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Compass Minerals’s Senior Secured Term Loan Facility and Senior Secured Revolving Loan Facility

May 09, 2016

Cravath represented the agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in connection with the arrangement of a $400 million senior secured term loan facility made available to Compass Minerals International, Inc., to be used to refinance existing indebtedness, and a $300 million senior secured revolving loan facility made available to Compass Minerals International, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Compass Minerals Canada Corp. and Compass Minerals UK Limited, to be used for working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes, including distributions. The transaction closed on April 20, 2016.

The Cravath team included partner George E. Zobitz, senior attorney Christopher J. Kelly and associates David J. Benhamou, Samuel P. Niles and Patrick E. Bassey on banking matters; associate Arvind Ravichandran on tax matters; and partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters.

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  • Banking and Credit
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People

Name
George E. Zobitz
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
jzobitz@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1996
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    Education

    • J.D., 1995, New York University School of Law
      with Honors, cum laude
    • B.A., 1991, Franklin & Marshall College

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Name
    Christopher J. Kelly
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    cjkelly@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1406
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      Education

      • J.D., 1999, Harvard Law School
      • B.A., 1996, Columbia University
        Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Name
      Matthew Morreale
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      mmorreale@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1534
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        Education

        • J.D., 1997, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • M.S., 1994, University of Pennsylvania
        • B.A., 1990, University of Pennsylvania
        • B.A.S., 1990, University of Pennsylvania

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        • New York

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