Gabe Harley is a restructuring associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Gabe has experience advising debtors and creditors on cross-border restructurings and insolvencies, administrations, CVAs and schemes of arrangement. Gabe also advises investment banks, hedge funds and private equity houses in their review and diligence of European investment opportunities in par, stressed and distressed transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Gabe has been involved in the following matters:
Toys “R” Us — Advising Toys “R” Us group, the world’s leading toy and baby products retailer, on all aspects of its global restructuring and acted for its UK business in respect of its Company Voluntary Arrangement
Moorfields — Advising Moorfields Advisory Limited as administrators of Toys R Us Limited and liquidators of the UK business of the Toys R Us group
Edcon — Advising Edcon Limited, a leading South African retailer in relation to its ongoing restructuring
Lebara — Advising bondholders of the Lebara Group, a European mobile company
Prior to joining Kirkland, Gabe worked in a leading US law firm on the following matters:
Kenya Airways — Advised Kenya Airways PLC’s USD 2.2 billion debt and equity restructuring involving negotiations with a number of creditor groups including local and international banks, aircraft operating lessors and ECAs
Yuksel — Advised Yuksel Insaat A.S. on the restructuring of its US$200m bonds, including advising on a UK scheme of arrangement to extend and amend debt terms
Afren — Advised Afren PLC on its capital and financial restructuring including amendments of certain interests in the group's underlying oil & gas assets
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2016, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law School, BristolLPCDistinction2013
University of BristolM.Sc., Socio-Legal StudiesDistinction2009
