Jul 11, 2023   SOURCE: BusinessWire

White Oak ABL and White Oak Commercial Finance Provide $287.5 Million Credit Facility to Majestic Steel USA, Distributor and Provider of Flat-Rolled Steel Products

White Oak ABL, LLC, White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC, and other affiliates of White Oak Global Advisors, LLC, (collectively, “White Oak”) have closed a new $287.5 million 3-year Senior Secured Credit Facility with Majestic Steel USA Inc., a Midwest based distributor and value-added service provider of flat-rolled steel products with operations throughout the United States (“Majestic Steel” and “the Company”), acting as Sole Arranger and Bookrunner.

The credit facility consists of a $212.5 million asset based revolving line of credit and term loan funded by White Oak Commercial Finance, White Oak ABL and Eclipse Business Capital and a $75 million term loan funded by Stonebriar Commercial Finance. The proceeds were used to support the Company’s refinancing of its existing bank debt, support working capital growth and to finance the completion of the Company’s world-class, state-of-art distribution and processing facility located in Blytheville, AR.

“White Oak's in-depth understanding of the metals space, combined with its speed and certainty of execution, provided a perfect fit for this financing opportunity,” said Mark Smith, Managing Director at White Oak Commercial Finance. “Our ability to underwrite and arrange large, complex transactions and deliver creative structuring options to maximize borrowing capacity played a critical role in being selected to lead and close this transaction.” The credit facility builds on White Oak’s momentum in Q2 2023 as the fourth deal to be announced in June alone.

“We have great respect for Majestic Steel’s leadership team and are thrilled to have partnered with everyone in this transaction,” said Tom Otte, Head of White Oak’s asset based lending.

“We are excited to put this financing to work. Majestic Steel is now well positioned to continue its growth plan and ramp up operations at our new facility in Blytheville,” said Todd Leebow, CEO of Majestic Steel. “White Oak acted as a highly supportive and flexible counterparty, and we would welcome the opportunity to work with them in the future.”

ABOUT WHITE OAK

White Oak Global Advisors, LLC (“WOGA”) is a leading alternative debt manager specializing in originating and providing financing solutions to support small and middle market enterprises. WOGA and its financing affiliates provide over twenty lending products to the market that include term, asset-based, and equipment loans. Since its inception in 2007, WOGA and its affiliates have deployed over $11 billion across its product lines. White Oak ABL, LLC and White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC are affiliates of WOGA and provide financial solutions including asset-based lending, full service factoring, lender financing, invoice discounting, government contract financing, supply chain financing, inventory financing, US import/export financing, trade credit risk management, accounts receivable management and credit/collections services. The firms have offices and personnel throughout the US, UK, and Australia. More information can be found at www.whiteoaksf.com/commercialfinance.