Paul D. Kieffer

Paul Kieffer advises issuers, underwriters and strategic investors in connection with a variety of equity and debt transactions. He regularly counsels clients, including public companies, on filings and matters pertaining to federal securities laws, as well as on drafting bespoke agreements.

Examples of Mr. Kieffer’s notable representations include:

• Hanwha Group, a large South Korean business conglomerate, in several transactions and other matters connected to its investment into NextDecade Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed liquefied natural gas company
• Cardinal Health, Inc., a health care services company, in its registered offering of $2.9 billion of investment-grade senior notes
• AutoNation, Inc., an automotive retailer, in its registered offerings of investment-grade senior notes totaling more than $1.5 billion
• Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in its underwriting of Brixmor Operating Partnership LP’s registered offering of $400 million of investment-grade senior notes
• Apartment Income REIT, L.P., as issuer, and Apartment Income REIT Corp., as guarantor, in a private placement of $400 million of guaranteed senior notes
• Fortress Credit Advisors LLC in its role as anchor investor in the PIPE capital raise of $228 million by First Foundation Inc.
• John A. Johnson, John Tuma, J Turbines, Inc. and KTR Management Company, LLC in their contribution of all the issued and outstanding equity interests of Mobile Energy Rentals LLC to Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, LLC, a subsidiary of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc.
• a South Korean aerospace and arms manufacturing company in the issuance of perpetual exchangeable senior notes by its subsidiary to provide financing for its acquisition of a controlling stake in a leading innovator in military robotics
• Perception Capital Corp. II in its initial business combination with Spectaire Holdings Inc., a provider of devices used for measuring and controlling carbon emissions, at an enterprise value of $203 million
• Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, L.P. in its acquisition of Triton International Limited, a container leasing company, in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of $13.3 billion
• Southwestern Energy Company, a natural gas exploration and production company, in its $1.9 billion acquisition of GEP Haynesville, LLC and $2.7 billion acquisition of Indigo Natural Resources, LLC

In addition to his practice, Mr. Kieffer has worked on several pro bono matters, including advising a client on securing the approval of his affirmative asylum application.