Lune J.C. Klappe-Regan
Overview
Lune Klappe-Regan is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, practicing in the Capital Markets Practice Group. Lune represents public and private companies and private equity sponsor clients on a wide range of securities and capital markets transactions, including equity and debt offerings, tender and exchange offers, acquisition financing and liability management transactions. Lune also counsels clients on SEC disclosure and compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters. She maintains an active pro bono practice, including a variety of immigration law matters.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Lune held positions at Amsterdam firms De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Stibbe. Lune holds law degrees from Columbia Law School and Leiden University.
Experience
Representative Matters
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Haynes International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYN), a leading developer and manufacturer of technologically advanced high-performance alloys, in connection with the acquisition of the company by North American Stainless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acerinox
- K1, one of the largest investors in small-cap enterprise software companies, in the acquisition of MariaDB, a leading database software company
- Paine Schwartz Partners in connection with its take-private acquisition of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a Philadelphia-based agricultural tech company
- Near Intelligence, Inc. (Nasdaq: NIR) in connection with its business combination with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp.
- AE Industrial Partners in connection with its $1.57 billion de-SPAC transaction with BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI)
- Home Point Capital Inc. in connection with Mr. Cooper Group Inc.’s acquisition of the company and the subsequent delisting
Debt and Liability Management
- Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV), a technology-enabled healthcare services company providing a platform of integrated supportive care solutions, in connection with $105 million in incremental financing to support future growth
- Victra, the largest operator of Verizon retail stores in the U.S., in connection with its $1.4 billion comprehensive refinancing of its debt instruments, including a $728 million high-yield senior secured notes offering and tender of offer of existing notes
- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NYSE: BLDR) in connection with its $1 billion senior notes offering
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) in connection with its:
- $2.5 billion sustainability-linked bond offering and tender offer
- $2.3 billion bond offering and tender offer
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) in connection with its:
- over $3.5 billion in various capital markets transactions to strengthen the company’s capital structure
- ~$350 million exchangeable notes refinancing transaction and concurrent registered direct offerings
- $1 billion offering of senior secured notes, $600 million offering of senior notes and $435 million offering of exchangeable senior notes
- issuance of $790 million senior secured notes
- issuance of $250 million senior secured notes
- Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) in connection with its:
- $465 million 144A/Reg S high-yield sustainability-linked senior notes offering
- $300 million sustainability-linked senior notes offering issued as part of the leverage buyout by EQT Partners, the first ever sustainability-linked LBO financing in the U.S.
- Triton Partners portfolio company WernerCo, the world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of ladders, climbing equipment, fall protection and ladder accessories, in the "up-tiering” exchange of $265 million of 8.75% unsecured notes for new 14.5% junior lien secured notes
Equity
- Bain Capital and Guidehouse in connection with a $500 million issuance of preferred equity to finance the acquisition of Guidehouse by Bain Capital
- Pharvaris N.V. (Nasdaq: PHVS) in connection with its:
- $200 million underwritten offering of ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants
- $300 million underwritten offering of ordinary shares and pre-funded warrants
- $75 million “At-the-Market” sales program
- $175 million “At-the-Market” sales program
- BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) in connection with its $25 million registered direct offering
- Genius Sports Limited (NYSE: GENI) in connection with its underwritten offering
- BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) in connection with a PIPE transaction
Restructuring
- Avaya Holdings Corp., a global leader in customer experience solutions, in connection with its financial restructuring and emergence from Chapter 11 with approximately $650 million in liquidity
Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs
- The underwriters in connection with the $60 million+ initial public offering of Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BLAC)
- The underwriters in connection with the $60 million initial public offering of Bayview Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: BAYAU)
Corporate Governance & Exchange Act Reporting
- Public company representation of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY)
- Public company representation of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH)
- Public company representation of Pharvaris N.V. (Nasdaq: PHVS)
- Public company representation of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA)
- Public company representation of BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) following de-SPAC transaction
- Public company representation of Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS)
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Student Trainee, Stibbe
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2022New York
Languages
- English
- Dutch
- French
- German
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.M.2021Columbia Journal of Transnational Law
- Leiden UniversityLL.M., Public International Law & Tax LawFirst Class Honors2020
- Leiden UniversityLL.B., International Business Law & Tax Law2018