H1 2026 Debt Finance Spotlight

Aurelius on the financing supporting its $215 million acquisition of the EMEA metering business of Landis+Gyr, a provider of energy management and smart metering solutions.

Bregal Sagemount in connection with the financing of its strategic growth investment in Redgate Software, a leading platform for database DevOps and lifecycle management.

Crédit Agricole and a syndicate of lenders on the senior financing of Siparex’s reinvestment in Winncare, a European provider of medical devices and care solutions serving home care and long-term care settings.

GREENPEAK Partners-backed atania, a tax, audit, and transaction advisory platform, on the financing of its partnership with LKC Group.

Novo Holdings-backed Catalent, a leading global CDMO serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer health industries, on a refinancing transaction comprising a $4.1 billion-equivalent seven-year Term Loan B and a $600 million revolving credit facility, with J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley as lead arrangers. The transaction replaces Catalent’s existing Term Loan B.

Pamplona-backed CSC ServiceWorks, a leading provider of laundry solutions and air vending services, on a liability management transaction including a term loan financing arranged by a syndicate of lenders to support working capital needs and refinance existing indebtedness.

Paradigm Oral Health, a provider of oral surgery services, on the completion of a surgeon-led buyback that returns majority ownership and control of Paradigm Oral Health to its surgeons and leadership team.

Pharmakon Advisors on entering into a $500 million committed debt facility with Mineralys Therapeutics, the developer of an investigational drug for treating hypertension. The term loan will be available to Mineralys in four tranches, with the first tranche of $100 million to be funded upon closing.

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), a global space systems and launch services provider, in connection with debt financing and capital markets matters in its definitive agreement to acquire Iridium Communications Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction, including its commitments from lenders for a $3.6 billion 364-day senior secured bridge term loan facility.

Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK) in connection with a six-year term loan facility for up to $550 million of capital from funds managed by Blue Owl Capital. The non-dilutive debt financing consists of three tranches over 18 months.

TA Associates in connection with the financing of its majority growth investment in OneSource Virtual, a provider of HR and payroll services for the Workday ecosystem.

Templewater on the financing supporting its acquisition of Ascensus Health Group, a Singapore-based provider of specialist women’s healthcare services, and on the financing supporting its acquisition of The Women’s Clinic Group, a Hong Kong-based provider of specialist women’s health and fertility services.

A consortium of investment funds advised by affiliates of Tinicum Incorporated and Blackstone on the debt financing and structuring aspects of its £1.275 billion recommended offer for Senior plc, an international engineering company serving the aerospace, defense, land vehicle, and power and energy sectors.

Valar Atomics in connection with a $1 billion Series B financing led by Sequoia Capital and a $200 million credit facility led by Erebor Bank, which served as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan, with participation from Crescent Cove Advisors and Hercules Capital.