ProfessionalsDavid Tarr

Tel: +1-212-373-3375
Fax: +1-212-492-0375
dtarr@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0375
A partner in the Finance Group, David Tarr focuses on finance transactions, with an emphasis on leveraged and acquisition finance. David represents corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors and lenders in a variety of secured and unsecured transactions.
David is highly ranked by Chambers USA in Banking & Finance, and he is recommended for his work in commercial lending by The Legal 500.
EXPERIENCE
David’s financing experience for private equity sponsors includes the representation of:
- Insight Partners in multiple acquisitions, refinancings and recapitalizations, including Appriss, Bullhorn,Cloudbolt, CommerceHub, Conga, Diligent, E2open, Episerver, EveryAction, InhabitIQ, Jama Software, Kaseya, LiveAction, Marigold, Municode, Optimizely, PDI, Recorded Future, Talkwalker, Tricentis, Thycotic, Veeam and View the Space
- Oak Hill Capital in multiple acquisitions, investments and refinancings, including Berlin Packaging, GoNetSpeed, Greenlight Networks, Mercer Advisors, MetroNet, Omni Fiber, Petauri Health, Race Telecommunications, Technimark, Trinity Consultants and U.S. Oral Surgery Management
- Clearlake Capital in its acquisition and subsequent debt refinancing of Crash Champions
- Crestview Partners in multiple acquisitions, investments and refinancings including Congruex, TenCate Grass Holding B.V. and Sybridge
- Hornblower in its successful DIP financing/Chapter 11 and exit from Crestview Partners
- Bain Capital in the acquisition of a majority stake in Hillenbrand, Inc.’s Milacron injection molding and extrusion business and in the sale of its portfolio company Warner Music Group to Access Industries.
- Sagewind Capital in multiple acquisitions and investments, including GCOM, OnCore Consulting, Aechelon Technologies, Federal Advisory Partners, EWA, Sigma Defense Systems and QuantiTech
- CI Capital Partners in various acquisitions, investments and sales, including PRA, Impact Group, The Cadmus Group, Maroon Group, Berghoff Design Group, Hoffman Landscapes, Rocco Fiore & Sons and Designs by Sundown
- Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) in its acquisition of ICR
- The Sterling Group in multiple acquisitions and recapitalizations, including Construction Supply Group, Tangent Technologies, Artisan Design Group, Highline Aftermarket and Bad Boy Mowers
- Platinum Equity in the acquisitions and recapitalizations of PrimeSource Building Products, Yak Mat, Securus Technologies, Sensis and Lonza Water Care
- FFL Partners in the acquisitions and financings of Autism Learning Partners, Icynene, Anova, Midwest Dental and Accordion
- Additional representations for ABRY Partners, Bain Capital, Centerbridge Partners, The Carlyle Group, CIP Capital, Compass Partners, Davidson Kempner, Gainline Capital, Golden Gate Capital, Liberty Capital, Seaport Capital and Warburg Pincus
David’s public and private company leveraged and restructuring experience includes the representation of:
- A360 Media in the sale of The National Enquirer (both U.S. and U.K. editions), the National Examiner and Globe, to VVIP Ventures
- Aris Mining on a bond offering to refinance its existing debt and support its working capital and general corporate activities
- Alcatel-Lucent and certain of its global subsidiaries in connection with €300 million and $2.25 billion senior secured credit facilities
- Body Contour Centers on a revolving credit facility to refinance its existing debt and support general corporate activities
- C5 Capital and ITC Global in the provision of a $10 million debtor-in-possession financing package to IronNet, a cybersecurity company, in connection with the company’s chapter 11 filing
- CenturyLink in Level 3 Financing’s successful refinancing of its $4.61 billion senior secured Tranche B 2024 term loan and multiple bond offerings
- Comtech Telecommunications in connection with revolving and term loan credit facilities and the issuance of $160 million liquidation amount of Series B Preferred Stock
- HealthEquity, Inc. on secured revolving financing matters, including for its acquisition of WageWorks
- Hudson’s Bay Company in multiple ABL and term loan financings, including for the acquisition of Galeria Kaufhof
- Interpublic Group in a $500 million credit facility and multiple bond offerings
- Certain bondholders of Liberty Tire Recycling in connection with out-of-court debt restructuring matter
- Certain bondholders of Sonder Holdings in connection with an initial investment and out-of-court debt restructuring matter
- Texas Competitive Electric Company LLC and its subsidiaries in a $4.475 billion debtor-in-possession financing
- Additional representations for lenders including Blackstone Credit,ÌýMacquarie²¹²Ô»åÌýWafra Investment Advisory Group