Omar Raddawi

Partner Debt Finance

New York +1 212 909 3306

Omar Raddawi

Practices

Overview

Omar Raddawi is a debt finance partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents private equity firms, their portfolio companies, asset managers and public and private companies in a range of complex debt financing transactions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, in-and out-of-court restructurings, liability management exercises and other special situations. Omar handles a variety of financing structures, including syndicated and private credit financings, first- and second-lien financings, bank-bond facilities, asset-based loans, back leverage facilities, debtor-in-possession financings, exit financings and preferred equity issuances. He has led transactions in various industries, including software/technology, financial services, industrials and healthcare.

His experience includes advising, among others, Thoma Bravo, Cinven, Lone Star Funds, Warburg Pincus, New Mountain Capital, Nordic Capital, Olympus Partners and Brightstar Capital Partners.

Warburg Pincus in two term loan financings in connection with the acquisition of joint venture interests totaling over $1.2 billion

Thoma Bravo in the financing of several of its acquisitions, including Mindful, Reporting 21, Glofox, Ping Identity and Coupa

Cinven in the financing of several of its acquisitions, including Bayer Environmental Sciences, Drake Software, Nitel, BioAgilytix and Archer

TPG Capital in the financing of its acquisitions of Boomi and Troon

Clearlake Capital Group in the financing of several of its acquisitions, including nThrive, Confluence, BakeMark, Newfold Digital, Wheel Pros and Concert Golf

Centerbridge in the financing of its acquisitions of AHEAD and American Bath Group

Lone Star Funds in the financing of its acquisitions of Titan and Centromotion

Olympus Partners in the financing of several of its acquisitions, including Soliant, Protein for Pets, Omega Holdings, Excel Fitness Holdings, MEI and EyeSouth

Brightstar Capital Partners in the financing of several of its acquisitions, including Brightstar Corp., Qualtek, Amerit, Novae and Douglas Products

Sycamore Partners in the financing of its acquisitions of St. Michelle Wine Estates and AtoZ Wineworks

KPS Capital Partners in the financing of its acquisition of AM General

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 2015–2019

Mayer Brown LLP, 2012–2015

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2016, New York
  • 2012, Illinois (retired)

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • New York University School of LawJ.D.2012
    NYU Journal of Law and Business
  • London School of Economics and Political ScienceM.Sc., International Political Economy2009
  • Princeton UniversityB.A., Public and International Affairssumma cum laude2007