Joshua Feltman

Partner Debt Finance

Practices

Overview

Joshua Feltman is a debt finance partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP with a cross-disciplinary practice that sits at the intersection of finance and restructuring. He is a recognized leader in the field of liability management and has advised on some of the largest and most novel transactions in the space. His practice also focuses on acquisitions of leveraged entities in connection with in-court and out-of-court workouts.

Joshua was named a Law360 MVP in the bankruptcy area and has also been recognized in the fields of restructuring and finance by Chambers, LawDragon, Super Lawyers and IFLR1000.

Experience

Prior to joining Kirkland, Joshua was involved in the following matters, representing:

An ad hoc group of second lien noteholders in connection with the multibillion dollar “dropdown” financial restructuring of AMC Theaters, including a first-of-its-kind exchangeable notes issuance.
WHP Global in connection with the acquisition as a going concern of the retailer Express pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Travelport Ltd. in connection with its 2023 financial restructuring, including a $570 million equity raise and over $2 billion in deleveraging.
Angelo Gordon and Centerbridge in connection with a $1.3 billion “dropdown” financing to and subsequent restructuring of Envision Healthcare and its Amsurg business.
Centerbridge and King Street Capital in connection with the liability management transactions of U.S. Renal.
King Street and others in connection with a “pari plus” first-lien notes financing of Team Health and follow-on first and second lien notes issuances to refinance additional Team Health debt.
Ares, Oaktree and others in connection with obtaining a controlling interest in TriMark through a financial restructuring and capital raise.
An ad hoc group of creditors in connection with various liability management transactions and the eventual acquisition of a controlling interest in CURO through a Chapter 11 proceeding.
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority in connection with a comprehensive recapitalization of its corporate debt through new issuances and exchanges.
TPG Angelo Gordon in connection with a “drop down” debt and equity financing transaction with Xerox Corp. and its affiliates.

Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-Author, “Corporate Bankruptcy and Restructuring: The Year Ahead,” Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, February 12, 2026

Co-Author, “Financing Year in Review: Evolving Markets and New Trends,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 8, 2024

Co-Author, “Second Circuit Holds that Term Loan is Not Security,” NYU Law School’s Blog on Compliance and Enforcement, September 27, 2023

Co-Author, “Corporate Bankruptcy & Restructuring: 2022–2023,” International Comparative Legal Guides to Restructuring & Insolvency, 2023

Co-Author, “Financing Year in Review: The Tide Turns,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 24, 2023

Co-Author, “Private Equity: 2021 Year in Review and 2022 Outlook,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 9, 2022

Co-Author, “Financing Year in Review: A Robust Recovery,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 13, 2022

Co-Author, “Recent Trends in U.S. Corporate Bankruptcy and Restructuring,” International Comparative Legal Guides to Restructuring & Insolvency, 2021

Co-Author, “Private Equity – Year in Review and 2021 Outlook,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 6, 2021

Co-Author, “Financing Year in Review: From Crisis to Comeback,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 16, 2021

Co-Author, “REITs in 2021,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 12, 2021

Co-Author, “ESG Performance and the Credit Markets,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, March 1, 2020

Co-Author, “Private Equity – Year in Review and 2020 Outlook,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 8, 2020

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

New York

Courts

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

Harvard Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2002

Editor, Harvard Law Review

Harvard Law School’s Sears Prize
Cambridge UniversityM.Phil., Development Economicswith Honors1996
Harvard CollegeB.A., Social Studiesmagna cum laude1995