Phil Rigley is a debt finance associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Phil’s experience includes advising sponsors, corporate borrowers, banks and other financial institutions across a broad range of cross-border financing transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged acquisition financings.
Phil spent six months on secondment in the London office of a leading private equity firm.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Phil worked on the following, advising:
Halyk Bank on its US$300 million syndicated term loan
Goldman Sachs Alternatives in connection with the financing of the majority acquisition of Crystal, a French wealth management leader
Nordic Capital in connection with its:
Acquisition of Ascot Lloyd, one of the UK’s largest independent financial advice firms
Acquisition of Care Fertility, a leading fertility clinic group
Acquisition of a European environmental services provider
Boluda Towage, the Spanish towage and maritime services company on the amend-and-extend and upsize of its €1.1 billion term loan B and revolving facilities
UGI Corporation, the global natural gas distribution company, in connection with its €800 million syndicated revolving credit and term loan facilities, in order to refinance its existing capital structure
Ares Management Corporation on its acquisition of SLR Global, a UK-based global sustainability consultancy and advisory business, from Charterhouse and management shareholders
Once For All, a GTCR portfolio company, on its acquisition of Nalanda Global, a supply chain risk and management software platform based in Spain, from PSG Equity
GTCR on the financing of its acquisition of Fortius Limited d/b/a Once For All, a France-based provider of supply chain management solutions for the construction industry
Permira on the financing for their acquisition of Neuraxpharm Group, a European specialty pharmaceutical company
German care home operator in relation to its amend-and-extend agreement
Arcmont, CVC Credit, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie in relation to the approximately €700 million private bond in connection with the co-investment of Ardian and NB Renaissance in Neopharmed Gentili S.p.A., a leading pharmaceutical company operating in the Italian market
Odyssey Investment Partners as to English law matters in connection with the financing for its acquisition of ProPharma Group
Callaway Golf as to English law matters in connection with its existing US financing arrangements
