J. Parker Murphy

In addition to practicing in the areas of mezzanine finance, private equity and venture capital, Parker represents several companies in their merger and acquisition transactions, including stockholders and management teams in the sales of their companies. He also has extensive experience assisting clients in navigating the regulatory and practical requirements of both the Paycheck Protection Program and Main Street Lending Program.

Representative Experience

• Represented lender group in $51,500,000 mezzanine credit facility for leading manufacturer of disposable surgical products, which has included follow-on financings to support additional acquisitions
• Represented administrative agent and primary capital provider in $146,000,000 senior credit facility for leading manufacturer of vitamins and supplements, which has included several follow-on incremental financings to support additional acquisitions
• Served as counsel for private equity client in a 2020 financing and equity investment to support acquisition of a leading designer and manufacturer of components for heavy-duty trucks and equipment. Transaction involved a unitranche debt facility and substantial equity co-investment in acquisition vehicle
• Advised client in sale of their minority equity holdings in managed IT services and cloud solutions provider to publicly traded company, where total transaction value was $215,000,000
• Represented multiple portfolio companies of private equity client in refinance transactions to obtain new credit facilities through Main Street Loan Program

Notable

• UNC School of Law Gressman-Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award, 2016

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association