Thomas Jemmett is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Thomas acts for corporate borrowers, hedge funds and financial institutions on restructuring, special situations and specialised lending matters across the capital structure and credit spectrum.
Experience
Representative Matters
Recent representative matters while at Kirkland include advising:
PizzaExpress on its ongoing €1bn restructuring by way of restructuring plan and CVA
Noble Group Limited, a global commodities trading business, on its multi-billion dollar restructuring which included an English scheme of arrangement
The ad hoc convertible bondholder committee on the restructuring of Steinhoff
Prior to joining Kirkland, Thomas’s representative matters include advising:
hibu on a refinancing of its cash pay and PIK debt through the issuance of a high yield bond and entry into a revolving credit facility
An ad hoc group of term loan lenders to a distressed retail business
An ad hoc group of term loan lenders to a distressed retail business in Chapter 11
hibu on the reorganisation of its capital structure by way of parallel schemes of arrangement
Punch Taverns plc on its acquisition by Vine Acquisitions Limited and the disposal of the Punch A securitisation group to Heineken UK Limited
The Winding-up Board of Glitnir hf. on a composition with its creditors
A leading financial services group on the restructuring of an asset portfolio and the formation of an internal securitisation programme
Punch Taverns plc on the capital restructuring of its Punch A and Punch B securitisations
A leading financial services group on the de-risking of its pension scheme by way of a longevity swap transaction
Various European corporate clients on their debt financings, including high yield bond offerings and credit agreements
Prior Experience
Slaughter and May, London
Associate, 2013–2018
Trainee Solicitor, 2011–2013
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2013, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice CourseDistinction2011
BPP Law School, LondonGraduate Diploma in LawDistinction2010
Jesus College, University of OxfordB.A., Modern HistoryHons2009