Ken Au

Associate Restructuring
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7953 2637

Ken Au

Overview

Ken Au is a restructuring associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Since joining Kirkland, Ken has worked on the following matters:

  • Smile Telecoms group in relation to its proposed restructuring to be implemented by way of a UK Restructuring Plan
  • Macquarie as sole lender in connection with the amendment and restatement of facilities provided to Basware Oyj as borrower

Prior to joining Kirkland, Ken worked on the following matters:

  • Advised an ad hoc creditors’ committee on enforcement action in respect of the Al Jaber Group, a UAE-based conglomerate
  • Advised an ad hoc creditors’ committee following cross-border insolvency proceedings in respect of the Thomas Cook Group
  • Advised a sovereign pension fund on its exit options as mezzanine lender to a leading shopping centre in the UK
  • Assisted a club of lenders on an RCF amendment and extension in respect of a large LSE-listed automotive retailer
  • Assisted a co-ordinating committee of creditors on the cross-border debt restructuring of a global commodities broker

Allen & Overy LLP, London & Singapore

  • Associate, 2019–2020
  • Trainee Solicitor, 2017–2019

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2019, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • BPP Law School, HolbornLegal Practice Coursewith Distinction2017
  • University of CambridgeB.A., LawFirst Class Honours2016