1041-00003
· Solara Digital Infrastructure LP · Financing
funds-flow-memorandum-draft.xlsx
DOCUMENT
M&A / Corporate
[sheet: Cover]
| Field | Value |
| Document Title | Funds Flow Memorandum — DRAFT |
| Matter | Solara Digital Infrastructure Fund VI LP — Acquisition of Cloudium Technologies plc |
| Matter Number | 1041-00003 |
| Prepared By | Calderwood & Harkness LLP |
| Lead Associate | Tiffany Rosenthal |
| Working Associate | Andrew Fitzpatrick |
| Responsible Partner | Harrison Wexford |
| Date | July 1, 2024 |
| Status | DRAFT — Subject to revision and confirmation of final wire instructions |
| Anticipated Closing Date | July 9, 2024 |
| Effective Time | 11:59 PM ET, July 9, 2024 |
| Transaction | Reverse triangular merger of Stratos Merger Sub Inc. with and into Cloudium Technologies plc; Cloudium surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Solara Digital Infrastructure Fund VI LP |
| Deal Value | $6,800,000,000 |
| Per-Share Merger Consideration | $36.92 |
| Shares Outstanding | 184,200,000 |
| Governing Law | State of Delaware (DGCL) |
| Distribution | CONFIDENTIAL — For deal team use only; not to be shared externally without partner approval |
| Note | All wire amounts and instructions are preliminary and subject to final confirmation on the closing date. Final execution version to follow. |
[sheet: Sources of Funds]
| Line No. | Source | Provider Entity | Provider Contact | Amount ($) | Notes |
| 1 | Term Loan B | Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent) and Ironclad Capital Markets LLC (as Co-Arranger) and lenders party to Credit Agreement | Graham Whitaker (Meridian Atlantic); Samuel Diaz (Ironclad) | 3,740,000,000 | 7-year term loan; SOFR + 325 bps; per Debt Commitment Letter dated January 22, 2024; drawn at closing |
| 2 | Revolving Credit Facility | Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent) | Graham Whitaker | 0 | $500,000,000 capacity; SOFR + 275 bps; 5-year maturity; $0 drawn at closing |
| 3 | Equity Contribution — Solara Digital Infrastructure Fund VI LP | Solara Digital Infrastructure Fund VI LP | Marcus Elliston / Priya Narasimhan (Solara Digital Infrastructure LP) | 2,832,888,096 | Per Equity Commitment Letter dated January 22, 2024; includes $425,000,000 co-investment from Solara Digital Co-Invest VI-A LP |
| 4 | Rollover Equity — Jonathan Hargrove | Jonathan Hargrove (CEO, Cloudium Technologies plc) | Jonathan Hargrove | 142,814,544 | 50% of 7,736,400 shares × $36.92/share; per Rollover Agreement dated January 22, 2024; non-cash source (equity contribution in kind) |
| 5 | Rollover Equity — Pinnacle Growth Ventures LLC | Pinnacle Growth Ventures LLC | Evelyn Carmichael | 473,241,408 | 60% of 21,367,200 shares × $36.92/share; per Rollover Agreement dated January 22, 2024; non-cash source (equity contribution in kind) |
| SUBTOTAL — Cash Sources | 6,572,888,096 | Term Loan B + Equity Contribution | |||
| TOTAL SOURCES | 7,188,944,048 | Cash Sources ($6,572,888,096) + Rollover Equity ($616,055,952) |
[sheet: Uses of Funds]
| Line No. | Use | Recipient Entity | Recipient Contact | Amount ($) | Notes |
| 1 | Cash Merger Consideration to Non-Rolling Stockholders | Former Cloudium Technologies plc stockholders (via Cascade Corporate Services Inc. as exchange agent) | Cascade Corporate Services Inc., 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 | 6,183,944,048 | Total deal value ($6,800,000,000) less total rollover equity ($616,055,952); paid to stockholders (other than rolling shareholders) at $36.92/share upon surrender of shares via Letter of Transmittal |
| 2 | Indemnity Escrow Deposit | Cobalt Trust Company (as Escrow Agent) | Laura Ng, VP, Escrow Services; 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 | 544,000,000 | 8% of $6,800,000,000 deal value; per Escrow Agreement dated January 22, 2024 (effective at closing); Douglas Pemberton as Stockholder Representative; 50% ($272,000,000) released July 9, 2025; remainder released January 9, 2026, less pending claims |
| 3 | Payoff of Existing Cloudium Term Loan | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp. (as Administrative Agent under credit agreement dated March 15, 2021) | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp., 300 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281 | 620,000,000 | Per payoff letter dated July 5, 2024 (to be confirmed); existing term loan outstanding balance |
