Alejandro J. García

Since joining Kirkland, Alejandro has been involved in the following matters:

• Staples Inc., a portfolio company of Sycamore Partners, in connection with its debt refinancing, consisting of, inter alia, (i) a $2.375 billion offering of first lien secured notes, (ii) an approximately $830 million exchange offer for existing unsecured notes and (iii) a $1.6 billion term loan facility.
• The underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of SIM Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ: SIMAU).
• Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) in connection with its:
  • $13 billion offering of senior notes to finance its acquisitions of Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. and RayzeBio, Inc.
  • $4.5 billion offering of senior notes to finance its acquisition of Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
• Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) in connection with its:
  • $5 billion offering of senior notes.
  • $6.5 billion offering of senior notes.
  • $8 billion commercial paper program.
• Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) in connection with its $500 million offering of senior unsecured notes.
• Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: FERG), formerly Ferguson plc, in connection with transactions to redomicile its ultimate parent company from the Bailiwick of Jersey to the United States.
• The underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Colombier Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: CLBR).

Prior to joining Kirkland, Alejandro was involved in the following matters:

Registered Offerings

• The underwriters in connection with a $1.1 billion two-tranche registered offering of notes by ConocoPhillips Company, fully guaranteed by ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP).
• The underwriters in connection with a $1 billion registered offering of notes by MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX), a master partnership formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
• The underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion two-tranche registered offering of notes by MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX).
• The underwriters in connection with a $650 million registered offering of notes by the Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF-B).

Regulation 144A/Regulation S Offerings and Private Placements

• The underwriters in connection with a $262 million secondary equity offering by funds affiliated with Global Infrastructure Partners as shareholders of Hess Midstream LP (NYSE: HESM).
• The initial purchasers in a $750 million notes offering by Hess Midstream Operations LP, fully guaranteed by Hess Midstream LP (NYSE: HESM).
• The initial purchasers and lead arrangers in a four-part financing for Entegris, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ENTG) $5.7 billion acquisition of CMC Materials, Inc., consisting of (i) a $2.495 billion secured Term Loan B facility; (ii) a $1.6 billion secured notes offering; (iii) an $895 million unsecured notes offering and (iv) a $275 million bridge facility.
• Swvl Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SWVL) in U.S. securities law matters relating to its all-stock acquisition of Urbvan, a Mexican transportation technology startup.
• Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD) in follow-on transactions related to its 2021 initial public offering.
• A diversified insurance holding company in its preferred equity investment in a specialty insurance holding company.

Tender Offers

• ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) in its $1.2 billion registered tender offer for shares of its common stock, in connection with State Farm Fire & Casualty Company's $1.2 billion strategic investment in ADT.
• White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) in a $500 million registered tender offer for its common shares.
• The dealer managers in connection with ConocoPhillips' (NYSE: COP) and ConocoPhillips Company's $1.1 billion registered tender offer for certain of their debt securities.

General Corporate and Securities Law Representations

• ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT).
• Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: OXY).
• Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOD).
• White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM).