Klabo, Davis Alexander

Davis A. Klabo

Associate

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davis.klabo@lw.com
    Klabo, Davis Alexander

    Davis A. Klabo

    Associate

    davis.klabo@lw.com

    Profile

    Davis Klabo is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins.

    Davis received his JD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a member of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) team and received academic awards for performance in bankruptcy law and international business negotiations. Upon graduation, he was admitted to The Order of Barristers.

    Davis’s practice includes representations of creditors, debtors, sponsors, and other parties in connection with a variety of liquidity solutions, contingency planning scenarios, and distressed transactions.

    Davis was also named to the 2024 Honor Roll of Pro Bono Volunteers for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California for his work helping low-income individuals assess considerations for chapter 7 bankruptcy filings.

    Experience

    Selected Borrower/Issuer Representations

    • CommScope Holding Company, Inc. in connection with a US$4.15 billion strategic refinancing
    • Audacy, Inc. and its debtor affiliates in prepackaged chapter 11 cases to restructure approximately US$1.9 billion of funded debt
    • JOANN Inc. and its debtor affiliates in prepackaged chapter 11 cases to restructure over US$1.0 billion of funded debt
    • First Mode Holdings, Inc. and its debtor affiliate in chapter 11 cases to effectuate a sale under Section 363 of the bankruptcy code
    • RunItOneTime LLC (f/k/a Maverick Gaming LLC) and its debtor affiliates in chapter 11 cases to effectuate a series of sales under Section 363 of the bankruptcy code

    Selected Creditor, Sponsor, and Other Representations

    • Affiliates of CD&R in connection with their recapitalization and new money investment in the restructuring of Multi-Color Corporation’s approximately US$5.9 billion of funded debt
    • Assured Guaranty in connection with a series of liquidity transactions undertaken by an issuer of over US$1.3 billion of municipal bonds
    • The first-lien secured lenders of an insurance claims management company in connection with an out-of-court debt-for-equity restructuring addressing approximately US$1.5 billion of funded debt
    • The first-lien secured lenders of a logistics services company in connection with an out-of-court debt-for-equity restructuring addressing approximately US$1.6 billion of funded debt
    • Certain second-lien secured lenders in connection with an out-of-court debt exchange and superpriority financing transaction, collectively involving approximately US$840 million of funded debt

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California

    Education

    • BA, University of South Carolina
    • JD, University of California, Berkeley

    Languages Spoken

    • English

    Practices

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