Overview
Kyle Unice is a corporate associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Kyle has a broad transactional practice and counsels companies and sponsors on capital-raising through public and private equity and debt offerings and acquiring and disposing of businesses and assets. He represents issuers, underwriters and initial purchasers in public and private financing transactions, including high-yield debt offerings, initial public offerings, SPAC transactions, preferred and follow-on equity offerings, investment grade debt offerings and tender and exchange offers. Kyle also advises U.S. and international companies with respect to corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and SEC, NYSE and Nasdaq disclosures, reporting and compliance obligations, and restructuring and liability management transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Initial Public Offerings and Other Equity Offerings
- BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) in connection with its $25 million registered direct offering
- Select special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) IPOs:
- The underwriters in the 143.8 million initial public offering of Israel Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: ISRL)
- Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: TWNT), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the technology and direct-to-consumer sectors, in its $300 million initial public offering
- The underwriters in the $400 million initial public offering of TCV Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: TCVA), sponsored by TCMI, Inc.
- The underwriters in the $189.7 million initial public offering of Consilium Acquisition Corp I, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CLSM), sponsored by an affiliate of Consilium Investment Management LLC
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) in connection with its “at-the-market” offering program of 10 million shares of common stock
- Affimed N.V. (NASDAQ: AFMD) in connection with a secondary offering of 22.5 million shares of common stock and in connection with its “at-the-market” offering program of $100 million of shares of common stock
Tender Offers, Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitations
- Triton Partners portfolio company WernerCo, the world leader in the manufacturing and distribution of ladders, climbing equipment, fall protection and ladder accessories, in the "up-tiering” exchange of $265 million of 8.75% unsecured notes for new 14.5% junior lien secured notes
- Paya Holdings, Inc, (NASDAQ: PAYA) in its exchange offer and consent solicitation relating to outstanding warrants to purchase shares of common stock
- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) in an A/B exchange of $2.9 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Paya Holdings Corp. in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Nuvei Corporation
- Yucaipa Acquisition Corporation in its $3.2 billion business combination with SIGNA Sports United (NYSE: SSU)
- Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MAAC) in its $7.3 billion business combination with Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ: ROIV)
- Metromile Inc. (NASDAQ: MILE) in its $500 million acquisition by Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), the first combination of publicly traded “Insurtechs”
High Yield and Other Debt Offerings
- Charter Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) in numerous debt offerings
- Presidio, a BC Partners portfolio company, in its $150 million offering of senior unsecured notes
- Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC (NASDAQ: CAR) in connection with its $600 million high-yield senior notes offering
SEC Compliance, Disclosure and Governance Advice
- BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI)
- Affimed N.V. (NASDAQ: AFMD)
- OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: OSW)
Restructurings and Liability Management Transactions
- WeWork Inc. (NYSE: WE) and its subsidiaries in connection with a comprehensive restructuring of its capital structure through a series of transactions with an ad hoc group of noteholders representing more than 60% of the company’s public notes, a third-party investor and affiliates of SoftBank Group Corp., which will be implemented through certain exchanges of $1.2 billion of WeWork’s existing unsecured notes for new debt and equity securities and the issuance of $675 million of new secured notes for cash
- Avaya Holdings Corp. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in connection with corporate governance and securities matters
- Washington Prime Group, Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in connection with corporate governance and securities matters
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Brendan Linehan ShannonUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware2017–2018
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2018New York
Courts
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of LawJ.D.2017
Research Editor, Pittsburgh Tax Review
- The Pennsylvania State UniversityB.S., Biology2013