Katherine F. Webb

Prior to joining Kirkland, Katherine’s representative experience included advising:

Agent and Lender Representation

•  AB Private Credit on the credit facility supporting the leveraged buyout of a repair and maintenance platform company and several other transactions
• Antares on the C$1.25 billion facility of a dental support organization, the $1.14 billion credit facility for a leading insurance brokerage in connection with a portability transaction, and many other transactions
• Ares on a $195 million facility for a home security software provider and several other transactions
• Bank of Montreal on Canada Goose’s $300 million term loan facility, financing leveraged buyouts for several middle market private equity sponsor-backed acquisitions, and many other transactions
• Blackstone Credit on a $450 million credit facility and $100 million incremental financing for a leading hotel management and investment company, the cross-border facility of a digital advertising platform company, and many other transactions
• Blue Owl on a $3.185 billion recurring revenue facility for a business planning software company, a $2.15 billion credit facility for a regulated company providing financial services, and several other direct lending transactions
• Citibank on Petco’s $1.5 billion credit and note facilities, the credit facility for an aerospace and defense automation provider, and several other transactions
• Goldman Sachs on a $6 billion credit facility for a leveraged buyout and many other transactions for both the private credit and leveraged finance businesses
• Jefferies on the refinancing of a $1.483 billion first-lien facility and $540 million second-lien facility, Acuren’s $1.7 billion credit facility, and several other transactions
• JPMorgan on the cross-border credit facility of a ceramics and dinnerware manufacturer and many other transactions
• Morgan Stanley on Blue Apron’s revolving credit facility and several other transactions
• MUFG on Cypress Semiconductor Corporation’s $700 million facility and several other transactions
• PNC Bank on several recurring revenue financings
• SLR Capital Partners on multiple credit facilities provided to biotechnology companies, including Vapotherm, Inc.
• Truist Securities on credit facilities supporting the leveraged buyout of a leading management services organization focusing on healthcare for women and several other transactions
• The financing sources for a number of margin loan facilities designed to monetize various investments of a top media conglomerate, including a $1.3 billion facility and a $2.3 billion facility in connection with a merger of parent entities

Corporate and Other Borrower Representation

• Apartment Investment and Management Company and its affiliates in multiple credit facilities, including concurrent closings of separate credit facilities supporting its $10.4 billion reverse spin-off of Apartment Income REIT Corp.
• BridgeBio Pharma for its concurrent closings of two cross-border facilities providing capital of up to $1.25 billion, consisting of a senior credit facility and a royalty financing
• The Cheesecake Factory on its $400 million revolving credit facility
• Citadel and Citadel Securities on numerous financings
• Flagship Pioneering on multiple acquisitions of biotechnology portfolio companies
• Lyft for its $420 million revolving credit facility
• SiteMinder for its $20 million revolving credit facility
• Viasat and several of its subsidiaries on multiple term loan B facilities, revolving facilities, export-import facilities, and senior secured notes facilities

Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, 2021–2026

Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 2016–2021

Katherine maintains an active pro bono practice, providing guidance on various immigration, nonprofit and corporate governance, housing and family law matters. She is particularly passionate about police accountability and counseling entrepreneurs. She has also developed a deep knowledge of immigration law and successfully assisted numerous women and queer individuals with obtaining U-nonimmigrant status, lawful permanent resident status and citizenship in the United States.