Is it a good time to buy Nexeo Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:NXEO)? Peter S. Park seems to think so, as his fund, Park West Asset Management has disclosed a fresh stake in the company through a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Park’s fund now holds roughly 4.27 million Nexeo shares in addition to warrants to purchase up to 829,369 shares, giving it economic exposure to some 5.7% of Nexeo Solutions’ common stock.
Nexeo Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:NXEO) was formed following the acquisition of Nexeo Solutions Holdings by WL Ross Holding Corp, billionaire Wilbur Ross‘ investment vehicle. The deal was valued at approximately $1.6 billion and included both cash and stock and closed during the second quarter. Following the completion of the takeover, the new entity changed its name to Nexeo Solutions. The company is now the largest plastic distributor in the U.S and the largest chemical and plastics distributor in the world. With the U.S chemical industry currently undergoing a broader shift, the management of Nexeo Solutions plans to cement its position as a leader through further M&A.
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Jeffrey Tannenbaum‘s Fir Tree held 4.87 million shares of Nexeo Solutions Holdings, the predecessor of Nexeo Solutions Inc., at the end of March, down by 2% over the quarter, and was the largest shareholder of the stock among the funds followed by Insider Monkey. Joshua Friedman and Mitchell Julis‘ Canyon Capital Advisors was also invested heavily in the company, holding exactly 3.9 million shares, unchanged during the quarter.
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Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park West Asset Management | 5,096,280 | 0 | 5,096,280 | 0 | 5,096,280 | 5.7% |
| Peter S. Park | 5,096,280 | 0 | 5,096,280 | 0 | 5,096,280 | 5.7% |
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Page 1 of 9 – SEC Filing
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
| NEXEO SOLUTIONS, INC. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| COMMON STOCK, $0.0001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 65342H102 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| June 22, 2016 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:
o Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
o Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| CUSIP No. 65342H102 | ||
| (1) | Names of Reporting Persons Park West Asset Management LLC | |
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | (a) o (b) o |
| (3) | SEC Use Only | |||
| (4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware | |||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | (5) Sole Voting Power | 5,096,280* |
| (6) Shared Voting Power | 0 | |
| (7) Sole Dispositive Power | 5,096,280* | |
| (8) Shared Dispositive Power | 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,096,280* | |||
| (10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): o | |||
| (11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.7%* | |||
| (12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA | |||
* Beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 89,222,418 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Nexeo Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2016. Park West Asset Management LLC (“PWAM”) is the investment manager to Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PWIMF”), and Park West Partners International, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PWPI” and, collectively with PWIMF, the “PW Funds”), and Peter S. Park (“Mr. Park” and, collectively with PWAM, the “Reporting Persons”) is the sole member and manager of PWAM. As of June 22, 2016, PWIMF held 3,746,312 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 728,138 shares of Common Stock of the Company and PWPI held 520,599 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 101,231 shares of Common Stock of the Company. As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,266,911 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 829,369 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the warrants held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, or 5.7% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016.
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| CUSIP No. 65342H102 | ||
| (1) | Names of Reporting Persons Peter S. Park | |
| (2) | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) | (a) o (b) o |
| (3) | SEC Use Only | |||
| (4) | Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America | |||
| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: | (5) Sole Voting Power | 5,096,280* |
| (6) Shared Voting Power | 0 | |
| (7) Sole Dispositive Power | 5,096,280* | |
| (8) Shared Dispositive Power | 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 5,096,280* | |||
| (10) | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): o | |||
| (11) | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 5.7%* | |||
| (12) | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN | |||
* Beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 89,222,418 shares of Common Stock, of the Company, issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2016. PWAM is the investment manager to the PW Funds, and Mr. Park is the sole member and manager of PWAM. As of June 22, 2016, PWIMF held 3,746,312 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 728,138 shares of Common Stock of the Company and PWPI held 520,599 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 101,231 shares of Common Stock of the Company. As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,266,911 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 829,369 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the warrants held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, or 5.7% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016.
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Item 1(a). Name Of Issuer: Nexeo Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”)
| Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices. 3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 1000 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 |
| Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing. This report on Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”), is being jointly filed by (i) Park West Asset Management LLC (“PWAM”), a Delaware limited liability company and the investment manager to (a) Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited (“PWIMF”), a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 3,746,312 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, (“Common Stock”) of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 728,138 shares of Common Stock of the Company, reported on this Schedule 13G, and (b) Park West Partners International, Limited (“PWPI” and, collectively with PWIMF, the “PW Funds”), a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 520,599 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 101,231 shares of Common Stock of the Company reported on this Schedule 13G; and (ii) Peter S. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM (“Mr. Park” and, collectively with PWAM, the “Reporting Persons”). The 4,266,911 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 829,369 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the warrants held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, which constitute 5.7% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016, may be deemed to be beneficially owned (x) indirectly by PWAM, as the investment adviser to PWIMF and PWPI, and (y) indirectly by Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM. |
| Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence. The address for the Reporting Persons is: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165, Larkspur, California 94939. |
| Item 2(c). Citizenship. PWAM is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Park is a citizen of the United States. |
| Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share. |
| Item 2(e). CUSIP No. 65342H102 |
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Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the Person Filing is a:
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
| (a) | Amount Beneficially Owned: | 5,096,280* | ||
| (b) | Percent of Class: | 5.7%* | ||
| (c) | Number of Shares as to which the person has: | |||
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | 5,096,280* | ||
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote | 0 | ||
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 5,096,280* | ||
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of | 0 | ||
* This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by (i) PWAM, a Delaware limited liability company and the investment manager to (a) PWIMF, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 3,746,312 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 728,138 shares of Common Stock of the Company, as reported on this Schedule 13G, and (b) PWPI, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 520,599 shares of Common Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase up to 101,231 shares of Common Stock of the Company, as reported on this Schedule 13G; and (ii) Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM.
The 4,266,911 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 829,369 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the warrants held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, which constitute 5.7% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016, may be deemed to be beneficially owned (x) indirectly by PWAM, as the investment adviser to PWIMF and PWPI, and (y) indirectly by Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM. The foregoing beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 89,222,418 shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued and outstanding as of June 22, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2016.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: ¨
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| July 5, 2016 | |||
| /s/ Peter S. Park | |||
| Peter S. Park | |||
| PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Grace Jimenez | ||
| | Name: Grace Jimenez | ||
| | Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit | Page |
| A. Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2016, by and between Park West Asset Management LLC and Peter S. Park. | 9 |
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Nexeo Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as Exhibit A to such Schedule 13G. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement this 5thday of July, 2016.
| /s/ Peter S. Park | ||||
| Peter S. Park | ||||
| PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ | Grace Jimenez | ||
| Name: Grace Jimenez | ||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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