Darren Bank

Darren Bank

Director, Leveraged Finance

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About Darren

Darren Bank is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He originally joined William Blair’s investment banking team in 2016. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Macquarie Capital and CDW Corporation.

Notable Transactions

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Senior Secured Credit Facility Preferred Equity

William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Amino Health in arranging debt and equity capital to refinance its existing indebtedness and support its continued growth.

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Senior Secured Term Loan

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First Lien Credit Facility

$180,000,000

Unitranche Credit Facility

William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to HungerRush, LLC, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, to refinance its existing indebtedness and to support future growth.

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Unitranche Credit Facility

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a portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity

Senior & Subordinated Debt Preferred Equity

William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Connect America, a portfolio company of Rockbridge Growth Equity (Rockbridge), in connection with the pending acquisition and financing of Philips Aging and Caregiving.

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Secured Notes

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Split Lien Credit Facilities

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Split Lien Credit Facilities

$160,000,000

Unitranche Credit Facility

Not Disclosed

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

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formerly doing business as Pearl Technologies, Inc.

Unitranche Credit Facility

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Leveraged Finance

William Blair's leveraged finance team has extensive experience arranging all types of leveraged loans for sponsor-backed, non-sponsored, and public clients. We provide trusted, objective advice on how best to structure debt issues, and we are skilled at negotiating key terms of debt agreements.

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About William Blair

William Blair is a premier global boutique with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*

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1935

Year William Blair was founded

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1,950+

Employees worldwide

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132 billion+

Client assets

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89 Years

Independent and employee-owned

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20+

Offices worldwide

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~650

Companies under coverage

As of December 31, 2023
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.

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