Brad Johnson

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

• Improving in its acquisition of DragonSpears, a software development company specializing in cloud adoption, agile coaching and DevOps services, and InfraCloud, a company specializing in AI cloud services and application modernization using cloud-native and open source technologies
• Trinity Hunt Partners in its majority investment in The Verndale Corporation, a full-service digital experience and technology agency
• Improving in its acquisition of Leniolabs, a software development company
• Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in its co-control equity investment in Flextential, a leading data center solutions provider
• Snowhawk in its investment in CleanArc Data Centers, a developer and operator of renewables-focused hyperscale data center campuses
• Ares Infrastructure Opportunities’ funds in their investment with ENGIE North America for a 2.7 GW portfolio of 15 operating U.S. renewables and storage projects

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

• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Novolex in the sale of a majority stake in Novolex to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (NYSE: APO)
• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) in its launch of Litmus Music with music industry veterans Hank Forsyth and Dan McCarroll
• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Litmus Music in the financing of Litmus Music's strategic partnerships with Katy Perry, Benny Blanco and Tim McGraw
• Embark Trucks (NASDAQ: EMBK) in its $4.55 billion business combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company
• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Sequa Corporation in the sale of Sequa to an affiliate of Veritas Capital
• A private equity firm in its over $1.5 billion minority investment in a utility infrastructure services company
• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) in its acquisition of Unison from Abry Partners, and its subsequent sale of a majority stake in Unison to Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
• The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Accelerate Learning in the sale of a majority stake in Accelerate Learning to Providence Equity Partners
• Onex Corporation (TSX: ONEX) in its acquisition of Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC
• ARCHIMED in its cross-border acquisition of a majority stake in NAMSA
• Winsight, LLC and HPS Investment Partners in the sale of Winsight to Informa PLC (LSE: INF.L)
• CorroHealth in its add-on acquisitions of ParaRev and Aergo Solutions
• Two Italian private equity firms in their $175 million joint acquisition of a U.S. lighting and furniture company
• A private equity firm in its $98 million minority investment in a major U.S. retailer of athletic and sports apparel
• A private equity firm in its $71 million bolt-on acquisition of a provider of advanced information collection technology solutions to U.S. national security and defense agencies
• A U.S. defense contractor in its $70 million bolt-on acquisition of a company that develops software and defense products for U.S. national security and defense agencies
• A U.S. insurance company and U.K. insurance company in the creation of a joint-venture and subsequent $46 million acquisition of U.S. insurance company