Kirkland Advises Metro Communications on Inaugural Securitization

Kirkland & Ellis advised Metro Communications, a regional internet and network services provider that builds and operates fiber optic networks serving the wireless, enterprise, wholesale and consumer markets, on its inaugural asset backed securitization bond offering totaling $322 million in secured notes. This facility will allow continued expansion of Metro’s Middle Mile and Last Mile network services in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and beyond. The transaction was announced February 13, 2025.

The Kirkland team included debt finance lawyers Kelly Mellecker and John Harrison; and tax lawyers Jon Nelsen, Benjamin Schreiner and Richard Husseini.