James Brownstein is a corporate partner in the Los Angeles and Bay Area offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. James advises private equity sponsors on complex transactions including acquisitions of public and private targets (including carve-outs), divestitures, recapitalizations, minority investments and exits. He also advises private equity portfolio companies on add-on acquisitions and routine corporate, governance, executive compensation and incentive equity matters. He has structured, negotiated and closed transactions for private equity clients including Aphias Capital, Cogenuity Partners, Five Arrows, Gryphon Investors, Kingswood Capital Management, Knox Lane, TA Associates, Peak Rock Capital and their respective portfolio companies.
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Partner, M&A/Private Equity, O’Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles
