Peter Chandler > 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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Peter Chandler
Work Department
Debt Finance
Position
Peter Chandler is a partner in the Debt Finance Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP in London. He is experienced in advising top-tier private equity sponsors on their real estate investment and development transactions, both in the UK and in numerous European jurisdictions.
Career
2022 to present Kirkland & Ellis International LLP; 2017-2022 Clifford Chance; 2015-2017 Berwin Leighton Paisner
Education
University of Melbourne (LL.B. 2011); University of Melbourne (B.Com., Finance 2011)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property finance
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is ‘exceptionally good at breaking down complex transactions and particularly strong in their financing advice’, and is highly active for borrowers and private equity sponsors. Team lead Jonathan Birks is a well-known expert in debt finance and primarily acts on acquisition financing, restructuring and distressed investing. ‘Exceptional lawyer’ Kazik Michalski continues to work with TPG Real Estate on the financing of its “StartLiving” joint venture with Gatehouse Bank to construct up to several thousand suburban, purpose-built family rental homes throughout the UK. Private equity specialist Peter Chandler joined in September 2022 from Clifford Chance LLP, while Usman Khan left for McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP in September 2023.
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