Christopher Nairn-Kim
Lawyers
Advises financial institutions and direct lenders in connection with a broad variety of finance transactions.
Christopher’s practice is primarily focused on advising financial institutions and direct lenders in connection with a broad variety of finance transactions, including leveraged acquisition financings, debt restructurings, infrastructure-focused financings, and other secured and unsecured financings. He also represents corporate clients on a full range of finance-related matters.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- Franchise Group acquisition financing
- HNI $485 million acquisition of Kimball International
- Travel + Leisure $300 million incremental credit facility
- BlockFi $400 million revolving loan facility and FTX option to acquire BlockFi
- Carvana $3.275 billion senior notes offering
- $9.97 billion McAfee acquisition financing
- Coty $500 million senior secured notes offering
- Travel + Leisure $650 million senior secured notes offering
- Advent, Permira, Crosspoint and CPPIB $9.98 billion McAfee acquisition financing
- Kosmos Energy acquisition finance
- Pactiv Evergreen $1.515 billion notes offering and refinancing
- Paysafe $400 million and €435 million senior secured notes offering
- Coty €700 million senior secured notes offering
- Coty $900 million senior secured notes offering
- PetSmart $2.35 billion notes offering
- Pactiv Evergreen $1 billion high-yield notes offering, $1.5 billion refinancing
Insights
Education
LL.M., International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law
- St. Andrew's Society of the State of New York Scholar
LL.B., University of Edinburgh
- first-class honours
Professional history
- Partner, 2022-present
- Davis Polk since 2014
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York