Dominic McNeil

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Dominic has advised on the following:

• HSBC private credit, Tahan Capital and Orion Capital Asia on a US$75 million mezzanine facility to fund the US$140 million acquisition of the iron oxide pigment business of Venator, a U.S. titanium dioxide pigments and performance additives producer by Cathay Industries, a leading global iron oxide pigment manufacturer
• The lender of a US$30 million bridge loan to a PRC top-tier fitness and gym platform supported by a master fund level guarantee from majority shareholder L Catterton
• The lender of a US$125 million facility provided to Indian mining, oil and gas company Vedanta Resources
• The lender of a US$15 million mezzanine facility to fund the ~US$106 million acquisition of three South East Asian hotels by a Hong Kong family office from a Thai REIT
• ADM Capital on US$11 million management buyout onshore and offshore facilities provided to the shareholders of a five plus star resort in Vietnam
• Private credit lenders of a US$15 million facility to fund the acquisition of Québec-based virtual monitoring solutions developer Interactive Validated Solutions 88 Inc. and Hong Kong-based supply chain management solutions developer Pivot 88 Limited by TradeBeyond (formerly CBX Limited) – a leading provider in supply chain software
• The lender of a US$215 million NAV facility to a PRC private equity firm secured against a portfolio of 17 onshore and offshore investments
• Private credit lenders on a US$60 million margin loan to the majority shareholder in Hong Kong listed Consun Pharmaceutical Group Limited
• A syndicate of lenders on a US$400 million and JPY10.257 billion facility to Adani Ports for the purpose of financing the acquisition of the Port of Haifa, Israel
• A syndicate of credit funds on a US$80 million term facility to a leading airport lounge operator for the purpose of financing capital expenditure and refinancing existing debt
• A syndicate of 15 banks on three margin loan facilities with total commitments of €1.385 billion for Bain Capital, Advent International and Clessidra and secured against shares in Italian payments provider Nexi S.p.A.
• The lender of US$35 million facilities provided to the shareholders of a PRC provider of financial education and training services to refinance existing debt and fund the payment of a special dividend as part of a recapitalisation exercise
• ADM Capital on the restructuring of INR debentures issued by subsidiaries of utilities consultancy Enzen Limited
• A syndicate of lenders on a scheme of arrangement in connection with facilities provided to a Singapore data storage manufacturer formerly owned by KKR
• A private credit lender on the restructuring of AU$1.6b facilities provided to a major Australian private hospital operator
• A syndicate of lenders on an €650 million margin loan to Advent International secured against shares in a Luxembourg parcel locker company
• Cathay Pacific on its HK$7.8 billion liquidity facility provided by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as part of its COVID-19 support package
• The underwriters on the syndication of Reliance Industries Limited’s and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited’s aggregate US$2.35 billion and JPY90.597 billion term loan facilities to over 40 banks
• Korea Development Bank on a €77 miliion liquidity facility provided to ICBC Austria Bank GmbH supported by a letter of comfort from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
• The lender of a £200 million trade finance facility, master sale agreement and associated call and put option, provided to Tata Steel Europe Limited
• The lender of a US$50 million term and revolving credit facility provided to transportation company Vanguard Logistics Services
• The lenders on a ~£70 million upsize to a margin loan to Brookfield and secured against shares in a British real estate developer
• A syndicate of lenders on an €694 million margin loan to Starwood Capital secured against shares in an Austrian real estate company
• The lender of a ~CHF84 million margin loan to Ares Management secured against shares in a Swiss-German real estate company
• The lenders on amendments to a ~€11 million, ~£42 million, ~HK$11 million, ~JPY6 billion, ~SEK50 million and ~US$39 million margin loan to Starwood Capital and secured against a portfolio of shares
• State Bank of India on a £50 million term facility provided to Tata Steel UK Limited in connection with its blast furnaces in Port Talbot and Teeside, UK

Linklaters LLP

• Managing Associate, 2021–2025
• Associate, 2017–2021
• Legal Advisor, 2016–2017 

Lawyer, Allens, 2015–2016