"Jesse Sheff is a phenomenal attorney and our go to Partner on all private debt and broadly syndicated deals. When we hire them on a mandate, it is clear that they are devoting 110% to our project and are focused on helping us succeed by solving problems as they arrive, and thinking ahead to things that may come up. We value their thoughtfulness and creativity in many of our off the run, and difficult transactions where their expertise comes in handy."
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Profile
Jesse Sheff represents banks, private credit providers, and corporate borrowers on a full spectrum of finance transactions.
Jesse draws on more than two decades of experience overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars in deal value to advise clients on:
Acquisition financings in the private credit, broadly syndicated, and investment-grade loan markets
Fund finance, including:
NAV facilities
Back-leverage facilities
Hybrid facilities
Subscription line facilities
Asset-based financings
Data center and infrastructure financings
Synthetic risk transfers
Private credit / bank partnerships
A recognized leader at the firm, Jesse serves on Latham’s Training & Career Enhancement (TACE) Committee.
Experience
Jesse’s representative clients include:
Private Credit
AllianceBernstein
Apollo (including Apollo Sports Capital)
Atlas
BCI
BlackRock
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Guggenheim
Commercial and Investment Banks
Barclays
BMO
Goldman Sachs
Jefferies
UBS
Representative Transactions
Jesse’s recent transactions include advising:
Goldman Sachs and others in a US$1.5 billion syndicated financing for Petco
Apollo and others on the US$4 billion private credit financing for Leaf Home’s acquisition of Erie Home
Apollo in a US$645 million financing for PDC Brands, a CVC portfolio company
Apollo on financing for the EQT Infrastructure portfolio company, Heritage Environmental’s acquisition of EBV
Apollo on financing of EQT’s acquisition of Eagle Railcar Services from JM Texas Companies
Apollo on private credit financing for Onex’s acquisition of Integrated Specialty Coverages from KKR
Citibank on Herbalife’s US$1.6 billion senior secured refinancing
Financing sources on GTCR’s completed acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay from FIS
Financing sources on Osaic’s US$13.5 billion acquisition of CW Advisors
Goldman Sachs and others on Citadel Securities Global Holdings LLC’s senior secured notes offerings totaling US$1.2 billion
Goldman Sachs on refinancing for United Pacific
GSAM and Apollo on financing for Quorum Software
GSAM and Apollo on private credit financing for Blackstone’s acquisition of Enverus
GSAM and Bain on TrueLink’s acquisition of Kyocera Industrial Tools
GSAM and others on refinancing for Aquiline Portfolio Company Planet DDS
GSAM and UBS on financing for Walgreens Boots Alliance’s US$23.7 billion acquisition by Sycamore Partners
GSAM on financing for Blackstone Energy Transition Partners’ acquisition of Trystar
GSAM on financing for Blackstone Energy Transition Partners’ majority investment in Westwood Professional Services
GSAM on financing for Dayforce’s US$12.3 billion agreement with Thoma Bravo to become a private company
GSAM on financing for Proofpoint’s completed acquisition of Hornetsecurity
GSAM on financing for Providence Equity Partners’ strategic controlling investment in GCL
GSAM on financing for TPG Rise Climate’s acquisition of Miratech
Haveli Investments in its US$1.5 billion acquisition of Couchbase
Jefferies and others on a more than US$2 billion credit facility for the nation’s largest dental support organization
Jefferies and others on financing for Xerox’s completed US$1.5 billion acquisition of Lexmark
Jefferies on Acuren’s US$1.7 billion credit facilities to support, in part, Acuren’s acquisition of NV5 Global
Jefferies on financing for Admiral Acquisition Limited’s US$1.85 billion acquisition of Acuren
Jefferies on Icahn Enterprises L.P.’s US$500 million senior secured notes offering
Jefferies on More than US$1 billion financing for Ryan Tax
Jefferies on Saks Global’s private offering of US$2.2 billion of senior secured notes to help support Saks Global’s completed acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group for a total enterprise value of US$2.7 billion
Jefferies on Thrive Pet Healthcare’s more than US$350 million financing
Jefferies on US$435 million debt financing for Crisis Prevention Institute
Jefferies on Xerox Corporation’s US$100 million tack-on senior secured notes offering
Jefferies on Xerox Corporation’s US$800 million senior secured notes offering
Private credit funds in US$350 million financing for SGA Dental Partners, a Thurston Group portfolio company
Private credit lenders in US$340 million senior secured credit facility for JF Petroleum Group
UBS and others on financing for GTCR’s completed US$2.7 billion acquisition of AssetMark
UBS in strategic partnership with General Atlantic to focus on private credit opportunities
UBS for Stonepeak’s acquisition of majority controlling interest in Castrol from BP
UBS in strategic partnership with General Atlantic to focus on private credit opportunities
UBS on financing for Cosette Pharmaceuticals
UBS on financing for Patient Square Capital’s completed US$4.1 billion acquisition of Patterson Companies
UBS on Osaic Holdings, Inc.’s senior secured and senior unsecured notes tack-on offerings, totaling US$825 million
UBS on Paradigm Parent, LLC and Paradigm Parent Co-Issuer, Inc.’s US$500 million senior secured first lien notes offering
UBS on US$750 million refinancing for Gen II
UBS, Goldman Sachs, and others on Osaic’s US$4 billion credit facilities
In addition, Jesse has represented:
Jefferies on:
US$1 billion+ financing for a veterinary services company
US$1 billion+ financing for a technology/services company
US$500 million+ financing for a technology/software company
US$800 million+ financing for a pharmaceuticals and drug company
Goldman Sachs on:
US$1 billion+ financing for a consumer retail company
US$500 million+ financing for a business services company
UBS on:
US$2 billion+ financing for a consumer products company
US$1 billion+ financing for a financial services company
US$1 billion+ financing for a healthcare company
US$200 million+ financing for a leisure and gaming company
US$300 million+ financing for an industrial goods company
US$300 million+ financing for a communications/media company
US$400 million+ financing for a communications/internet company
US$500 million+ financing for a financial services company
Corporate Borrowers
Several, including a leisure and gaming company on a US$3 billion+ financing
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
New York
Education
JD, Harvard Law School cum laude
BA, Brandeis University summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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