| 4 | Payoff of Existing Cloudium Revolving Facility | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp. (as Administrative Agent under credit agreement dated March 15, 2021) | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp., 300 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281 | 200,000,000 | Per payoff letter dated July 5, 2024 (to be confirmed); drawn balance on $400,000,000 revolver |
| 5 | Estimated Transaction Expenses | Various (see Transaction Expenses Detail sheet) | Various | 185,000,000 | Estimated; includes advisory fees, legal fees, financing fees, R&W insurance premium, regulatory filing fees, proxy solicitation fees; see detailed breakdown |
| 6 | Rollover Equity (Non-Cash) | Surviving entity equity ledger | N/A | 616,055,952 | Non-cash use; Hargrove ($142,814,544) and Pinnacle ($473,241,408) rollover shares converted to equity in surviving entity; offsets non-cash rollover sources |
| SUBTOTAL — Cash Uses | 6,572,888,096 | Cash Merger Consideration ($6,183,944,048) less Escrow Holdback ($544,000,000) = $5,639,944,048 to exchange agent + $544,000,000 escrow + $820,000,000 debt payoff + $185,000,000 expenses | |||
| TOTAL USES | 7,188,944,048 | Ties to Total Sources on Sources of Funds sheet (after adding non-cash items on both sides) |
[sheet: Sources & Uses Reconciliation]
| Category | Sources ($) | Uses ($) | Net ($) |
| Term Loan B Draw | 3,740,000,000 | ||
| Equity Contribution (Fund VI) | 2,832,888,096 | ||
| Rollover Equity (Non-Cash) | 616,055,952 | ||
| Cash Merger Consideration (Non-Rolling Stockholders) | 6,183,944,048 | ||
| Indemnity Escrow Deposit (subset of consideration held back) | 544,000,000 | ||
| Payoff — Existing Cloudium Term Loan (Atlas) | 620,000,000 | ||
| Payoff — Existing Cloudium Revolving Facility (Atlas) | 200,000,000 | ||
| Estimated Transaction Expenses | 185,000,000 | ||
| Rollover Equity (Non-Cash Use) | 616,055,952 | ||
| TOTAL | 7,188,944,048 | 7,188,944,048 | 0 |
| Balancing Check | Sources − Uses = $0 ✓ |
[sheet: Wire Transfer Schedule]
| Wire No. | Sequence Step | Description | Sender | Sender Bank | Recipient | Recipient Bank / Account | Amount ($) | Timing / Condition | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Term Loan B Funding — Lender Syndicate to Borrower Agent Account | Lenders under Credit Agreement (via Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent) | Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179 | Cloudium Technologies plc (as Borrower) — Closing Proceeds Account | [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CONFIRMED] | 3,740,000,000 | First wire; funds to borrower agent account upon satisfaction of all conditions precedent to borrowing under Credit Agreement | DRAFT — Wire instructions TBD |
| 2 | 1 | Equity Contribution — Fund VI to Merger Sub | Solara Digital Infrastructure Fund VI LP (EIN: 87-4523190) | [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CONFIRMED] | Stratos Merger Sub Inc. — Closing Account | [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE CONFIRMED] | 2,832,888,096 | Concurrent with Term Loan B funding; per Equity Commitment Letter | DRAFT — Wire instructions TBD |
| 3 | 2 | Payoff — Existing Cloudium Term Loan to Atlas | Cloudium Technologies plc (surviving entity) — Closing Proceeds Account | [As above] | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp. | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp., 300 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS PER PAYOFF LETTER DATED JULY 5, 2024 — TO BE CONFIRMED] | 620,000,000 | Immediately following receipt of closing proceeds; per payoff letter; triggers UCC-3 termination filings | DRAFT — Wire instructions from payoff letter to be confirmed |
| 4 | 2 | Payoff — Existing Cloudium Revolving Facility to Atlas | Cloudium Technologies plc (surviving entity) — Closing Proceeds Account | [As above] | Atlas Commercial Lending Corp. | [SAME WIRE INSTRUCTIONS AS WIRE NO. 3 OR SEPARATE — TO BE CONFIRMED PER PAYOFF LETTER] | 200,000,000 | Concurrent with term loan payoff; per payoff letter | DRAFT — Wire instructions from payoff letter to be confirmed |
| 5 | 3 | Indemnity Escrow Deposit to Cobalt Trust Company | Closing Proceeds Account | [As above] | Cobalt Trust Company — Escrow Account | Cobalt Trust Company, 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005; Attn: Laura Ng; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | 544,000,000 | Following debt payoff; 8% of deal value per Escrow Agreement; escrow to be held for benefit of Solara (indemnification claims) | DRAFT — Wire instructions TBD; escrow funding letter to be sent July 5, 2024 |
