First Lien Bank Loan definition

First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest (subject to Liens for “ABL” revolvers and customary encumbrances) on a substantial portion of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on a substantial portion of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on all or substantially all of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof, and which has the most senior pre-petition priority in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings; provided, however, that, in the case of accounts receivable and inventory (and the proceeds thereof), such lien and security interest may be second in priority to a Permitted Prior Working Capital Lien; and further provided that any portion of such a Bank Loan which has a total debt to EBITDA ratio above 4.00x will be deemed to be a Second Lien Bank Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a First Lien Bank Loan include a Last Out Loan.

Examples of First Lien Bank Loan in a sentence

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  • For example, a secured bank loan at a holding company, the only assets of which are the shares of a fully capitalized operating company, may constitute Mezzanine Investments but would not ordinarily constitute a First Lien Bank Loan.


More Definitions of First Lien Bank Loan

First Lien Bank Loan has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest (subject to Liens for “ABL” revolvers and customary encumbrances) on a substantial portion of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, an Obligor’s investment in the “first-out” portion (as defined in the definition of Unitranche Loan) of a First Lien Bank Loan shall be treated as a First Lien Bank Loan for purposes of determining the applicable Advance Rate for such portion of such Portfolio Investment.
First Lien Bank Loan has the meaning specified in Annex C.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest (subject to any Permitted Prior Working Capital Lien, “ABL” revolvers and other customary encumbrances) on a substantial portion of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof, provided that (x) any First Lien Bank Loan that is also a First Lien Unitranche Bank Loan shall be treated for purposes of determining the applicable Advance Rate as a First Lien Unitranche Bank Loan and (y) any First Lien Bank Loan that is also a First Lien Last Out Bank Loan shall be treated for purposes of determining the applicable Advance Rate as a First Lien Last Out Bank Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that, and only for so long as, any Permitted Prior Working Capital Lien exceeds the amount permitted under clause (iii) of the definition thereof, an Obligor’s investment in such applicable Bank Loan shall be treated as a Second Lien Bank Loan for purposes of determining the applicable Advance Rate for such Portfolio Investment under this Agreement.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest (subject to Liens for “ABL” revolvers and customary encumbrances) on a substantial portion of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof; provided that any First Lien Bank Loan that is also a First Lien First Out Bank Loan shall be treated for purposes of determining the applicable Advance Rate as a Unitranche Loan; provided, further, that the Advance Rate of any First Lien Bank Loan that is also a Unitranche Loan shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Unitranche Loan.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on all or substantially all of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof, and which has the most senior pre-petition priority in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings in such collateral, provided, however, that, in the case of accounts receivable and inventory (and the proceeds thereof), such lien and security interest may be second in priority to a Permitted Prior Working Capital Lien; and further provided that (other than for an LTV Transaction) any portion (and only such portion) of such a Bank Loan which has a total debt to EBITDA ratio above 4.50x will have the advance rate of a Second Lien Bank Loan applied to such portion and any portion of such a Bank Loan which has a total debt to EBITDA ratio above 6.00x will have the advance rate of a Mezzanine Investment applied to such portion. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a First Lien Bank Loan include a Last Out Loan.
First Lien Bank Loan means a Bank Loan that is entitled to the benefit of a first lien and first priority perfected security interest on all or substantially all of the assets of the respective borrower and guarantors obligated in respect thereof, and which has the most senior pre-petition priority in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings in such collateral; provided, however, that, in the case of accounts receivable and inventory (and the proceeds thereof), such lien and security interest may be second in priority to a Permitted Prior Working Capital Lien; and further provided that any portion (and only such portion) of such a Bank Loan which has a total debt to EBITDA ratio above 4.00 to 1.00 shall receive an Advance Rate equal to the Advance Rate applicable to a Second Lien Bank Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a First Lien Bank Loan include a Last Out Loan.