DLA Piper represented Isola USA Corp., a Chandler, Arizona-based global material sciences company, in connection with the refinancing of its senior debt and pay down of other debt. Jefferies Finance LLC served as the sole arranger under Isola’s new $250 million senior secured credit facility agreement.

Steve Pidgeon, co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Phoenix office, serves as Isola’s primary outside lawyer, while the financing was handled mainly by DLA Piper partner Jamie Knox (New York); and associates Jennifer Dinsmore (Baltimore) and Tonya Gauff (Chicago).

Isola is focused on designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepegs used to fabricate advanced multilayer printed circuit boards. Its high-performance materials are used in a diverse range of electronic end-markets including applications in computers, networking and communications equipment, high-end consumer electronics, as well as products designed for use in the advanced automotive, aerospace, military and medical markets.