Bio

Michael Nicklin is a partner in the Hong Kong office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Finance Practice Group. He has worked in the debt markets in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the USA for over 24 years. Mr. Nicklin’s practice covers a broad range of debt financing transactions across the Asia-Pacific region. He has particularly extensive experience in cross-border leveraged finance and regularly advises top-tier private equity sponsors and other sophisticated investors on complex leveraged financing including, cross-border acquisition financings (including public to private transactions) recapitalizations and workouts. He has acted for many of the leading private equity sponsors active in the Asia-Pacific region, including Advent International, Bain Capital, Baring Private Equity Asia, Blackstone, Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, Hillhouse Capital, I Squared Capital, KKR and TPG. He also has significant experience in special situations transactions, direct lending, bridge financing, margin financing, rescue financing, real estate financing, junior capital, convertible debt, fund-level financings, restructurings and other event-driven financings.