Jeffrey A. Henson

• Advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC and U.S. Bank N.A. as joint book runners and joint lead arrangers in connection with a $440 million bridge financing to support the acquisition by HNI Corp., a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products, of all of the equity interests of Kimball International, a commercial furnishings company. In addition, advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC and U.S. Bank N.A. as joint book runners and joint lead arrangers of a $280 million delayed draw term loan facility and $50 million revolving credit facility increase for HNI Corp. in support of the acquisition.

• Advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC as sole book runner and sole lead arranger in connection with a $350 million underwritten term loan for Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd. to fund its acquisition of the in-force individual life insurance business of Voya Financial Inc. 

• Advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs Bank USA as joint book runners and joint lead arrangers in connection with a $10.65 billion bridge financing for the acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange Inc. of all of the equity interests of Ellie Mae Intermediate Holdings I Inc. In addition, advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC as the lead book runner and lead joint arranger of $3.75 billion in revolving credit facilities, and a $750 million delayed draw term loan facility for Intercontinental Exchange Inc. in support of the acquisition.

• Advised Wells Fargo Securities LLC as sole book runner and sole lead arranger in connection with a $1.4 billion bridge financing for the acquisition by DTE Energy of midstream natural gas assets owned by M3 Midstream and Vega Energy Partners.

• Represented Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. as joint book runners and joint lead arrangers in connection with a $3.65 billion bridge financing for the acquisition by Intercontinental Exchange Inc. of Interactive Data Corp. and $3.9 billion in revolving credit facilities for Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

• Represented Wells Fargo and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in providing financing to Intercontinental Exchange Inc. for its joint bid attempt with Nasdaq to takeover NYSE Euronext.

• Represented Wells Fargo in the $1.02 billion financing for Laclede Group to acquire the assets of Missouri Gas Energy and New England Gas Co.

• Represented Wells Fargo, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan in the $540 million financing for Kirby Corp. to acquire K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P.

• Represented Wells Fargo and Bank of America in the $500 million financing for Intercontinental Exchange Inc. to acquire New York Board of Trade.

• Represented lead agent and arranger of $250 million senior credit facilities used in part to finance the ceding commission paid by a life reinsurer to reinsure the business of Chase Insurance Group acquired by Protective Life Corp.

• Represented lead agent and arranger in the $90 million leveraged recapitalization of a private equity-owned specialty retailer in the hard surface flooring market.

• Represented lead agent and arranger in the $115 million dividend recapitalization of a direct seller of telecom and home services.

• Represented Wells Fargo in the $8.0 billion financing for Duke Energy Corp.

• Represented Wells Fargo in the $165 million financing of the recapitalization of Sharyland Utilities LLC.

• Represented Wells Fargo in the $1.2 billion acquisition financing for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.

• Represented Wells Fargo in the $2.5 billion financing of Evergy Inc.

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