AJ Brown is a capital markets partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
He has experience in U.S. and international finance and capital markets. AJ has represented issuers and financial institutions with respect to high yield debt offerings, liability management transactions, initial public offerings and other complex financings in the United States, Europe and emerging markets.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, AJ has worked on the following matters, advising:
STADA, a Bain and Cinven portfolio company, in connection with its offering of €650 million senior secured notes and €600 million senior secured floating rate notes.
Citigroup, as sole global coordinator, on the £115 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange of Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions I S.A., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Hiro Capital.
Prior to joining Kirkland, AJ worked on the following matters, advising:
The initial purchasers in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of green bonds in the form of €325 million 4.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued by Aedas Homes Opco SL, a group company of a Spanish real estate residential developer.
The initial purchasers in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of green bonds in the form of €300 million 4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued by Neinor Homes, S.A., a Spanish real estate residential developer.
The initial purchasers in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of green bonds in the form of €300 million 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued by Vía Célere Desarrollos Inmobiliarios, S.A., a Spanish real estate residential developer.
The initial purchasers in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of US$410 million 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 issued by VTR Communicaciones SpA, a group company of Liberty Latin America, a Chilean communications company.
The issuer and guarantor, a Qatari mobile telecoms provider with operations throughout the Middle East, Asia Pacific and North Africa, in connection with the update of their US$5 billion global medium note programme and an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of US$1 billion 2.625% Notes due 2031 thereunder.
The issuer, a Saudi Arabian supermarket company, in connection with an initial public offering (pursuant to Regulation S) of shares. The shares were listed on the Saudi Stock Market. Proceeds: US$585 million.
The initial purchasers in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of €350 million 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 of Encore Capital, an international specialty finance company, and representation of the solicitation agents in connection with consent solicitations to the holders of the outstanding £513 million 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2023 and €400 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024 of Cabot Financial companies within the Encore Capital group. The offering and consent solicitation were part of a series of transactions implementing a new global funding structure for Encore Capital.
