Rustin M. Brown

Partner Debt Finance

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3046

Rustin M. Brown

Overview

Rustin Brown is a debt finance partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Rustin has experience in representing parties on various forms of financings, including energy and infrastructure projects in the oil and gas, renewable energy and power sectors. His clients have included private equity funds and commercial banks.

Since joining Kirkland, Rustin has been involved in the following matters: 

  • EIG Global Energy Partners in its $750 million acquisition of equity interests in South Texas Midstream, LLC, a newly-formed joint venture with NextEra Energy Partners, LP
  • Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., in its approximately $2 billion acquisition of a 25 percent equity interest in Dominion Energy, Inc.’s Cove Point LNG LP.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Rustin was involved in the following matters:

  • Represented Blackstone Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the financing of its $2.0 billion acquisition of Ascend Learning LLC
  • Represented MB Aerospace, a Blackstone Group portfolio company, in the financing of of its acquisition of Asian Compressor Technology Services
  • Represented Riverstone Holdings in the financing of its $1.6 billion acquisition of Lucid Energy Group II LLC
  • Represented Centerbridge Partners in the financing of its $1.4 billion acquisition of Civitas Solutions, Inc.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • Howard University School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2012
    Co-Captain, Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court Team
  • Georgetown UniversityB.S.B.A., Marketing & International Business2005