James Eland is an associate in the New York office of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Alternative Investments Practice.
Contact
New York
Primary Focus & Experience
Mr. Eland represents creditors, investment funds, private equity sponsors, borrowers, issuers and distressed investors in a wide range of transactions, including acquisition financings, direct lending, preferred and hybrid issuances, distressed debt investments, liability management transactions and restructurings.
Mr. Eland’s recent representations include, among others:
- Carnival Corporation & plc in its numerous debt financing transactions, including a successful $1.8 billion exchange and refinancing transaction involving senior secured notes and an upsized secured first lien term loan B facility
- Golden Gate Capital in its financing for the acquisition of a majority equity stake in DMC Power
- EQT’s Infrastructure VI fund in its financing for the acquisition of Lazer Logistics from funds managed by Harvest Partners.
- Revlon in its $1.83 billion term loan financing, successful out-of-court exchange offer and multiple refinancings
- Searchlight Capital Partners in its $1 billion acquisition, in partnership with the fintech company Rêv Worldwide, Inc., of Netspend’s consumer business from Global Payments
- Flexpoint Ford in its financing for the acquisition of Baker Hill from the Riverside Company
- Apollo Global Management it its financing for the acquisition of The Michaels Companies
- Apollo Global Management it its financing for the acquisition of Smart & Final
- Alorica, Inc. in a $750 million refinancing lead by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management that included the issuance of preferred equity and debt
- KPS Capital Partners, LP in its financing for the acquisition of the fitness business of Brunswick Corporation, including the Life Fitness brand
- Volkswagen AG in connection with the 363 sale of Takata Corporation
- An ad hoc group of creditors in connection with the execution of a restructuring support agreement among FirstEnergy Solutions, the official committee of unsecured creditors and two creditor groups representing a majority in aggregate amount of FirstEnergy Solutions’ funded indebtedness and sale-leaseback certificates
Recognition & Accomplishments
Mr. Eland earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
Additional Details
Education
- University of Michigan, J.D.
- University of Oklahoma, B.A.
Admissions
- New York
