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Connect Bidco Limited (“Bidco”), Connect Finco SARL (“Lux Finco”), Connect U.S. Finco LLC (“US Finco”) and certain other subsidiary loan parties (collectively, with Holdings, Bidco, Lux Finco and US Finco, “Inmarsat,” and all indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”)) entered into Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement with Barclays Bank plc, as existing administrative agent and collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as successor administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto (the “Refinancing Amendment”) to amend the existing Credit Agreement","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312524080765/0001193125-24-080765-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"amendment"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Barclays Bank plc, Bank of America, N.A., and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2024-03-28"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}