Bradley M. Friedman is a transactional partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions involving asset managers and other financial services firms, as well as sales of GP interests.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Brad represented clients in many significant U.S. and cross-border transactions, including:
GP Stakes
Dyal Capital Partners
CrossHarbor Capital Partners
RXR Realty
BlueBay Private Debt business
Graticule Asset Management Asia
HPS Investment Partners
Cerberus Business Finance
Energy Capital Partners
KPS Capital Partners
Stonyrock Partners
Oak Hill Capital Partners
Strategic Partnership with Jefferies Financial Group
Wafra Inc.
Pollen Street Capital
Argus Capital Group
Control Sales
Represented registered investment adviser New Providence Asset Management L.P. in its definitive merger agreement to join Focus Financial Partners Inc. partner firm The Colony Group
Represented Morgan Stanley in its:
Financing transaction of $100 million with Lafayette Square Holding Company, an impact-driven, minority owned investment platform
Acquisition of Mesa West Capital, LLC, a leading U.S. commercial real estate credit platform
Represented FFL Partners in its sale of a majority equity interest in Strategic Investment Group to Northill Capital
Represented HighTower Holdings LLC in its:
Definitive recapitalization agreement including the sale of a significant stake to funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
Acquisition of WealthTrust business, which included $6.4 billion in client assets, the largest in HighTower’s history at the time
Neuberger Berman in its acquisition of Cartesian Re
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC in its acquisition of FLAG Capital Management, LLC
Credit Suisse in its:
Sale of business development company Credit Suisse Park View BDC to CION Investment Corp.
Sale of Customized Fund Investment Group to Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P.
Russell Investments in its sale of Russell Investment to the London Stock Exchange Group
Pacific Century Group in its acquisition of PineBridge, the third party asset management business of American International Group
