Partner
Kristen L. Smith
- Global Finance
- Private Equity
KRISTEN SMITH focuses her practice on financing transactions and private equity. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, public and private companies and lenders in connection with debt financing. In addition, Kristen represents both borrowers and financial institutions in connection with workouts and restructurings.
Experience
- Representative Matters
Kristen’s experience includes the following representative matters:
- TPG Growth and TPG Capital in various acquisitions of portfolio companies.
- Centerbridge Partners in its acquisition of Help at Home.
- Utz Quality Foods in its acquisition of Truco Enterprises and ongoing financing matters.
- Cirque du Soleil in its restructuring proceedings.
- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. in connection with its $750 million exchangeable senior notes offering, $675 million senior secured notes offering and ongoing financing matters.
- Univar Inc. with respect to financing matters in its $2 billion acquisition of Nexeo Solutions, Inc.
- WellCare Health Plans in its $2.5 billion acquisition of Meridian Health Plans.
- The Jordan Company in various acquisitions and sales of portfolio companies.
- Burger King on ongoing matters and its acquisition of Tim Hortons Inc.
*Certain of the matters above were handled by Kristen prior to joining Sidley.
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Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- California
- New York
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2011 (cum laude, Associate Editor, Fordham Law Review)
- Cornell University, B.S., 2008 (cum laude)