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Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland’s cross-border team offers expert credentials in securitization matters, with extensive experience structuring highly complex and first-of-their-kind transactions across the full range of structured financings, structured private credit transactions and securitizations. The firm acts for a broad range of borrowers, sponsors, asset managers, issuers and private credit funds, with a particular focus on whole business securitization, digital infrastructure securitization, oil and gas and energy infrastructure securitization and CLOs.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland & Ellis represented Diversified Energy Company PLC on the closing of a rated asset-backed securitization refinancing involving the private placement of a $610 million ABSVIII note and a redemption of the previously issued ABS III and ABSV notes.

Strengths

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The attorneys are always available and provide timely feedback.

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Kirkland & Ellis offers incomparable responsiveness and ability to push deals over the finish line.

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The attorneys there have been at the forefront of complex first-of-their-kind transactions.

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The Kirkland & Ellis team has pulled partners from across the industry to create a deep bench of experience.

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The Kirkland team is known for having a commercial orientation in working through complex issues to get deals done.

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael Urschel
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Michael Urschel
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Michael Urschel is a noted expert in the securitization of assets across a range of industries, from retail and hospitality to telecommunication. He is most recognized for his advice on the whole business market.

Michael is savvy, business-minded, commercial and is the epitome of a group leader.

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Kelly Mellecker
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Kelly Mellecker
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Kelly Mellecker is well known for her former work as managing director at

Goldman, Sachs & Co. She is noted as bringing both banking and legal expertise to ABS transactions.

Kelly is brilliant, dedicated, extremely thoughtful and has done some really ground-breaking transactions.

Kelly brings great commercial awareness and creativity. She is at the edge of new issuers and deal structures.

Kelly is an experienced and mature banker and lawyer.

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Michael Urschel
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Michael Urschel
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Kelly Mellecker
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Kelly Mellecker
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Michael Urschel
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Michael Urschel
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