Introduction
On November 19, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), R1 RCM Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its previously announced merger with Project Raven Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Raven Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent” and, together with Merger Sub, the “Buyer Parties”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 31, 2024, by and among the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Surviving Corporation”). Parent and Merger Sub are affiliates of investment funds affiliated with TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC.
The description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, the Merger) in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth in the Introduction to this Current Report (the “Introduction”) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Credit Agreement
On the Closing Date, concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Parent, as the parent borrower, entered into that certain Credit Agreement with Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides for (a) a senior secured first-lien term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,800,000,000, (b) a senior secured first-lien delayed draw term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 and (c) a senior secured first-lien revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $687,500,000. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured on a first priority basis by substantially all assets of the borrowers and the guarantors (including, on the Closing Date, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries), in each case, subject to certain exclusions and exceptions. The Credit Agreement includes representations and warranties, covenants, events of default and other provisions that are customary for facilities of their respective types.
Senior Secured Notes
On the Closing Date, concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Parent, as issuer, the Company and certain of the subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), entered into a second supplemental indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) to that certain indenture, dated as of November 12, 2024 (the “Base Indenture”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Notes Collateral Agent”), as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of November 12, 2024 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between Parent, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally guaranteed the obligations of Parent under the Indenture, including Parent’s $1,300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”), on a senior secured basis.
The Indenture and the Notes contain customary restrictive covenants, events of default and other provisions.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.
On the Closing Date, concurrently with the closing of the Merger and except with respect to certain letters of credit that will remain outstanding after the Closing Date, the Company repaid all obligations outstanding under, and concurrently terminated, that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2022, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among the Company, the lenders and issuing banks named therein, and the other persons named therein .