Akin Advises Kennedy Lewis on €2 Billion+ Strategic Partnership with Bank of Ireland
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(London and New York) – Akin advised Kennedy Lewis, a U.S.-based multi‑strategy private credit manager with more than $32 billion in assets under management, on its new strategic partnership with Bank of Ireland to support European mid‑market buyouts.
Under the partnership, Kennedy Lewis and Bank of Ireland will initially deploy more than €2 billion in unrated senior secured loans to mid‑market leveraged buyouts across Europe. The partnership brings together Bank of Ireland’s long‑established European leveraged finance platform, operating from Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, and Paris, with Kennedy Lewis’s flexible capital base and extensive U.S. direct lending expertise.
The joint initiative is designed to deliver tailored financing solutions to mid‑market private equity sponsors across bilateral, club and syndicated loan structures, enhancing access to capital across key European markets.
The Akin team was led by international corporate partners Kevin Gilroy and Amy Kennedy and included international corporate counsel Matteo Lissana and Henry Davall and trainee solicitor Isha Thakrar; tax partners Matthew Durward‑Thomas and Ryan Dahan, and tax counsel Tim Higgins.
Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
