Tom is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP working in the Debt Finance team. Tom focuses his practice primarily on advising private equity sponsors on cross-border event-driven leveraged financings, including leveraged buy-outs, acquisitions of minority investments, bolt-on acquisitions, dividend recaps and refinancings. Tom also has experience in margin lending on listed and unlisted shares and real estate finance.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Tom’s representative matters have included:
Advent International:
on its US$600 million leveraged acquisition of a majority stake in V.Group
on its bid to acquire a Chinese health-food and bakery chain
Affinity Equity Partners:
on its US$520 million leveraged acquisition of Trimco International Holdings Limited from Partners Group
on its US$200 million investment in a global hospitality service provider
on its bid to acquire a Chinese food manufacturer
Blackstone:
on its acquisition of the Anantara Maldives Resort
on its acquisition of the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort
CVC:
on the ¥25 billion syndicated loan financing in the Japanese bank market in connection with its acquisition of Hasegawa Holdings
on the pre-IPO refinancing of Arteria Networks in the Japanese bank market
Permira:
on its US$800 million leveraged acquisition of Tricor, the corporate services provider, which included senior and mezzanine acquisition financing from a syndicate of international and local banks
on the leveraged acquisition of its 50% interest in the aquatic feed business of Grobest
TPG on its bid to acquire an Asia healthcare provider
Warburg Pincus on various pre-IPO and post-IPO margin loan financings secured over stakes in businesses across Asia
Hutchison Whampoa on its €22 billion Italian mobile telecoms JV with Vimpelcom
Sysco Corporation on its £2.2 billion acquisition of European foodservice distributor Brakes Group
AS Watson on its senior secured group financing arrangements
Aman Resorts on its senior secured group financing arrangements
A Sovereign wealth fund on the financing supporting its acquisition of large hotel in Barcelona
Euroports on the €450 million refinancing of its senior facilities and associated corporate reorganisation
Vestas Wind Systems on refinancing its bank and bonding facilities
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London and Hong Kong offices (2013–2022):
Senior Associate (2021–2022)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2015, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
BPP Law SchoolLPC; GDL2012–2013
University of CambridgeM.Phil., Political Thought and Intellectual History2011
