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Vista Reportedly in Talks for Record Topping $6B Private Credit Deal

Vista Reportedly in Talks for Record-Topping $6B Private Credit Deal

Software and technology focused private investment firm Vista Equity Partners has entered discussions with private credit funds over a $6 billion deal to refinance the debt of its London-based portfolio company Finastra Group Holdings Ltd, according to Bloomberg.

The report cites unnamed sources revealing that Vista is working with Oak Hill Advisors, KKR, Sixth Street Partners and Ares Management Corp as it looks to secure the funding in what could be the largest private credit financing ever.

Finastra was acquired by Vista in 2012 and is facing more than $4 billion of nearing debt maturities. Two financing options are reportedly under consideration – a unitranche of between $5.3 billion and $5.4 billion, which would be the largest recorded deal of its type, exceeding the $5 billion secured last summer for the leveraged buyout of Zendesk.

The deal also reportedly includes a junior debt element totaling $500 million to $700 million, and a $4 billion first-lien term loan and a $2 billion second-lien term loan, which would constitute the largest private financing ever.

Private credit funds were sitting on a massive $1.4 trillion at the end of 2022 and similar deals are likely as investors search for deals traditionally funded through the high-yield bond and leveraged-loan markets.

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Joe Palmisano is Editorial Director for Connect Money, where he brings nearly three decades experience of market insights as a financial journalist, analyst and senior portfolio manager for leading financial publications, advisory firms, and hedge funds. In his role as Editorial Director, Joe is responsible for the selection of content and creation of daily business news covering the financial markets, including Alternative Assets, Direct Investment and Financial Advisory services. Before joining Connect Money, Joe was a financial journalist for the Wall Street Journal, regularly publishing feature stories and trend pieces on the foreign exchange, global fixed income and equity markets. Joe parlayed his experience as a financial journalist into roles as a Senior Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, writing daily and weekly market analysis and managing a FX and US equity portfolio. Joe was also a contributing writer for industry magazines and publications, including SFO Magazine and the CMT Association. Joe earned a B.S.B.A. in Finance from The American University. He holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.

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