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Klugy Mathurin is a Senior Associate at GKG Law, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), aircraft transactions, ownership structures, and regulatory compliance. His practice focuses heavily on structuring and executing complex M&A deals, alongside aircraft acquisitions and sales, financing, management arrangements, and complex federal and state tax planning.

Prior to joining GKG Law, Klugy practiced as a debt finance attorney at a large global law firm. In this role, he advised private equity funds, corporations, and portfolio companies on the financing and execution of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, complex debt financings, recapitalizations, credit agreements, and distressed liability management.

A former Big Four public accountant and equity research analyst, Klugy brings deep, practical financial insight to his legal transactions. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder, a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Charterholder, and holds an MBA from Fordham University.

 

Representative Matters

Klugy’s representative transactions include:

• Represented a private equity firm in connection with a $50 million dividend recapitalization for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a private investment firm in connection with a $90 million credit facility for the leverage buyout of a law firm.
• Represented an alternative asset manager in connection with a debt to equity restructuring of a privately held company, eliminating $280 million of debt.
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with an $80 million credit facility for the leverage buyout of a consumer products company.
• Represented a portfolio company of a venture investment firm in a $6.6 million bridge loan facility to a cybersecurity company.
• Represented a financial services company in a multi-bank letter of credit facility supporting high-deductible workers’ compensation programs.
• Represented a private equity firm in the $14.718 million add-on acquisition of a company by one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a middle-market private equity firm in connection with a $14.5 million incremental term loan facility for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a middle-market private equity firm in a $33 million dividend recapitalization transaction for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with a $25 million dividend recapitalization for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with a $45 million refinancing for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a healthcare-focused private equity firm in connection with a consensual debt for equity exchange transaction for one of its portfolio companies, addressing approximately $115 million of existing secured debt and effectuating a restructuring of the company’s capital structure.
• Represented a consumer company in securing a landmark $1.8 billion financing deal, led by two private investment firms, to refinance existing loans and fuel expansion.
• Represented a national retailer in a $2.5 billion exit financing package, which included a multi-tiered financing arrangement: a First Lien Asset-Based Loan, a 1.5L Note, a Second Lien Supply Agreement, and a Third Lien Note. This financing structure was essential for providing the necessary liquidity and financial stability as the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• Represented a healthcare services company and assisted in a liability management uptier exchange transaction where the deal combined term loans and subordinated notes to enhance the company’s financial structure.
• Represented a private equity firm in a $240 million refinancing transaction for one of its portfolio companies.
• Represented a global financial technology company in a $2.1 billion refinancing transaction.
• Assisted a private equity firm with a $25M revolving credit facility for its portfolio company.
• Represented an energy infrastructure investment firm in connection with $100M acquisition financing of a fuel cell portfolio and $75M acquisition financing of a solar portfolio.
• Represented a Latin American mining company in connection with an export prepayment facility to support the company’s export operations.
• Represented a nonprofit organization and assisted in reviewing existing credit facilities to identify sources of liquidity for liability management transaction.
• Represented a private equity firm and assisted with the execution of its fund’s $120M credit facility with a commercial bank.
• Represented a middle-market private equity firm in connection with a $95M acquisition financing.
• Represented a software-focused private equity firm in connection with a $216M acquisition financing transaction.
• Represented an infrastructure investment firm on entry into consortium and in consortium’s acquisition of renewables portfolio for $1.5B and first of its kind PTC tax credit transfer.
• Represented an investment firm in connection with its private credit fund with a $35M credit facility.
• Represented a private markets investment firm in connection with a GP stakes transaction.
• Represented a private equity firm in connection with $240M LBO acquisition.
• Represented a healthcare-focused private equity firm in connection with a $315M acquisition financing transaction.
• Represented a private equity firm as the majority owner and seller of a healthcare services portfolio company to a strategic buyer.

 

Admissions & Qualifications

• Florida

Education

• University of Miami School of Law (J.D. cum laude 2020)
• Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business (M.B.A., Finance 2014)
• Florida International University Master of Accounting 2010
• Fordham University (B.S., Accounting 2009)– NCAA Division I Football Scholarship Athlete

Publications

• Co-Author, “How Secure is Your Performance Security? Performance Bonds, Parent Guarantees, and Letters of Credit,” 69th Annual Institute of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, 2023