Julianna Debler Nester
Overview
Julianna Nester is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice-backed Veritiv Corporation in its AUD 1.775 billion acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions from Orora
- KKR-backed Genesis Care Pty Ltd and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and sales of GenesisCare’s U.S. radiation oncology assets
- KKR in its acquisition of Flow Control Group from Bertram Capital
- KKR in its majority investment in PlayOn! Sports
- KKR and its portfolio company PlayOn! Sports in its investment in GoFan
- The Jordan Company in its $1.3 billion take-private acquisition of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO)
- Apax Partners in its majority investment in IANS Research
- Apax Partners in its ~$450 million investment in IBS Software
- Apax Partners in its sale of its majority interest in Boasso Global, Inc. to KKR
- Apax Partners in its sale of portfolio company Wizeline, Inc. to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
- Apax Partners and its portfolio company The Herjavec Group Inc. in their acquisition of Fishtech Group, LLC
- TowerBrook Capital Partners in its investment in EisnerAmper LLP
- Novo Holdings A/S in its acquisition of Medical Knowledge Group from Court Square Capital and Aisling Capital
- Tacombi in its $27.5 million equity funding round
Capital Markets & Debt Financing Transactions
- Macy’s in connection with its $2.8 billion ABL facility, $300 million bridge commitment, and $1.3 billion bond offering
- Macy’s in connection with its exchange of $465 million of senior notes
- Kraft Heinz with its cash tender offer for up to $2.2 billion of its outstanding notes
- Intelsat S.A. with its debt restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- Le Tote Inc. on the debt financing for its acquisition of Lord + Taylor
- BCLS Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Bain Capital Life Sciences, LP, in its $143.75 million initial public offering
- Silver Lake with the restructuring and exchange of its $600 million convertible bonds and $100 million new first lien notes investment in AMC Entertainment
- AE Industrial Partners in its $1.6 billion de-SPAC and merger of portfolio company BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) with GigCapital4, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: GIGGU)
- Genstar Capital Partners on the debt financing for its acquisition of Medical Air Services Association
- Reverence Capital Partners and its portfolio company Advisor Group in Advisor Group’s $500 million high yield secured notes offering in connection with Advisor Group’s acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Richard K. EatonUnited States Court of International TradeSummer 2017
Prior Experience
Investment Banking Summer Associate, RBC Capital Markets, Healthcare M&A and Capital Markets, New York, Summer 2016
Senior Paralegal, Seal Shield LLC, FL, 2011–2015
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Thought Leadership
Publications
“Foreign Initial Coin Offering Issuers Beware: The Securities and Exchange Commission is Watching,” 51 Cornell International Law Journal 245, 2018
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2020New York
- 2020Florida
- 2021District of Columbia
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
- Cornell Law SchoolJ.D. (Business Law and Regulation Concentration)2019
CALI Award, Advanced Issues in Mediation, Fall 2017
Morris P. Glushien Prize, Published Note
Notes Editor, Cornell International Law Journal
- Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell UniversityM.B.A.2019
- University of Central FloridaB.S., Legal Studies; Business Administration Minorsumma cum laude2012
News &
Insights
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Altas Partners on Investment in Redwood Services
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Veritiv on Acquisition of Orora Packaging Solutions
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Apax Digital Funds on Strategic Investment in IANS Research
- Award IBLJ Deals of the Year 2023
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Funds Advised by Apax Partners LLP on Investment in Travel Tech Company IBS Software