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Brian Hecht

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Advises clients on a wide array of matters, including financings, restructurings, liability management transactions and special situations.

Brian represents bondholders, issuers and other clients on a wide variety of financings, restructurings, liability management transactions and special situations.

A seasoned capital markets lawyer, Brian has a wealth of experience advising issuers, sponsors and underwriters in debt offerings, IPOs and equity offerings, tender offers, PIPEs, SPACs and spin-offs. He also advises U.S. and international companies on corporate governance and SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ disclosure, reporting and compliance obligations. In addition, Brian represents public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate matters.

Experience

Brian’s representations before joining Davis Polk include the following:

  • Restaurant Brands International and Burger King Worldwide in multiple high-yield debt offerings
  • Avis Budget Car Rental in multiple high-yield debt offerings
  • Nexstar Media Group in multiple high-yield debt offerings, including in connection with its acquisitions of Tribune Media and Media General
  • Atento and Bain Capital in connection with Atento’s initial public offering and Atento’s high-yield debt offerings
  • Ladder Capital in multiple high-yield debt offerings and in its initial public offering and subsequent equity offerings
  • WideOpenWest in its initial public offering and in multiple high-yield offerings and other financing transactions
  • Travelport Worldwide in its initial public offering, multiple follow-on offerings and various financing transactions
  • Sycamore Partners in connection with its acquisition of Staples and related financing transactions
  • Bain Capital and BMC Software in connection with BMC’s high-yield debt offerings and other financing transactions
  • Infor and Golden Gate Capital in connection with multiple high-yield debt offerings
  • 21st Century Oncology and Vestar Capital in connection with multiple high-yield debt offerings by 21st Century Oncology
  • Trinseo in a high-yield debt offering
  • Burlington Stores in its initial public offering, multiple follow-on offerings and high-yield debt offerings
  • 3G Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition, along with Berkshire Hathaway Inc., of the H.J. Heinz Co. and related financing transactions

Education

J.D., Brooklyn Law School
  • magna cum laude
  • Professor Samuel Hoffman Memorial Prize
  • Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
B.A., Economics, Syracuse University
  • with honors

Prior experience

  • Partner, Fried Frank, 2021-2024
  • Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman, 2019-2021
  • Kirkland & Ellis, 2009-2019
    • Partner, 2015-2019
    • Associate, 2009-2015

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
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