Andrea Hwang is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s finance group, based in New York. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as public and private companies in connection with acquisition financings, recapitalizations and asset-based credit facilities. Andrea also represents direct lenders and other institutional investors in connection with a wide range of financing transactions, including unitranche, senior and junior secured, and mezzanine transactions.

Experience

  • Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Forefront Dermatology.
  • Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of PrimePay LLC.
  • Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Time Manufacturing.
  • Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Quicken Inc.
  • Represented Aquiline Capital Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition for Avera Health.
  • Represented Cove Hill Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Ungerboeck Systems International.
  • Represented The Vistria Group and Nautic Partners in connection with financing for their acquisition of Home Care Holdings.
  • Represented USIC Holdings, a portfolio company of Partners Group, in connection with its dividend recapitalization.
  • Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Continental Batteries.
  • Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Wedgewood Pharmacy.
  • Represented Partners Group in connection with financing for its acquisition of Careismatic Brands.
  • Represented H.I.G. Capital in connection with financing for its acquisition of Capstone Logistics.
  • Represented The Vistria Group and Excellere Partners in connection with financing for their acquisition of SCA Pharmaceuticals.
  • Represented TSG Consumer Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of Pathway Vet Alliance.
  • Represented Advent International in connection with financing for its acquisition of Forescout Technologies.
  • Represented Ansira Partners, Inc., a portfolio company of Advent International, in connection with financing for its acquisition of the CDK Global digital marketing business.
  • Represented Insight Venture Partners in connection with financing for its $1.1 billion acquisition of Episerver.*
  • Represented Brookfield Business Partners in connection with financing for its $4.6 billion acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company.*
  • Represented Platinum Equity in connection with financing for its acquisition of Verra Mobility, and the subsequent $1.1 billion refinancing of such facilities in connection with various add-on acquisitions.*
  • Represented Platinum Equity in connection with financing for its $4 billion acquisition of Vertiv Group Corporation.*

* Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray

Areas of Practice