Wayne E. Williams

SPAC IPOs

• Executive Network Partnering Corporation
• Periphas Capital Partnering Corporation
• Equity Distribution Acquisition Corp.
• Horizon Acquisition Corp
• Horizon Acquisition Corp II 

Issuer-Side Securities Offerings

• Solera Holdings, Inc. in the offering of $850 million senior notes.
• Zebra Technologies in the offering of $1.05 billion of senior notes.
• Navistar International Corporation in the offering of $370 million senior subordinated convertible notes.
• Urban One, Inc. in the offering of $335 million in senior subordinated notes.
• Smurfit Kappa Group in its €400 million offering of senior secured notes.
• Six Flags Entertainment in its $800 million offering of senior notes.
• Enova International, Inc. in its offerings of $375 million and $250 million of senior notes.
• Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in its $85 million PIPE investment in SunOpta Inc.
• A national company in its $235 million offering of senior secured notes in acquisition financing.
• A national rental equipment company in its $300 million offering of second lien senior secured notes.
• A multi-national consumer goods company in its $500 million offering of floating rate senior notes.
• A public construction services company in its $300 million offering of senior notes.
• Horsehead Holding Corp. in its $100 million initial public offering of common stock and $85 million shelf takedown of common stock.

Restructuring Related Matters

• Corporate and securities matters in connection with the Chapter 11 restructuring of Seadrill Limited, including the issuance of $880 million in secured notes. 
• Corporate and securities matters in connection with the Chapter 11 restructuring of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, including the issuance of first priority and second priority secured notes.
• Corporate and securities matters in connection with the Chapter 11 restructuring of Energy Future Holdings Corp.
• Represented an ad hoc group of investors in connection with their full backstop of approximately $250 million in rights offerings for second lien priority senior secured notes and warrants exercisable for approximately 95% of the company’s new equity, effectuated through the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Patriot Coal Corporation.
• Corporate and securities matters in a bankruptcy restructuring of a consumer food product business involving approximately $530 million of indebtedness and a rights offering.
• Corporate and securities matters in the out-of-court restructuring of a specialty repair and industrial cleaning business involving approximately $500 million of indebtedness and a private exchange offer for its outstanding debt securities.
• Radio One, Inc. in its private exchange offer for its outstanding debt securities.
• YRC Worldwide, Inc. in its out-of-court restructurings, including its registered exchange offer for its outstanding debt securities, its registered exchange offer for its secured debt and its private placement of convertible debt securities.
• Broder Bros. Co. in its private exchange offer for its outstanding debt securities.

Public and Private Mergers and Acquisitions

• Executive Network Partnering Corp. (NYSE: ENPC), a special purpose acquisition entity, in its $1.3 billion business combination with Grey Rock Investment Partners, a Dallas-based investment firm, resulting in the formation of publicly traded Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. 
• A public global electronics component manufacturer in its joint venture with a subsidiary of a multi-national Japanese corporation.
• A management consulting firm in its sale to an Indian consulting company.
• A private equity firm in its acquisition of a supply chain management services provider and its subsequent add-on acquisitions.
• A private equity firm in its sale of a national provider of employee benefit and payroll solutions.

Wayne held engineering, marketing and business line management positions in telecommunications and networking companies prior to practicing law.