Bradley represents domestic and international public and private companies and sponsors in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, debt and equity securities offerings, special situations, permanent capital (including P/CAPs, REITs,SPACs, and hybrids) and other specialty finance and strategic transactions.

He advises clients in transactions that range from middle-market to novel and complex, and span a variety of industries, including the transportation and logistics, financial services, technology, health care, telecommunications, government contracting, beer, wine and spirits, automotive, and paper and packaging industries.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Atlas Holdings and its portfolio companies in a variety of transactions, including:
    - its acquisition of substantially all the operating assets of the Americas business of Exide Technologies, LLC in a court-supervised sale process pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
  • Greenridge Generation Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and power generation company in:
    - its merger with Support.com Inc. to become the first publicly traded, vertically integrated bitcoin mining company in the world.
    - its subsequent initial public offering, and multiple additional debt and equity offerings.
  • Iconex, a specialty paper converting company, in its acquisition of RiteMade Paper Converters.
  • Motus Integrated Technologies, an auto supply companyASG, a specialty packaging company, in:
    - its sale of certain operating businesses in France, Mexico and the U.S. to Shanghai Daimay Automotive Interior Co. Ltd.
    - its sale of operating assets in Uberherrn, Germany to Nobo Automotive System Co., Ltd.
    - its acquisition of the Janesville Fiber Solutions business of Jason Industries, Inc.
    - its acquisition of Antolin Spartanburg Assembly, LLC.
  • Sryten Manufacturing, a battery manufacturing companyASG, a specialty packaging company, in:
    - its acquisition of Galvion Power Systems in Ontario, Canada.
    - its acquisition of Tulip Richardson Manufacturing in the mid-West and Northeast United States.
    - its acquisition of vanadium redox flow assets from Storion.
  • ASG, a specialty packaging company, in:
    - its acquisition of the specialty packaging division of International Paper in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Korea, Mexico, Poland and Canada.
    - its acquisition of plastic packaging assets from Infiniti Media Inc.
    - its acquisition of packaging assets from MWV Graz GmbH.
    - its sale of gravure packaging businesses and assets in China, Korea, Mexico and the United States, to Amcorits sale of lithographic packaging businesses and assets in China, Mexico and the United States to Multi Packaging Solutions.
    - its acquisition of Design North, a leading packaging design firm.
    - its sale of packaging businesses and assets in Poland.
    - its sale of plastics packaging businesses and assets to Westfall Technik, Inc. American Residuals Group and American Industrial Services Group in the sale of their specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services business to TPG Growth.
  • MorganFranklin Consulting, a finance and technology advisory firm, in its sale to Vaco, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners.
  • The Olayan Group in its joint acquisition with Rock Mountain Capital, L.P. of a 48% stake in specialty cleaning products manufacturer PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc., the proceeds of which were used to redeem all the shares in PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. held by Carlyle Group Inc.
  • Perella Weinberg Partners in the sale of its portfolio company Northpoint Commercial Finance, LLC.
  • Siris Capital Group LLC and its portfolio company, Trident Private Holdings III LLC, a holding company of Transaction Network Services, in a minority investment by Koch Equity Development LLC and co-investors Eaglehill Advisors LLC and MSD Capital, L.P.
  • A multi-national oil and gas company in the sale of several tankers and upstream assets in the United States.

Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles

 

  • Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. (f/k/a Ark Global Acquisition Corp.) in:    
    - its US$345 million initial public offering.
    - its US$4.2 billion business combination with Babylon Holdings Limited, a digital-first value-based care company.
  • Skillz Inc. in connection with its US$3.5 billion business combination with Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp.
  • Kingswood Acquisition Corp. in its US$115 million initial public offering.
  • MDH Acquisition Corp. in:
    - its US$276 million initial public offering.
    - its US$960 million business combination with Paylink Direct and Olive.com, a payment service and online vehicle protection plan company.
Other Representative Experience 
  • Institutions and family offices in a variety of venture and other private investments.
  • Family offices and high-net worth individuals in variety of hedging and monetization transactions, including novel derivatives transactions.
 

Awards

  • Brad was named a Top Rising Star in The Dealmaker Quarterly in 2021
  • 6th Annual International M&A Advisor Award – Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year – Over $100 million to $1 billon
  • 11th Annual M&A Advisor Award – Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year ($100 million – $200 million)

Qualifications

Admissions

District of Columbia|Virginia

Academic

American University Washington College of Law J.D.
Kenyon College B.A.

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.