David J. Kennedy
Advises banks, direct lenders and corporate borrowers in connection with various fund financing transactions and structured financings. A 2025 Law360 “Rising Star” in banking.
David advises direct lenders, financial institutions and corporate borrowers on a wide variety of financing transactions, including complex leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings, private debt, asset-based lending and securitizations and debt restructuring transactions. His structured credit practice includes work on NAV facilities and single-asset and portfolio back-leverage transactions.
In 2025, Law360 named David a “Rising Star” in banking, and in 2026 he was named to Private Funds CFO’s “New Faces of Finance” list.
Experience
Structured Credit Representation
- Since 2022, advised on approximately $8.5 billion of structured credit financings across more than 30 transactions for leading private equity and private credit investors and financial institutions
- Advised lenders and borrowers on over 15 net asset value (NAV) facilities in an aggregate principal amount of over $4.6 billion
- Advised lenders and borrowers on over 10 back-leverage transactions in an aggregate principal amount of over $3.9 billion
Syndicated Lender Representations
- $2 billion ABL financing for United States Steel
- $1.5 billion refinancing for Newell Brands
- A$800 million ABL refinancing for Nufarm
- $600.25 million refinancing for Transocean
- $500 million ABL financing for I Squared Capital in its acquisition of FlexiVan Leasing and merger of FlexiVan with American Intermodal Management
- $475 million financing for KPS Capital Partners-backed Autokiniton U.S. Holdings’ acquisition of Tower International
- $375 million refinancing for Prospect Medical Holdings
Direct Lender Representations
- $5.3 billion refinancing for Vista Equity Partners-backed Finastra Group (named 2023 “North America Private Debt Loan” deal of the year by IFR)
- $1.3 billion refinancing and $320 million preferred equity issuance for Vista Equity Partners-backed CentralSquare
- $890 million refinancing for Kohlberg & Company-backed Entrust Solutions Group
- $850 million financing for Centerbridge Partners’ acquisition of Computer Services
- $836.5 million financing for Kohlberg & Company’s acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Trials
- $732 million financing for Cinven-backed Euro Techno Com’s acquisitions of Amadys and BTV Multimedia
Borrower Representations
- $2.25 billion financing for VF Corporation
Restructuring Representations
- Digicel in its comprehensive consensual cross-border restructuring transactions
- Ad hoc group of first-lien noteholders in connection with the chapter 11 restructuring of Incora and its $300 million DIP financing
- The agent and lenders in the $3.95 billion exit financings for iHeartRadio in connection with iHeart’s emergence from chapter 11 proceedings
Insights
News
Recognition
Private Funds CFO – “New Faces of Finance,” 2026
Law360 – “Rising Star: Banking,” 2025
Education
- with honours
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York