John Davitt is a debt finance associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. John has debt finance experience including syndicated lending, debt portfolio sales, restructuring, structured finance and general corporate lending.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, John has been involved in the following representations:
Madison Dearborn Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisition of IPL Plastics, Inc.
BC Partners:
and United Group on the financing aspects of United Group’s c. £1 billion acquisition of Vivacom
and United Group on United Group’s definitive agreement to acquire Tele2 Croatia
and United Group in connection with an offering of €550 million of high yield bonds
on its acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR
Banijay on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Endemol Shine
ABRY Partners on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Options Technology from Bregal Sagemount
Prior Experience
Arthur Cox, Dublin
Trainee Solicitor (2016–2018)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
2018, Law Society of Ireland
Education
London School of Economics and Political ScienceLL.M.2014