| 6 | 4 | Merger Consideration — To Exchange Agent (Cascade Corporate Services Inc.) | Closing Proceeds Account | [As above] | Cascade Corporate Services Inc. — Exchange Fund Account | Cascade Corporate Services Inc., 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | 5,639,944,048 | Net cash merger consideration to non-rolling stockholders (total cash consideration of $6,183,944,048 less $544,000,000 escrow holdback); Cascade to distribute upon receipt of Letters of Transmittal from former stockholders | DRAFT — Wire instructions TBD; coordination letter to Cascade to be sent July 8, 2024 |
| 7 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Buyer's Financial Advisor (Osprey Bancroft & Co.) | Closing Proceeds Account / Fund VI Account | [As above] | Osprey Bancroft & Co. | Osprey Bancroft & Co., 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | Amount per fee letter; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT — Amount and wire instructions TBD |
| 8 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Buyer's Counsel (Calderwood & Harkness LLP) | Closing Proceeds Account / Fund VI Account | [As above] | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Calderwood & Harkness LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | Amount per engagement letter and final invoice; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT — Amount and wire instructions TBD |
| 9 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Target's Counsel (Ridgeway Phelps & Sato LLP) | Closing Proceeds Account (deducted from merger consideration) | [As above] | Ridgeway Phelps & Sato LLP | 375 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10152; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED — Target expense] | DRAFT — Amount and wire instructions TBD |
| 10 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Target's Financial Advisor (Veridian Partners LLC) | Closing Proceeds Account (deducted from merger consideration) | [As above] | Veridian Partners LLC | 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED — Target expense] | DRAFT — Amount and wire instructions TBD |
| 11 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Lenders' Counsel (Winthrop & Hale LLP) | Closing Proceeds Account / Fund VI Account | [As above] | Winthrop & Hale LLP | 901 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT — Amount and wire instructions TBD |
| 12 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — R&W Insurance Premium (Northfield Assurance Ltd.) | Fund VI Account | [As above] | Northfield Assurance Ltd. | 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8BF; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | 13,600,000 | R&W policy premium; Policy No. NFA-TRI-2024-00487; 2.0% × $680,000,000 policy limit; paid by Solara; may have been pre-paid at binding (January 19, 2024) — to be confirmed | DRAFT — Confirm whether already paid at binding or due at closing |
| 13 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — R&W Insurance Broker Fee (Peregrine Advisory Group LLC) | Fund VI Account | [As above] | Peregrine Advisory Group LLC | 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | 680,000 | Broker fee to Peregrine; may have been pre-paid — to be confirmed | DRAFT — Confirm whether already paid |
| 14 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Debt Arrangement / Upfront Fees | Closing Proceeds Account / Fund VI Account | [As above] | Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A. / Ironclad Capital Markets LLC | [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS PER FEE LETTER] | [TBD] | Per confidential fee letter dated January 22, 2024; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT — Amount per fee letter; confidential |
| 15 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Proxy Solicitor (Blackthorn Proxy Advisors LLC) | Closing Proceeds Account (Target expense) | [As above] | Blackthorn Proxy Advisors LLC | 105 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED — Target expense] | DRAFT |
| 16 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Transfer Agent (Cascade Corporate Services Inc.) | Closing Proceeds Account | [As above] | Cascade Corporate Services Inc. | 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT |
| 17 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — UK Regulatory Counsel (Albright & Kerr LLP) | Fund VI Account | [As above] | Albright & Kerr LLP | 5 New Street Square, London EC4A 3TW; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT |
| 18 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Accounting / Tax Advisor (Glenmore Thornton LLP) | Fund VI Account | [As above] | Glenmore Thornton LLP | 30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT |
