Kieran Sharma

Examples of Kieran’s work include advising:

• Atento, one of the world’s largest providers of customer relationship management and business process outsourcing services, in its successful restructuring and capital raise implemented via two parallel, inter-conditional and multi-class UK restructuring plans pursuant to Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006.
• Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., a leading Chinese real estate developer, in its restructuring of approximately US$12.3 billion in offshore debt. This is the largest offshore debt restructuring of a Chinese real estate company that has been sanctioned to date. The restructuring was named “Deal of the Year 2024” by the China Business Law Journal.
• Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited in its restructuring of approximately US$6 billion in offshore debt.
• Zhongliang Holdings Group Company Limited on the successful restructuring of its approximately US$1.2 billion of offshore debt.
• Global Loan Agency Services Limited as facilities agent, GLAS Trust Corporation Limited as existing security agent, and TMF Trustee Limited as new security agent on the restructuring of BARTEC, a German manufacturer of explosion safety equipment.
• Global Loan Agency Services in connection with the restructuring of Galapagos Holding S.A.
• Famar on the successful restructuring, recapitalization, and strengthening of its capital structure.
• Northgate Information Solutions, a then KKR & Co. portfolio company, in relation to its financial restructuring and reduction of its debt facilities by £390 million.
• KKR Asset Management in relation to the financial restructuring of the Maxeda Group.
• KKR Asset Management and CVC Capital, as the then-sponsor of Van Gansewinkel Group, in relation to its financial restructuring.
• Centerbridge Partners, as the largest lender to the Apcoa Group, in relation to its restructuring.
• A.T.U. in relation to the restructuring and reduction of its debt facilities by over €600 million.
• TeleColumbus GmbH, a leading German cable network operator, in relation to its financial restructuring and schemes of arrangement.
• Monier Group, a leading international manufacturer and supplier of building materials, in relation to its schemes of arrangement across six jurisdictions in Europe.
• Sankaty Advisors on its acquisition, via a pre-packaged administration sale, of the Lambert Smith Hampton Group and its subsequent sale of the restructured Lambert Smith Hampton Group to Countrywide plc.
• European Directories in relation to its subsequent €800 million financial restructuring, resulting in majority control by Triton Partners.

*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.