Chambers Review
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Banking & Finance: Sponsors - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The Kirkland team are very technical, whilst remaining commercial throughout. Emails are always acknowledged immediately and answered quickly.
On sophistication they are second to none. The whole team, regardless of jurisdiction, are good.
They're extremely strong, across all levels with very good bench strength.
The Kirkland team provide a strong steer on market positions and clear advice on the more nuanced areas of the financing to allow us a clear view on where we should push in our negotiations.
The Kirkland team remains consistently confident and unwavering no matter how complex the matter before them may be. They are knowledgeable and professional through every step of the process.
Work Highlights
Kirkland & Ellis advised Apollo on the £506 million financing of its take private of The Restaurant Group.
Notable practitioners
Stephen is amazing. He continues to be one if not the best legal professional out there doing leveraged finance.
He is just a phenomenal lawyer; he's just the best lawyer we've ever had.
He's unbelievably talented, I believe he is the best lawyer in Europe.
He's got incredible deal focus, commercial instincts and market awareness.
She is on the ball 24-7. She knows the market from the legal side inside out. That helps her to be very thoughtful in her responses whenever we throw a curveball at her.
She has a good read of what is in the market, what is really achievable at the time and she always delivers a good quality of work.
Daniel Borg is a debt finance expert who advises leading private equity sponsors on financing transactions.
Dan is truly outstanding.
Dan is a fantastic lawyer, we trust him with our bigger transactions - I can't say enough good things.
Vanessa Xu has a leveraged finance focused practice that sees her advising private equity sponsors on their acquisitions.
She's a great lawyer who is very commercial and gets the right outcome for clients.
She's a very strong lawyer, I truly enjoy working with Vanessa.
We trust him to handle our matters with special care and consistently deliver great terms and a smooth process. His passion for the work really shines through, making it a pleasure to work with him.
Evgeny is very well-respected in the market, he has an incredible work ethic and is very collaborative and creative. We have come to expect a high standard from him, and he never disappoints.
He's an exceptional debt-focused lawyer.