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On March 17, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) successfully closed Senior Secured Credit Facilities of an undisclosed amount in support of Sandbrook Capital’s acquisition of Intellirent. KBCM served as Sole Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent on the transaction.

Intellirent specializes in the global rental of field-ready test equipment for electrical applications, offering tailored selection, preparation, technical support, and logistics to ensure optimal performance and delivery. The company offers a broad range of critical testing equipment for field service technicians to perform maintenance and repair, installation and commissioning, and emergency response on critical electrical infrastructure.

On March 14, 2025, Diversified Energy Company PLC (NYSE & LSE: DEC) (Diversified or the Company) closed on its acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources, LLC (Maverick) for $1.275 billion. Diversified agreed to acquire the assets for ~$207 million of cash, ~21.2 million of Diversified common shares, and assumed ~$700 million of Maverick’s outstanding debt. The transaction enters Diversified into the Permian Basin and Rockies and expands its current operations in Ark-La-Tex and the Western Anadarko. The combined company will have an average daily production of ~1,200 MMcfe/d.

KeyBanc Capital Markets was selected as a Buy-Side Advisor to Diversified because of its deep relationships and extensive experience in Ark-La-Tex, the Permian Basin, the Rockies, and the Western Anadarko.

Diversified is a leading independent energy company focused on natural gas and liquids production, transportation, marketing and well retirement, primarily located within the Appalachian and Central regions of the United States. The Company’s strategy is to acquire existing long-life assets and to make investments in those assets to improve environmental and operational performance under a modern field management philosophy. Diversified’s target assets are characterized by multi-decade production profiles and low decline rates.

Maverick is a private E&P, backed by EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG). Maverick engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas, primarily in Ark-La-Tex, the Permian Basin, and the Western Anadarko. Maverick has additional operations in Florida and the Rockies. At the time of the transaction, Maverick produced ~350 MMcfe/d that was ~55% liquids-weighted.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., EIG is a leading provider of capital to the global energy industry since 1982, with ~$49.8 billion in committed capital in 416 portfolio investments across 44 countries.

On March 14, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets served as Administrative Agent, Coordinating Lead Arranger, Sole Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger on a $1.5 billion Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility for Diversified Energy Company PLC. Proceeds will be used to fund the acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources, LLC and for general corporate purposes.

The transaction includes a $10.8 million ($139,408/unit) non-recourse, first mortgage loan secured by a 100-unit, partially age-restricted, garden-style apartment complex known as Overlook Apartments, located in Middletown, New York. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2007, the property consists of six, two-story residential buildings and one community/office building. The improvements are situated on a seven-acre site. The proposed loan will be used to refinance the property's existing debt. The loan is structured with a seven-year term, and subsequent to a three-year interest only period, amortizes on a 35-year schedule.

KeyBanc Capital Markets and Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets, successfully closed the syndication of $625 million of Senior Secured Credit Facilities in support of ImageFirst Holdings, a portfolio company of Calera Capital.

The Credit Facilities consist of a $125 million Revolving Credit Facility, and a $500 million Term Loan B. Proceeds from the Credit Facilities will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and fund a distribution to shareholders.

ImageFirst is a leading provider of outsourced laundry and textile rental services with a focus on outpatient and specialty healthcare in the U.S. With 70+ locations across 33 states serving over 28,000 customer locations, the Company provides mission critical services to their customers who cannot care for patients without clean linens and other laundry products.

Founded in 1991, Calera Capital is a private investment firm based in San Francisco and Boston that has invested over $4 billion of equity into leading middle market companies. Calera has significant experience and a successful track record of investment in commercial services, healthcare services, and other businesses similar with ImageFirst.

On March 7, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) served as Sole Placement Agent to Terravet REIT, Inc. (Terravet) on their entity-level preferred equity investment (the Investment) from Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (Sculptor). KBCM ran a broad marketing process that yielded critical mass of actionable investment proposals, which drove competition between potential investors and ultimately attractive terms and pricing. The Investment will be used to reduce debt and execute an active acquisition pipeline to further scale the platform.

