Brandon Ovington

Registered Foreign Lawyer (Kirkland & Ellis, Hong Kong) and Partner (Kirkland & Ellis LLP, U.S.) Debt Finance
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Brandon Ovington

Practices

Overview

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.

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

BPEA EQT 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

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
  • University of WarwickB.A., History(Hons)2007