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Michelle Kilkenney

Michelle Kilkenney

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Michelle focuses her practice on debt financing transactions and represents private equity groups, commercial lending institutions and other private and public companies in connection with the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, acquisition financings, and loan workouts and restructurings, including debtor-in-possession financings. Representative clients include AE Industrial Partners, Arsenal Capital Partners, Bain Capital, Energy Future Holdings, Madison Dearborn Partners, Paine Schwartz Partners, Peak Rock Capital, Pritzker Private Capital, United Airlines and Yellow Corporation.

Personal

Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2002; Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1999.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Banking & Finance - Illinois

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Individual Editorial

Michelle Kilkenney garners recognition for her work for private equity clients. She often advises on significant transactions and has experience in mezzanine debt work.

Strengths

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  • Michelle Kilkenney is always great to work with. She is very responsive and practical in her advice.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • Michelle Kilkenney is one of the lead borrower lawyers in the market.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Guide to the USA

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