KeyBank Real Estate Capital serves as Administrative Agent and Lead Arranger on the company’s Credit Facility as well as all other of Terravet Real Estate Solutions’ credit facilities across their private equity platform.

Terravet REIT is managed by Terravet Real Estate Solutions, which was first established in 2012 as the first institutional and preeminent aggregator of net leased veterinary and niche human healthcare real estate. Terravet aims to drive outsized risk adjusted returns through acquiring recession resistant real estate in highly fragmented healthcare sub sectors, primarily veterinary and ophthalmology. To date, the Terravet Companies have utilized proprietary relationships and its unique position within its market to acquire over 200 properties.

Sculptor is a leading global alternative asset management firm providing investment products in a range of areas including multi-strategy, credit, and real estate. Sculptor’s capabilities span all major geographies, in strategies including fundamental equities, corporate credit, real estate debt and equity, merger arbitrage, structured credit and private investments.

KeyBanc Capital Markets and Cain Brothers successfully closed the syndication of $1.058 billion of Senior Secured Credit Facilities in support of Eversana, a portfolio company of JLL Partners and Water Street Healthcare Partners. 

The Credit Facilities consist of a $108 million Revolving Credit Facility and a $950 million First Lien Term Loan. Proceeds from the Credit Facilities will be used to refinance existing indebtedness and pay transaction-related expenses. 

Eversana is a Chicago-based provider of drug commercialization services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers with over 6,000 employees and 30 locations across the globe. Services include strategic advisory, market access, global pricing, HEOR, and agency with expertise in over 100 therapeutic areas. The Company serves a diverse customer base of over 650 organizations, including the top 25 pharmaceutical companies and top 10 biotechs in the world.

JLL Partners is a New York–based middle-market private equity firm specializing in healthcare, industrials, and business services. Since being founded in 1988, JLL Partners has raised $5.8 billion across eight funds, working to accelerate growth and elevate their portfolio companies through organic growth initiatives, operational enhancements, and strategic M&A. 

Founded in 2005, Water Street Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. The Sponsor has ~$7.5 billion in AUM and is investing out of its fifth fund. Water Street is currently an investor in 21 healthcare companies across numerous healthcare subsectors.

On March 4th, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (KBCM) successfully closed on $1.7 billion of Senior Secured Credit Facilities (the Facilities) supporting Copia Power’s utility-scale solar plus energy storage project (Maricopa or the Project). The Facilities comprise a $1,416 million construction-to-term loan, a $90 million tax-credit bridge loan, and $204 million in letters of credit. Proceeds will be used to fund the Project’s construction costs. KBCM acted as Coordinating Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner, and Syndication Agent.

Maricopa is a 691 MWdc solar + 2,200 MWh energy storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona, interconnecting to the Arizona Public Service owned Delaney Substation. The Project is being developed with tier-1 equipment and will be constructed in two phases beginning in Q1 2025. Maricopa is expected to reach full commercial operations in Q1 2027.

This represents the fourth transaction between Copia Power and KBCM.

Copia Power Overview
Copia Power is a renewable energy infrastructure platform launched by The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) in March 2021. Created with the acquisition of Tenaska’s 6 GW solar and energy storage pipeline, Copia’s goal is to become a leading, integrated energy transition platform specializing in developing, owning, and operating giga-scale projects in select U.S. markets. The company is led by industry veterans with extensive shared experience in developing, commercializing, constructing, and operating more than 10 GW of renewable energy projects.

Since its launch, Copia Power has built a robust 20+ GW development pipeline across the U.S. with an additional 1.5 GW of projects beginning construction in the last 12 months. KBCM advised Copia Power (f.k.a. Birch) on its platform investment from The Carlyle Group in March 2021.