| 19 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Escrow Agent Fee (Cobalt Trust Company) | Fund VI Account | [As above] | Cobalt Trust Company | 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] | DRAFT |
| 20 | 4 | Transaction Expenses — Target's Auditor (Harwell & Dobson LLP — comfort letter / consents) | Closing Proceeds Account (Target expense) | [As above] | Harwell & Dobson LLP | 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116; [WIRE INSTRUCTIONS TO BE PROVIDED] | [TBD] | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED — if applicable] | DRAFT |
[sheet: Transaction Expenses Detail]
| Line No. | Expense Category | Payee | Estimated Amount ($) | Paid By | Timing | Notes |
| 1 | Buyer's Financial Advisory Fee | Osprey Bancroft & Co. | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Per engagement letter with Damien Harlow; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 2 | Target's Financial Advisory Fee | Veridian Partners LLC | [TBD] | Cloudium (deducted from consideration) | At closing | Per Cloudium engagement; fairness opinion fee included; lead: Monica Pressler; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 3 | Buyer's Legal Fees — Calderwood & Harkness LLP | Calderwood & Harkness LLP | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Matter No. 1041-00003; Harrison Wexford (responsible partner), Beatrice Holloway (billing partner); [AMOUNT PER FINAL INVOICE] |
| 4 | Target's Legal Fees — Ridgeway Phelps & Sato LLP | Ridgeway Phelps & Sato LLP | [TBD] | Cloudium (deducted from consideration) | At closing | Catherine Answorth (lead); includes London (Alistair Fenn) and antitrust (Robert Tillman); [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 5 | Buyer's UK Regulatory Counsel | Albright & Kerr LLP | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Fiona McAllister (lead); CMA Phase 1 work; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 6 | Lenders' Counsel | Winthrop & Hale LLP | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Christine Novak (lead); Credit Agreement and loan document preparation; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 7 | Buyer's Accounting / Tax Advisor | Glenmore Thornton LLP | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Richard Okamura (tax); Vanessa Liu (financial DD); [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 8 | Target's Auditor — Comfort Letter / Consents | Harwell & Dobson LLP | [TBD] | Cloudium (deducted from consideration) | At closing | Martin Chisholm (engagement partner); [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 9 | R&W Insurance Premium | Northfield Assurance Ltd. | 13,600,000 | Solara / Fund VI | Paid at binding (Jan 19, 2024) or at closing — to confirm | Policy No. NFA-TRI-2024-00487; 2.0% rate on $680,000,000 limit |
| 10 | R&W Insurance Broker Fee | Peregrine Advisory Group LLC | 680,000 | Solara / Fund VI | At binding or closing — to confirm | Timothy Gallagher (lead broker) |
| 11 | Debt Arrangement / Upfront Fees | Meridian Atlantic Bank, N.A. / Ironclad Capital Markets LLC | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Per confidential fee letter dated January 22, 2024; [AMOUNT CONFIDENTIAL — TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 12 | HSR Filing Fee | FTC (via pay.gov) | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | Paid at filing (Feb 9, 2024) | Based on transaction value of $6,800,000,000; [AMOUNT ALREADY PAID] |
| 13 | UK CMA Filing Fee | CMA | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | Paid at filing (Feb 12, 2024) | CMA Case No. ME/7184/24; [AMOUNT ALREADY PAID] |
| 14 | Proxy Solicitor | Blackthorn Proxy Advisors LLC | [TBD] | Cloudium (deducted from consideration) | At closing | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 15 | Transfer Agent / Exchange Agent Fees | Cascade Corporate Services Inc. | [TBD] | Allocated — to confirm | At closing | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 16 | Escrow Agent Fee | Cobalt Trust Company | [TBD] | Solara / Fund VI | At closing | Laura Ng; [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 17 | SEC Filing Fees (Proxy / Schedule 13E-3) | SEC | [TBD] | Cloudium | Pre-paid | [ALREADY PAID] |
| 18 | D&O Tail Insurance Premium | To be determined | [TBD] | Cloudium / Solara — per Merger Agreement | At or before closing | [AMOUNT TO BE CONFIRMED] |
| 19 | Miscellaneous / Contingency | Various | [TBD] | Allocated | At closing | Printing, courier, notarization, filing fees, etc. |
| TOTAL ESTIMATED TRANSACTION EXPENSES | 185,000,000 | Estimated; final amounts to be confirmed prior to closing |