Brian Ford

Brian Ford represents private equity firms, commercial lending institutions and other private and public companies in connection with the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, acquisition financings, dividend recapitalizations and loan workouts and restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings. Brian has led more than $20 billion of the most complicated and highest-profile financings over the last year. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

United StatesPrivate Equity, Commercial Lending

About

Represents private equity firms, commercial lending institutions and other private and public companies in connection with the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, acquisition financings, dividend recapitalizations and loan workouts and restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings. Has led more than $20 billion of the most complicated and highest-profile financings over the last year.

Practice areas

Private EquityCommercial LendingSecured FinancingUnsecured FinancingSenior DebtMezzanine DebtSubordinated DebtAcquisition FinancingDividend RecapitalizationsLoan WorkoutsRestructuringsDebtor-in-Possession FinancingExit Financing

Office

United States

Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Brian Ford represents private equity firms, commercial lending institutions and other private and public companies in connection with the negotiation, structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured financing transactions for both borrowers and lenders, including senior, mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions, acquisition financings, dividend recapitalizations and loan workouts and restructurings, including debtor-in-possession and exit financings. Brian has led more than $20 billion of the most complicated and highest-profile financings over the last year.

United States

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2006
University of Notre Dame, B.A., Economics & Spanish, cum laude, 2003