Paul, Weiss represented Guggenheim Securities as initial purchaser in connection with Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.’s $2.6 billion whole business securitization of its Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurant chains, which closed January 26. DB Master Finance LLC issued securitization notes, rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, which, among other things, enabled the company to refinance its existing debt.

The Paul, Weiss team included corporate partners Lawrence Wee, Jordan Yarett and Robert Zochowski; intellectual property counsel Claudine Meredith-Goujon; employee benefits partner Robert Fleder; tax partner Richard Bronstein; bankruptcy partner Douglas Davis; and real estate partner Peter Fisch.