Kate Vandenberg is a capital markets associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Carvana Co. (“Carvana”), the leading e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, in various capital markets transactions, including a consensual liability management transaction formally supported by approximately 90% of Carvana’s existing noteholders. Through the contemplated transactions, including an exchange offer, extension of maturities, at-the-market equity raise, and equity investment from Carvana’s founders, Carvana expects to deleverage its balance sheet by $1.2 billion and reduce its interest expenses by $430 million a year for the next two years.
GTCR and Cole-Parmer in its acquisition of ZeptoMetrix Corporation.
InnovAge Holding Corp., Apax Partners and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in connection with InnovAge's US$400 million initial public offering (NASDAQ).
Prior Experience
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kate was a member of Teach for America and taught as a special education teacher at Middle School 88 in Brooklyn, NY from 2014–2017.