Ram Burshtine

Ram’s recent representations include representing:

• GIC in connection with its commitment to NextDecade Corporation’s (NextDecade) (NASDAQ: NEXT) Phase 1, US$18.4 billion LNG project, winner of Project Finance International’s “Deal of the Year” award, 2024.
• Representing American National Insurance in its $5.1 billion acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners (pending). 
• Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. in its pending acquisition by ATN International, Inc. and Freedom 3 Capital in a transaction valued at approximately US$332 million.
• Anixter International, a global distributor of network, security, electronic and utility power solutions, in its agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for approximately US$3.8 billion, and in the successful sale of Anixter to WESCO International pursuant to a superior proposal valued at approximately US$4.5 billion.
• Kuvare Holdings in connection with a syndicated liquidity revolving credit facility.
• GIC in the acquisition by affiliates of Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Enagas, GIC, NPS and USS, of all of the publicly held outstanding Class A Shares of Tallgrass Energy LP.
• MiMedx Group, a biopharmaceutical company developing, manufacturing, and marketing regenerative biologics utilizing human placental allografts for multiple sectors of healthcare, in connection with its concurrent US$150 million equity and debt financing.
• GIC Pte Ltd., in connection with its acquisition, together with Brookfield Infrastructure, of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W).
• InfraBuild in connection with a US$250 million multi-jurisdiction and multi-currency asset-based credit facility.
• Kuvare Holdings in connection with the financing of the acquisition by its subsidiary, Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company, of Lincoln Benefit Life Company.
• Herc Holdings Inc. in connection with a US$1.75 billion asset-based credit facility.
• A public real estate finance company in connection with its US$2.56 billion acquisition of a project finance debt platform and loan portfolio from a major multi-national conglomerate and the US$1.7 billion senior secured financing thereof.
• GE Capital in the US$12 billion sale of its U.S. and Canada sponsor finance business, known as “Antares Capital,” to an affiliate of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
• Marathon Asset Management and its managed funds in connection multiple syndicated and bilateral subscription-secured credit facilities.
• Roark Capital Group and its portfolio companies in connection with multiple secured financing transactions for new acquisitions and recapitalization transactions. 
• Altamont Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of Topa Insurance Group.
• Synchrony Financial in connection with its syndicated liquidity revolving credit facility.
• A public real estate finance company in connection with asset-based acquisition financings of the project finance debt business of a global industrial company.
• CIT Bank, N.A., as lead arranger and administrative agent, in connection with multiple acquisition and other event-driven secured financing transactions.
• GIC Pte Ltd. in connection with the senior-secured credit financing of its acquisitions, together with other leading investors.
• Veritiv Corporation in connection with a US$1.4 billion asset-based credit facility.
• Kuvare Holdings in connection with the financing of its acquisition of Guaranty Income Life Insurance Company.
• A leading insurance holding company in connection with a syndicated liquidity revolving credit facility.
• A leading private equity fund in connection with its bridge to capital financing facility.
• ING in connection with an Ex-IM bank guaranteed financing of an international airline. 
• General Motors in its multiple senior secured, debtor-in-possession and exit financings from commercial banks, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Export Development Canada.