Prior to joining Kirkland, Michael was involved in the following selected matters, advising:
Initial Public Offerings and Other Equity Offerings
- Privia Health Group, Inc. in connection with its $525.8 million initial public offering
- Underwriters in connection with Krispy Kreme, Inc.’s $500 million initial public offering
- LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. II on its $100 million initial public offering
- Underwriters in connection with MercadoLibre, Inc.’s $1.5 billion SEC-registered offering of 1,000,000 shares of common stock
- Privia Health Group, Inc. in connection with its WKSI shelf establishment and debut SEC-registered shelf takedown of 5,750,000 shares of common stock
- Underwriters in connection with Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.’s $247.3 million SEC-registered offering of 4,112,607 shares of common stock
- Underwriters in connection with NiSource Inc.’s $862.5 million SEC-registered offering of equity units
Debt Offerings
- Initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $690 million aggregate principal amount of 10.50% senior notes due 2027 and $700 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% first-lien senior secured notes due 2026 by LABL, Inc. (doing business as Multi-Color Corporation)
- Initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.625% senior notes due 2032 by Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- Initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2029 by Carriage Purchaser, Inc.
- Initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $375 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% senior secured second-lien notes due 2026 by Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.
- Initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.00% senior notes due 2028 and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due 2030 by Bausch Health Companies Inc.
Liability Management and Restructuring-Related Matters
- Ad hoc group of term lenders to ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. in connection with an exchange of ATI’s existing term loans for an issuance of $100 million of new 8.00% convertible senior secured second-lien PIK notes due 2028 and a $25 million delayed draw commitment for additional convertible PIK notes
- A North American iron ore mining and development company in connection with a concurrent consent solicitation to effect certain proposed amendments to its indenture and a section 4(a)(2) private placement of its senior secured PIK notes
- The administrative agent under Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s ABL facility, in connection with an amendment to the ABL credit agreement to, among other things, decrease the aggregate asset-based revolving commitments, provide for additional first-in last-out loans, waive all outstanding defaults and rescind a previously issued acceleration of the obligations under the ABL credit agreement
- The agent in connection with a section 4(a)(2) private placement of 8.00% exchangeable senior secured notes due 2027 by Avaya Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Avaya Holdings Corp.
- The dealer manager in connection with a cash tender offer by Teekay Corporation to purchase any and all of its issued and outstanding 5.000% convertible senior notes due 2023
Business Combinations
- ProKidney Corp. in connection with its $2.64 billion business combination with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III
- Payoneer Global Inc. in connection with its $3.3 billion business combination with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp.
- LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. in connection with its $482 million business combination with AgileThought, Inc.
Corporate Governance
- Public companies with various SEC periodic filing requirements
