William Burke > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP is the leading player on the private equity sponsor side of the high yield market, counting Bain Capital among its clients, as well as acting for leading financial institutions such as Barclays Bank and HSBC, and large corporates including commodities trading group Noble. The firm consistently ranks among the top firms in the European high yield market by both value and deal volume, and the practice led by ‘consummate professional‘ William Burke is ‘state of the art in terms of financial sponsor representation, and simply the best as far as leveraged finance is concerned‘. Emerging partner talent Antoine Lebienvenu and Cedric Van den Borren are experienced in high-value debt securities work, with recent highlights including multi-million Euro senior notes offerings.’Matthew Merkle and up-and-coming partner Deirdre Jones assisted with bond issuances to finance the  €2.7bn financing of the acquisition of Fedrigoni by Fiber Bidco, a vehicle jointly owned by Bain Capital and BC Partners. Partners Morgan Hill and Tim Volkheimer also play pivotal roles in the practice.