Drew Maliniak is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Liability Management and Restructuring-Related Matters
Thrasio Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates in their prearranged Chapter 11 cases to complete a comprehensive restructuring of over $3 billion of funded debt and preferred stock obligations through a new money financing and the issuance of new equity securities
Genesis Care Pty Ltd and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases to complete new issuances of EUR, AUD and USD secured notes, warrants and common stock
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in various debt-related transactions, including the issuance of $865.0 million senior secured notes due 2030
Cineworld Group and its affiliates, including Regal Cinemas, in their $2.2 billion debt and equity rights offering as well as advising on corporate governance, contractual and securities matters related to their emergence from their Chapter 11 cases
Intelsat S.A. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in connection with corporate governance and securities matters
Covia Holdings LLC (f/k/a Covia Holdings Corporation) and certain of its affiliates in connection with Covia’s prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and its securities related matters, including the equitization of Covia’s prepetition term loan indebtedness
Murray Energy Holdings Co. and certain of its subsidiaries in their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio in connection with corporate governance and securities matters. Murray is the largest privately-owned coal company in the United States
PetSmart, Inc. in its $2.3 billion dollar bond offering of secured and unsecured notes
iHeart Operations, Inc. in its $60 million issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with its plan of reorganization
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. in its $45 million issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with its plan of reorganization
Mphasis, a Blackstone portfolio company, in its $500 million dollar bond offering
Acquisition Financing
Reverence Capital Partners in its acquisition of Advisor Group, including its equity and senior notes offerings
Reverence Capital Partners and Advisor Group in connection with its add-on acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann, including its equity and senior secured notes offerings as well as advising on its post-closing capital structure with respect to preferred stock and corporate governance matters.
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (a business development company) in the registration and listing of its common stock on Nasdaq in connection with its acquisition of Alcentra Capital Corporation
Blackstone funds in a purchase of preferred stock
Siris Capital Group, LLC in the repurchase and payment upon conversion of convertible senior notes during its take-private of Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
Apptio, Inc. in the repurchase of its convertible senior notes due in 2023 after its buy-out by Vista
MINDBODY, Inc. in the repurchase of its convertible senior notes due in 2023 after its buy-out by Vista
Equity Offerings
Thoughtworks Holding, Inc., a global software consulting firm and a portfolio company of funds advised by Apax Partners L.L.P., on its $840 million initial public offering
Freshpet, Inc. in offerings of approximately $225 million and $300 million of common stock
Freshpet, Inc. and various MidOcean Partners funds in two approximately $150 million secondary offerings of common stock in March 2019 and June 2019
Corporate Governance
Public companies with various SEC periodic filing requirements
Other Representations
Healthgrades, Inc. in its acquisition of Influence Health, Inc.
Fund finance facilities for various sponsor clients
Clerk & Government Experience
Legal Intern, Honors ProgramUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission2017
Legal InternMississippi Secretary of State, Securities Division2015
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY, 2017
Business Development Lead, Zynrgy LLC, Oxford, MS, 2016
Associate, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York, NY, 2010–2014
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Co-Author, “Securities Exchange Commission Reporting and Chapter 11: Part II” ABI Journal, December 2022
Co-Author, “Securities Exchange Commission Reporting and Chapter 11: Part I” ABI Journal, October 2022
Recognition
Wohlforth Award (Princeton University)
Ahn Award (University of Pennsylvania)
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2019New York
Education
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2018