Brandon Ovington is a registered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong and a partner in Kirkland & Ellis LLP (U.S.) in the Debt Finance Practice Group, based in the Hong Kong office of Kirkland & Ellis. He has a broad range of experience acting for sponsors, corporates, credit funds and lenders on complex international financing transactions, with an emphasis on cross-border acquisition and leveraged financings, corporate financings, fund financings, back leverage and real estate financings.
Experience
Representative Matters
EQT Private Capital Asia on the syndicated debt financing for its acquisition of PageUp, an Australian-founded global leader in SaaS talent acquisition, recruitment marketing, and talent management solutions
EQT Partners Asia Pte. Limited on the debt financing and hedging for Houting UK Limited’s approximately £2.1 billion recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Keywords Studios Plc. The deal represents a first-of-a-kind transaction where an Asian bank financing is being arranged in support of a major PE sponsor led UK public-to-private acquisition
EQT Private Capital Asia on the debt financing for its US$1.25 billion acquisition of Florida based sports education institution, IMG Academy. The deal represents a first-of-a-kind transaction where an Asian bank financing was used to fund a U.S. acquisition with no immediate nexus to Asia
Prior Experience
Counsel, Hogan Lovells International LLP, London, 2021–2023
Senior Associate, Dechert LLP, London, 2019–2021
Associate, Slaughter and May, London, 2012–2019
Trainee Solicitor, Slaughter and May, London and Hong Kong, 2010–2012
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2023, Hong Kong, Registered Foreign Lawyer
2012, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England & Wales
Education
BPP Law SchoolLegal Practice Course2010
BPP Law SchoolGraduate Diploma in Law2009
University of CambridgeM.Phil., International Relations2008
