Aaron Z. Simons is a capital markets associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Aaron has been involved in the following matters:
The underwriters in the $115 million initial public offering of Pono Capital Three, Inc.
Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE: AACT), sponsored by an affiliated investment vehicle of Ares Management Corporation, in its $500 million initial public offering
Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 in its $115 million initial public offering
L&F Acquisition Corp. in its $1.4 billion business combination with ZeroFox and IDX
Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. in its $1.58 billion business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation
Oaktree Acquisition Corp. II in its $2.25 billion business combination with Alvotech
Investindustrial Acquisition Corp. in its $3.2 billion combination with Ermenegildo Zegna Group, a world-renowned Italian luxury house, and concurrent $250 million common equity private placement
Leo Holdings III Corp. in its $1.1 billion business combination with Local Bounti
SK Growth Opportunities Corporation, sponsored by an affiliate of SK Inc. in its over $200 million initial public offering
The underwriters in the $115 million initial public offering of Pono Capital Two, Inc.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Aaron was involved in the following matters:
NeoGames S.A. in connection with its initial public offering on Nasdaq.
Retrain.ai, Inc. in connection with its series seed and series A financing rounds.
Prior Experience
Herzog Fox & Neeman, 2018–2021
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2022New York
2020Israel
Languages
Hebrew
English
Education
Hebrew University of JerusalemM.B.A., Finance and Bankingmagna cum laude2019
Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of LawLL.B.2018