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Vanessa Xu

Global 2026

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

1 year ranked

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Vanessa Xu is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Vanessa advises financial sponsors and borrowers on leveraged acquisition finance and other complex financing transactions, particularly leveraged buyouts with a multijurisdictional component. She has extensive experience in structuring and executing sponsor-backed leveraged buyouts in the European market at all levels of the capital structure of these transactions, including bank/bond transactions, “cov-lite” and “cov-loose” loans, European or US TLB, second lien debt, unitranche financing, PIK instruments, ARR financing and debt restructuring.

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Chambers Global Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Band 6

Individual Editorial

Vanessa Xu has a leveraged finance focused practice that sees her advising private equity sponsors on their acquisitions.

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Vanessa is an extraordinary lawyer. I trust Vanessa’s instinct, knowledge and negotiation tactics to get us the best outcome possible.
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