Mike Seo is a debt finance associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Mike’s experience focuses on fund finance acting for borrowers and sponsors (both domestic and international) in connection with NAV and hybrid facilities, subscription line facilities, GP support lines and refinancings across a range of sectors and asset classes. Mike also has substantial experience in advising lenders and sponsors in respect of project finance transactions across a broad range of asset classes including infrastructure, energy and renewables, mining and PPP projects.
Experience
Representative Matters
Subscription Facilities
Advising a European niche manufacturing/services growth fund in relation to a €49 million subscription line facility.
Advising an Asian growth-expansion fund in relation to the refinancing of a €200 million subscription line facility.
Advising an Australian commodities fund in relation to a €70 million subscription line facility.
Advising a European mid-market buyout fund in relation to the upsize of an existing subscription line facility, up to a total of €175 million.
NAV Facilities
Advising a European mid-market buyout fund in relation to a €13 million NAV facility.
Advising a European buyout fund in relation to a €36 million NAV facility.
GP Commit/Topco Financings
Advising a European private equity large-cap buyout fund in relation to a €150 million (with potential for upsizing to €500 million) Topco level NAV financing.
Prior Experience
Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, London, 2021–2022
Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Sydney, 2019–2021
Associate, Lee & Ko, Seoul, 2017–2019
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019, Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales
2017, Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
