Ian Barratt > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Ian Barratt
Work Department
Debt Finance
Position
Ian Barratt is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Ian’s practice focuses on domestic and cross-border acquisition financing and other leveraged finance transactions.
Education
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, Diploma in Legal Practice, 1998; University of Exeter, LL.B., 1997.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
Although it is far better-known for its private equity-focused leveraged finance offering, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is effectively able to adapt many of the same English and US law financing techniques for syndicated corporate borrowing, private credit borrowing and infrastructure finance purposes. Led by Ian Barratt, the team also handles financing and refinancing work for portfolio companies owned by key private equity clients.
London > Finance > Acquisition finance
(Hall of Fame)
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium