Gogo Marks Key Milestone
in Comprehensive Refinancing with Pricing and
Allocation of New Term Loan B and Revolver
April 21, 2021
Gogo Inc. announced the
pricing and allocation of a 7-year $725 million
term loan B (the "Term Loan B") and a 5-year
$100 million revolving credit facility (the
"Revolver" and together with the Term Loan B,
the "Facilities"), marking an important
milestone in its comprehensive refinancing
efforts. Gogo expects that the Term Loan B will
bear interest at LIBOR (with a LIBOR floor of
0.75%) plus 3.75% and be offered at 99.5% of par
(or with an original issue discount of 0.5%).
Gogo intends to use the
proceeds of the Term Loan B and cash on hand to
redeem in full the $975 million aggregate
principal outstanding of its Senior Secured
Notes due 2024 (the "Senior Secured Notes"). The
new 5-year $100 million Revolver, which will
replace Gogo's existing asset based revolving
credit facility, will provide additional
liquidity. In addition to reducing overall
leverage, Gogo expects to realize approximately
$70 million in annual interest expense savings
as a result of the Facilities. The closing of
the Facilities, which is expected to occur in
late April, is subject to execution of
definitive documentation.
"In early 2020, Gogo
outlined our value-creation roadmap focused on
three key priorities: managing our business
through the severe impact of the COVID-19
pandemic on the travel industry, completing the
sale of the Commercial Aviation business, and
executing a comprehensive refinancing to enhance
our financial flexibility and position Gogo for
growth," said Oakleigh Thorne, Gogo's Chairman
and CEO. "With today's announcement, we have
delivered on that plan, and are well-positioned
to build on our enhanced financial profile and
strong market position to drive long-term
shareholder value."
"We are pleased by the
strong receptivity to Gogo as reflected by the
significant excess demand for the transaction,
and we deeply appreciate the partnership of the
many high-quality lenders that have expressed
interest in participating," added Barry Rowan,
Gogo's Chief Financial Officer. "This
comprehensive refinancing will further the
transformation of our financial profile,
strengthening our capital structure, improving
our cash flow and creating tremendous
opportunity for Gogo to deliver on the full
value-creation potential of our unmatched
platform in the attractive Business Aviation
market."
Gogo received corporate
ratings of B3 and B- from Moody's Investors
Service and S&P Global Ratings, respectively,
with a stable outlook from both agencies. As of
April 20, 2021, Gogo had $464 million cash on
hand. Following the closing of the Facilities,
and subsequent payment of the outstanding
principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes,
redemption premium and accrued interest, and
transaction fees and expenses, Gogo expects to
have approximately $70 million of cash on its
balance sheet. Gogo does not expect to draw on
the Revolver at closing.
Morgan Stanley, Credit
Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Benefit Street Partners
and CBAM Partners acted as Joint Lead arrangers.
Morgan Stanley is also administrative agent on
the term loan.