Brian Kelleher

Brian Kelleher is a member of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's corporate practice group.

Brian advises leading investment banking firms, commercial banks and public and private corporations in leveraged finance transactions involving both new issuance of secured and unsecured high yield debt securities as well as syndicated institutional and commercial loans. He has represented the financing sources in a number of acquisitions, including the acquisition of Michaels Stores by Apollo Global Management, the acquisitions of the HD Supply’s construction and industrial business and Construction Supply Group by Clayton, Dublier & Rice and the acquisition of U.S. Renal Care by Bain Capital

Brian has represented the initial purchasers in several recent high yield debt offerings for Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC, Adient plc, Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Builders FirstSource, Inc., Maxar Technologies Inc. and American Builders & Supply Co. Inc. He has also represented the lead arrangers and agents in recent institutional and commercial loan financings for Iridium Satellite LLC, Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC, Cerence, Inc., Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. and Vizient, Inc.

Brian has practiced in a variety of industries, including gaming, industrials, healthcare, retail, technology, telecommunications and transportation.

Brian is recognized as Highly Regarded in the areas of debt and equity capital markets by IFLR1000.

Selected Matters:

• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior secured notes due 2028 and a $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due 2029 by Magic MergeCo, Inc., which was merged with and into The Michaels Companies Inc. 
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with several Rule 144A offerings of senior notes for Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas, LLC.
• Represented the lead arrangers in connection with a $1,000,000,000 term loan A facility and a $850,000,000 revolving credit facility for Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC.
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior first lien notes due 2026 by Adient US LLC.
• Represented the lead arrangers in connection with a $800,000,000 term loan facility for Adient US LLC and Adient Global Holdings S.a r.l.
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior secured second lien notes by Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
• Represented the initial purchasers in connection with a Rule 144A offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.750% senior secured notes due 2023 by Maxar Technologies Inc.