backNEW YORK, Apr. 7, 2017 – King & Spalding represented a major international investment bank as the sole structuring advisor and sole active book-running manager in an $800 million “whole business securitization” of the franchise assets of Focus Brands Inc. in a deal that closed April 6.
Focus Brands Inc. is the operator of quick service and fast casual restaurant brands Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky’s.
The whole-business securitization follows the firm’s representation of several major investment banks and issuers in other recent, headline esoteric securitizations in the restaurant, automotive services, telecommunications and container shipping industries, including the recent TGI Friday’s transaction earlier in 2017.
The King & Spalding finance team was led by partner Michael Urschel and included partner Jeff Misher, counsel Anthony Mechcatie, associates Samantha Gleit, Tad Bardenwerper, Robyn Cho, Adam Ghebrekristos, Fil Sexton and Eugene Pevzner, and staff attorney Bert Eidson, with assistance from partners Sarah Borders (bankruptcy), John Taylor (tax) and Christine Savage (regulatory matters), and associate Alex Yacoub (IP).
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