Lisa Stevens is a private debt, special situations and restructuring partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Lisa advises a broad client base, which includes investment funds, financial institutions and corporate borrowers, on complex finance transactions across the capital structure and credit spectrum and on cross-border restructurings.
Experience
Representative Matters
Representative matters including some prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis include advising:
Distressed sale of Young’s Seafood (acting for the company)
Restructuring of the Prezzo restaurant group (acting initially for the senior secured creditors and subsequently the company)
Advising the senior secured lenders of Snow & Rock, Cotswold Outdoor and Runners Need in connection with the group’s CVA and other matters
Various special situations financings including debt secured on a large hotel complex in Italy using a bond-wrapper (acting for the sole lender) and an incremental facility provided to Petroleum Geo-Services (acting for the sole initial lender)
Various holdco financings including LeasePlan’s USD 760,000,000 hybrid notes issuance (acting for the initial noteholder) and the financing of a minority shareholding in the Inspired Group (acting for the shareholder)
Various leveraged finance transactions including the Pirelli group, the Keter group, the Matalan group, Study Group, Vue Cinemas and the Odeon group
Various investment grade and crossover credit financings including the voluntary tender offer launched by the Italian toll-road company Atlantia to acquire Abertis
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England & Wales
