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Christopher Boies is a partner in King & Spalding's New York office and a member of the Firm’s Private Credit Special Situations team. He specializes in representing private credit funds, special situations and opportunistic funds, BDCs, investment and commercial banks, hedge funds and other investment advisors in connection with the entire life-cycle of financing transactions, from structuring and loan origination to in-court and out-of-court restructuring transactions. Christopher is regularly called upon by clients and colleagues in connection with navigating intercreditor and AAL (agreement among lenders) dynamics in complex multi-tranche credit structures, and has presented to both market participants and government agencies concerning unitranche credit facilities and related topics.
Christopher’s representations include Blackstone Credit, Blackstone Real Estate, Blue Torch Capital, Capital One, Crescent Capital, KKR Credit, M&T Bank and others.
Christopher has also played pivotal roles in many of the New York restructuring group's Chapter 11 representations, including Sequential Brands, Borden Dairy, Joerns Healthcare, Gymboree, Fullbeauty Brands, Payless, Fairway, Boomerang Tube, and Hercules Offshore.
Christopher earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where he served as Senior Editor of the school’s Law Review.
J.D., New York Law School, magna cum laude
A.B., Dartmouth College
New York
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
February 4, 2021
K&S launches mobile app to help lenders navigate the private credit market
Represented Blackstone Credit in connection with a $975 million unitranche facility (as well as multiple subsequent tack-on financings) to Donuts Inc. to finance the acquisition of Afilias, Inc., one of the global leaders in next generation top-level domains (TLD) and digital identity.
Represented a Steering Committee of first-lien term lenders in connection with approximately $1.3 billion out-of-court balance sheet restructuring of leading production, entertainment and event technology company.
Representing KKR Credit Advisors as prepetition term B lender and DIP Lender in connection with the Sequential Brands Group, Inc., chapter 11 cases, as well as financing provider to a joint venture established to acquire certain of the debtors’ brands through a 363 sale as part of the chapter 11 cases.
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April 1, 2023
ESG and Sustainability-Linked Provisions in U.S. Credit Agreements
January 23, 2017
Second Circuit Reverses Marblegate Decision; Narrows Bondholders’ Protections under Section 316(b) of TIA
January 13, 2017
SDNY Bankruptcy Court Confirms Plan Less Than Two Weeks After Commencing Bankruptcy
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
February 4, 2021
K&S launches mobile app to help lenders navigate the private credit market
Represented Blackstone Credit in connection with a $975 million unitranche facility (as well as multiple subsequent tack-on financings) to Donuts Inc. to finance the acquisition of Afilias, Inc., one of the global leaders in next generation top-level domains (TLD) and digital identity.
Represented a Steering Committee of first-lien term lenders in connection with approximately $1.3 billion out-of-court balance sheet restructuring of leading production, entertainment and event technology company.
Representing KKR Credit Advisors as prepetition term B lender and DIP Lender in connection with the Sequential Brands Group, Inc., chapter 11 cases, as well as financing provider to a joint venture established to acquire certain of the debtors’ brands through a 363 sale as part of the chapter 11 cases.
See more
April 1, 2023
ESG and Sustainability-Linked Provisions in U.S. Credit Agreements
January 23, 2017
Second Circuit Reverses Marblegate Decision; Narrows Bondholders’ Protections under Section 316(b) of TIA
January 13, 2017
SDNY Bankruptcy Court Confirms Plan Less Than Two Weeks After Commencing Bankruptcy
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
February 4, 2021
K&S launches mobile app to help lenders navigate the private credit market
J.D., New York Law School, magna cum laude
A.B., Dartmouth College
New York