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Forward Air’s $2.25 Billion of High‑Yield Notes and Credit Facilities to Finance the Acquisition of Omni Logistics

January 31, 2024

Cravath represented Forward Air Corporation in connection with $1.525 billion of senior secured credit facilities and $725 million of 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior secured notes in connection with its acquisition of Omni Logistics. Forward Air Corporation is a leading asset‑light freight and logistics company. The acquisition closed on January 25, 2024.

The Cravath team representing Forward Air Corporation included partners Joseph D. Zavaglia, Douglas Dolan and Kelly M. Smercina, of counsel Isaac C. Beerman and associates Ori Oren, Matthew C. Weinstein, Elise Zhou and Colin L. Halvey on capital markets and banking matters; partner Andrew T. Davis and associates Carlos Nicholas Obando and Tristan Baylor on tax matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; and practice area attorney David Crampton on executive compensation and benefits matters.

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  • Corporate
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  • Transportation

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Joseph D. Zavaglia
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
jzavaglia@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1724
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    Education

    • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
      Valedictorian, summa cum laude
    • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
      cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Douglas Dolan
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    ddolan@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1310
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      • J.D., 2014, New York University School of Law
        magna cum laude
      • B.A., 2011, Cornell University

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Kelly M. Smercina
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      ksmercina@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1133
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        Education

        • J.D., 2014, University of Michigan Law School
          Order of the Coif, summa cum laude
        • B.A., 2011, University of Notre Dame
          Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

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        • New York
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        Isaac C. Beerman
        Title
        Corporate
        Title
        Partner
        Email
        ibeerman@cravath.com
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        +1-212-474-1048
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          • J.D., 2010, Harvard Law School
          • B.A., 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
            Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude

          Admitted In

          • New York
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          Andrew T. Davis
          Title
          Tax
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          Partner
          Email
          adavis@cravath.com
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          +1-212-474-1272
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            • LL.M., 2020, New York University School of Law
            • J.D., 2014, Stanford Law School
            • A.B., 2010, Princeton University

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            • New York
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            Matthew Morreale
            Title
            Corporate
            Title
            Partner
            Email
            mmorreale@cravath.com
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            +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

              Admitted In

              • New York
              Name
              David Crampton
              Title
              Executive Compensation and Benefits
              Title
              Practice Area Attorney
              Email
              dcrampton@cravath.com
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              +1-212-474-1358
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                • J.D., 2020, Cornell Law School
                  magna cum laude
                • B.S., 2016, Oregon State University

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                • New York

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                Deals & Cases

                January 24, 2024

                Forward Air’s Amended Agreement to Acquire Omni Logistics, Resolving Previously Announced Litigation

                On January 22, 2024, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”) announced an agreement with Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, to amend the terms of the existing merger agreement relating to their previously announced acquisition. This agreement ends the litigation between the parties, which will now be dismissed. Under the terms of the amended merger agreement, Omni shareholders will receive $20 million in cash, instead of the $150 million initially agreed, and 35% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis), as compared to the 37.7% of Forward’s pro forma common equity (on a fully‑diluted, as‑converted basis) contemplated by the original agreement. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction and related litigation.

                Deals & Cases

                August 10, 2023

                Forward Air’s Combination with Omni Logistics

                On August 10, 2023, Forward Air Corporation (“Forward”), a provider of transportation services, and Omni Logistics, LLC (“Omni”), a private logistics and supply chain management company that is majority owned by Ridgemont Equity Partners and EVE Partners, LLC, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Forward and Omni will combine in a cash-and-stock transaction, creating a combined company that generated approximately $3.7 billion of combined company adjusted revenue for the twelve months ended June 30, 2023. Cravath is representing Forward in connection with the transaction.

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