Steven Messina

Partner @Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

New York, NY, US

Notable representations include- Elon Musk in connection with $13 billion of secured debt financing facilities related to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter- JAB Holding Company in connection with a $3 billion credit facility related to its $7.5 billion acquisition of Panera Bread; a $2.8 billion credit facility related to its pending acquisition of National Veterinary Associates from Ares Management; a $495 million credit facility to support its acquisition of Compassion-First Pet Hospitals from Quad-C Management Inc; a $500 million credit facility related to its $1.35 billion acquisition of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts; a $2.4 billion unsecured credit facility to finance the acquisition of Dr Pepper Snapple by its portfolio company Keurig Green Mountain- Coty, Inc. in connection with $9 billion of credit facilities related to its acquisition of Procter & Gamble’s fragrance and cosmetics business in a reverse Morris trust transaction; €400 million of incremental term loan facilities related to its acquisition of the beauty and personal care businesses of Hypermarcas- IPI Partners and its portfolio company STACK Infrastructure in numerous financings, including a $960 million financing to support the construction and fit-out of a 60 MW purpose-built data center complex in San Jose County, Calif; an $825 million financing to support the construction and fit-out of a 53 MW purpose-built data center complex in Prince William County, Virginia; an $820 million financing to support the construction and completion of a 60 MW campus in Portland, Oregon; a $655 million financing to support the construction and fit-out of a 79 MW purpose-built data center complex in in Douglas County, Georgia- United Natural Foods with respect to a $1.95 billion first-lien credit facility and $2 billion asset-based credit facility in connection with its acquisition of SUPERVALU