relief under the Violence Against Women Act. She has also successfully assisted several transgender clients with legal name changes.
Prior to joining McDermott, Anh was a partner in the corporate practice at another international AmLaw 100 firm. During law school, she was an extern for the California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General. She was also an associate editor for Asian Law Journal and Berkeley Journal of International Law.
Results
- Represented Fortress Investment Group in a $300 million senior secured term loan facility to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*
- Represented Oaktree Capital in an $80 million senior secured term loan facility to SIGA Technologies, Inc.*
- Organized $782.5 million refinancing of senior secured credit facility debt in connection with Dex One Corporation’s merger with SuperMedia, Inc., accomplished through a “pre-packaged” Chapter 11 reorganization*
- Organized acquisition financing, including a credit facility with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, in connection with a private equity sponsor’s acquisition of a global provider of key specialty materials*
- Represented Vince Holding Corp. in its $175 million senior secured term loan credit facility and $50 million asset-based revolving credit facility in connection with its initial public offering*
- Represented Aurora Capital Partners on acquisition financing in connection with its acquisition of SRP Group and refinancing of Zywave*
- Represented TZP Group in acquisition financings in connection with its acquisitions of University Furnishings, LAC Group, Pyramid Hotel Group and Family Entertainment Group*
- Represented Madison Dearborn Partner portfolio company Yankee Candle Company, Inc. in a $725 million senior secured term loan credit facility and a $175 million senior secured asset based revolving credit facility*
- Represented Sizzling Finance Corp. and Sizzling Platter, LLC in a $135 million senior secured notes facility*
- Represented PBF Energy, a Blackstone/First Reserve energy investment vehicle in a $100 million asset-based revolving credit facility, a $75 million term loan credit facility and a $180 million senior subordinated note facility*
- Represented PBF Energy in a $600 million letter of credit facility*
- Represented Solutia, Inc. in its $2 billion credit facility exit financing in connection with emergence from Chapter 11*
- Represented Tropicana Entertainment, LLC in a $67 million debtor-in-possession financing*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- The Legal 500 United States 2018
Credentials
Education
University of California – Berkeley School of Law, JD, 2004
University of Wisconsin – Madison, BS, 2000
Admissions
California
Illinois
Languages
English
Mandarin Chinese
