Theon Chalklen

Since joining Kirkland Theon advised:

• Cineworld group and its UK subsidiaries on their financial and leasehold restructuring, implemented by way of four UK restructuring plans.
• Food delivery brands group on its approximately €500 million restructuring.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Theon advised:

• The revolving and ancillary facility creditors on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganisation of CWT.
• The Löwen Play group on the restructuring of its senior secured notes via an English scheme of arrangement.
• The Eddie Stobart transport and logistics group on its liquidity financing and public takeover.
• Senior creditors on the restructuring of agribusiness and retail group Agrokor under Croatia's extraordinary administration corporate rescue procedure.
• The New Look retail group on the restructuring of its notes and revolving facility debt via English schemes of arrangement.
• The creditors on the bankruptcy and takeover of the JSC Antipinsky Refinery.
• The super-senior hedge counterparties and the largest senior lender on an enforcement against the Tchenguiz hotel group.
• The Steinhoff group on the restructuring of its European businesses.
• The mandated lead arrangers on committed debt financing for a bid on Thyssenkrupp’s elevator unit.
• The mandated lead arrangers and second-lien investors on debt financing for the public-to-private acquisition of payments processing group Paysafe by Blackstone and CVC.
• The mandated lead arrangers on debt financing for an unsolicited public takeover offer for an international food business headquartered in Switzerland.
• Epiris on debt financing for its acquisition of Inchscape Shipping Services.
• Epiris on debt financing for its public-to-private acquisition of Euromoney.
• Swiss pharmaceutical company Galderma on its post-IPO syndicated refinancing.
• Private equity sponsors on committed debt financings supporting bids on Envirotainer, Nemera, E+I Engineering and the Comdata group.
• The mandated lead arranger on a refinancing of European hotel chain A&O Hotels and Hostels.
• The mandated lead arrangers and second-lien investors on financing for the acquisition of chemicals manufacturer Safety-Kleen by Apax.
• The mandated lead arrangers on a refinancing of the Exact cloud software group.
• The mandated lead arrangers on a refinancing of the OVH cloud software group.
• The super senior creditors on unitranche financing for the acquisition of the Portman dental care chain by Core Equity Holdings.
• The mandated lead arrangers on debt financing for the acquisition of the Lumenis medical laser group by Baring.
• The second lien lenders on debt financing for the acquisition of French insurance brokerage group Financiere Holding CEP by Bridgepoint.
• The mandated lead arrangers on committed debt financing for a bid on residential care group Armonea.
• The mandated lead arrangers on committed debt financing for a bid on French water infrastructure group Holding d'Infrastructures et des Metiers de l'Environnement.
• The mandated lead arrangers on a series of incremental financings and high-yield notes taps supporting strategic acquisitions by Unilabs.
• The investment adviser for one of the world’s largest venture capital funds in relation to the structuring and implementation of its co-investment scheme.

Senior Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, London, 2021–2022

Linklaters LLP, London

• Managing Associate, 2020–2021
• Associate, 2017–2020

Solicitor, Chapman Tripp, Auckland, 2016–2017

Solicitor, Anderson Lloyd, Christchurch, 2011–2014