Since joining Kirkland, Abbey has been involved in the following matters:
Public Company ESG Counseling
- Counsel public companies on ESG related risks and opportunities including ESG governance, voluntary ESG disclosure, litigation risk assessments, climate strategy, human capital management, human rights, supply chain and diversity, equity and inclusion issues.
- Draft and advise on ESG disclosure in Exchange Act filings, including 10-Ks and proxy statements.
- Advise public company clients on ESG vulnerabilities in connection with shareholder activism.
- Advise on legal risks related to ESG communications including sustainability reports, articles, social media and other voluntary ESG disclosure.
Capital Markets ESG Advice
- Advise on ESG issues and draft ESG disclosure in connection with capital markets transactions across industries, including bond offerings, initial public offerings and Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) business combinations.
Private Equity/M&A ESG Advice
- Advise private equity firms on ESG policies, ESG due diligence, metrics, ESG reports and external ratings and frameworks, including UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
- Advise on ESG risks and opportunities and conduct due diligence on M&A deals across sectors.
Capital Markets Transactions
- Linden Capital Partners and its portfolio company The HydraFacial™ Company in the combination with Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Abbey was involved in the following transactions:
- SIG Combibloc Group in its €1.3 billion IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange and refinancing of its existing debt facilities.
- Underwriters in the $600 million IPO of Inovalon Holdings, Inc.
- Underwriters in the $306 million IPO of PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
- Underwriters in the $271 million IPO of Surgery Partners, Inc.
- Aon plc in multiple offerings of more than $2.3 billion of investment-grade senior notes.
- Hyatt Hotels Corp. in its $400 million offering of investment-grade senior notes.
- Ventas, Inc. in multiple offerings of more than $3 billion of investment-grade senior notes issued by its wholly owned subsidiary, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership.
- Initial purchasers in multiple offerings totaling more than $8 billion of investment-grade senior notes by Sirius XM.
- Ares Management and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in the offering of $960 million of high-yield senior notes and $600 million of senior PIK toggle notes in connection with their acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group.
- ConvaTec Finance International in its $900 million offering of senior PIK toggle notes.
- Onex in its €3.75 billion acquisition of SIG Combibloc Group.
- Carlyle in its acquisition of Pharmaceutical Product Development and related $1.125 billion offering of high-yield senior notes.
- TMS International Corp. in its $250 million offering of high-yield senior notes.
- Initial purchasers in connection with multiple offerings of senior notes by Mercer International Inc.
- Initial purchasers in connection with an offering of $675 million senior secured notes and $275 million senior notes by Viking Cruises.
