Kirkland & Ellis Expands London Office with Addition of Prominent Debt Finance Lawyers

Kirkland & Ellis Expands London Office with Addition of Prominent Debt Finance Lawyers

Kirkland & Ellis has announced the addition of prominent debt finance lawyers Ian Barratt and Sinead O’Shea as new partners in the London office.

Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland's Executive Committee, expressed his delight in welcoming Barratt and O’Shea to the team, highlighting their well-established reputation as top-of-the-market finance lawyers. He said they bring significant experience in handling sophisticated financing transactions for private equity sponsors and other corporate clients.

Barratt focuses on representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a variety of intricate domestic and cross-border acquisition financing, as well as other leveraged finance transactions. His exceptional expertise has earned him broad recognition as a top finance lawyer. He holds a Band 1 leading lawyer ranking for banking and finance in Chambers UK and is honoured as a "Hall of Fame" lawyer for acquisition finance in The Legal 500 UK.

O'Shea has garnered extensive experience in a wide array of leveraged finance transactions and syndicated facilities, with a particular focus on infrastructure finance. Her accomplishments include being recognized as a leading lawyer for acquisition finance by The Legal 500 UK, IFLR1000's UK Women Leaders, and receiving accolades at Legal Week's "Women, Influence & Power in Law U.K." awards.