Focuses on private equity and strategic investors in connection with public and private mergers & acquisitions, as well as special situations and distressed transactions.
Advises investment management and corporate clients across sectors, including private equity, alternative investments, aviation, media and health care & life sciences.
Significant experience advising on the complete life cycle of a corporate transaction, including on the negotiations and structuring of deals, the operation of companies and general corporate governance matters.

Alexander represents a wide range of special situations funds, private equity firms, global asset managers, other strategic investors and their portfolio companies on the full spectrum of complex corporate transactions. Focusing on the corporate and equity aspects of transactions, Alexander advises on special situations, public and private company acquisitions, financings and dispositions, joint ventures (JV) and other general corporate and governance matters.

Alexander has significant experience assisting clients during every stage of a transaction, including providing counsel on negotiating and structuring deals, as well as the ongoing operation of companies and business combinations.

With clients across sectors, Alexander represents hedge funds, private equity firms, private credit and special situation funds, public companies and aviation lessors.

Prior to joining Akin, Alexander was a partner in the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and special situations practice of another international law firm based in New York.

Representative Work

Represented Bain Capital Credit, a leading global credit specialist, in an equity investment for the launch of Legacy Corporate Lending, a new asset-based lending (ABL) company focused on supporting middle market companies across North America. With an innovative structure, Legacy Corporate Lending provides term loans and revolving credit facilities between $10 to $40 million to companies seeking access to capital outside of traditional bank lending or the syndicated lending market.
Advised Bain Capital Credit in connection with a $1-billion senior unsecured notes offering issued by GGAM Finance, a subsidiary of Griffin Global Asset Management Holdings. The offering includes $400 million of 7.75% senior unsecured notes due 2026 and $600 million of 8% senior unsecured notes due 2028. Griffin is a commercial aircraft leasing and alternative management business, having accumulated 41 aircraft leased to 15 airlines across 11 countries.
Represented Bain Capital Credit in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of 17 aircraft engines from Rolls-Royce valued at more than $450 million by its aviation platform Griffin Global Asset Management.
Represented Bain Capital Credit in connection with its aviation leasing JV with Griffin GAM.
Represented BBAM LP on FLY Leasing Limited’s sale to Carlyle Aviation for $2.36 billion.

Represented Bain Capital Credit in connection with its investment in Insigneo Financial Group.
Represented Pioneer Merger Corp. in connection with its proposed $2-billion de-SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) transaction with Acorns Grow Inc.
Represented Bain Capital Credit in connection with its equity investment in Arajet.
Represented Teleflex in connection with its $1-billion acquisition of Vascular Solutions.
Represented Capsugel in connection with its $5.5-billion sale to Lonza Group Ltd.
Represented Invitation Homes in its $20-billion merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.