
Jesse Sheff
PartnerJesse is at the forefront of financial markets, providing scaled strategic advice to global banks, asset managers, and corporations on complex finance transactions and joint ventures throughout investment lifecycles. His practice sits at the cutting edge of the financial ecosystem, where traditional finance, private markets and novel solutions intersect.
He is a New York based finance partner recognized for his extensive experience in large-scale, complex financing transactions and his strong client service reputation.
In The Legal 500 US, Jesse has been described as a “phenomenal attorney” and a “go-to partner” for private debt and broadly syndicated deals, praised for his client-centric approach, strategic counsel, and creativity in complex, off the run transactions.
He draws on more than two decades of experience overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars in deal value.
J.D, Harvard Law School
cum laudeB.A., Brandeis University
summa cum laude
EXPERIENCE
Some of Jesse’s representative transactions include:
- The investment management division of a global financial institution and other private credit providers on a dividend recapitalization transaction for a software company
- A global investment banking and capital markets firm and others on a USD2.35 billion comprehensive syndicated bank and bond refinancing
- A global financial institution and others on a USD1.5 billion syndicated financing for a pet-care retailer
- A global alternative asset manager and others on a USD4 billion private credit financing for a direct-to-consumer residential services company’s acquisition of a residential home improvement provider
- A global alternative asset manager on:
- A consumer products portfolio company’s USD645 million financing
- An environmental services portfolio company’s financing for the acquisition of an environmental waste disposal company
- A global investment organization’s financing for the acquisition of a railcar services provider from a private company group associated with industrial and rail service businesses
- A Canadian alternative asset manager’s private credit financing for the acquisition of an insurance services platform from a global investment firm
- A banking subsidiary and a global direct-selling personal care company’s USD1.6 billion senior secured refinancing
- Financing sources on a private equity firm’s completed acquisition of a majority stake in a global payment technology company from a financial technology company
- Financing sources on a US wealth management organization’s USD13.5 billion acquisition of an investment adviser
- A global financial institution and others on a holding company’s senior secured notes offerings totaling USD1.2 billion
- A global financial institution on refinancing for a retail fuel and convenience store operator
- The investment management division of a global financial institution and a global alternative asset manager on:
- Financing for an energy industry software provider
- A global asset manager’s private credit financing for the acquisition of an energy-focused software provider
- A consumer retail company’s more than USD1 billion financing
- A business services company’s more than USD500 million financing
- The investment management division of a global financial institution and a global private investment firm on a private equity firm’s acquisition of an industrial products manufacturer and supplier
- The investment management division of a global financial institution and others on refinancing for a private investment firm’s dental software portfolio company
- The investment management division of a global financial institution and a Swiss global financial services firm on financing for a pharmacy-led retail and wholesale group’s USD23.7 billion acquisition by a private equity firm
- The investment management division of a global financial institution on:
- The energy investment division of a global alternative asset manager’s financing for its acquisition of a power-distribution equipment manufacturer and supplier
- The energy investment division of a global alternative asset manager’s financing for its majority investment in an engineering, surveying, planning, and environmental consulting firm
- A human capital management software company’s financing for a USD12.3 billion agreement with a private equity firm to become a private company
- A cybersecurity company’s financing for a completed acquisition of a cloud-based email security provider
- A private equity firm’s financing for a strategic controlling investment in a mission-critical logistics company
- A global alternative asset manager’s climate solutions division’s financing for the acquisition of an emissions control and acoustic solutions manufacturer
- A technology-focused private investment firm in its USD1.5 billion acquisition of an enterprise data platform
- A global investment banking and capital markets firm and others on a more than USD2 billion credit facility for the nation's largest dental support organization
- A global investment banking and capital markets firm and others on financing for a workplace technology company’s completed USD1.5 billion acquisition of a print services provider
- A global investment banking and capital markets firm on:
- An industrial services company’s USD1.7 billion credit facilities to support the company’s acquisition of a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting company
- A special purpose acquisition company’s financing for a USD1.85 billion acquisition of an industrial services company
- A diversified holding company’s USD500 million senior secured notes offering
- A more than USD1 billion financing for a global tax services and software fir
- A luxury retail and real estate organization’s private offering of USD2.2 billion of senior secured notes to support its completed acquisition of a luxury retailer for a total enterprise value of USD2.7 billion
- A veterinary hospital and specialty care practice network’s more than USD350 million financing
- A crisis management training organization’s USD435 million debt financing
- A workplace technology company’s USD100 million tack-on senior secured notes offering and USD800 million senior secured notes offering
- A veterinary services company’s more than USD1 billion financing
- A technology/services company’s more than USD1 billion financing
- A technology/software company’s more than USD500 million financing
- A pharmaceuticals and drug company’s more than USD800 million financing
- Private credit funds in a USD350 million financing for a dental support portfolio company
- Private credit lenders in a USD340 million senior secured credit facility for a technology services and energy infrastructure provider
- A Swiss global financial services firm and others on financing for a private equity firm’s completed USD2.7 billion acquisition of a wealth management technology and investment platform
- A Swiss global financial services firm on:
- A strategic partnership with a global growth equity investor to focus on private credit opportunities
- An alternative investment firm’s acquisition of a majority controlling interest in an automotive services business from a global energy company
- A strategic partnership with a global growth equity investor to focus on private credit opportunities
- Financing for a specialty pharmaceutical company
- A healthcare-focused investment firm’s financing for a completed USD4.1 billion acquisition of a distributor of dental and animal health products and services
- A holding company for a wealth management and financial professional support business’s senior secured and senior unsecured notes tack-on offerings, totaling USD825 million
- A financing and holding entity and its co-issuer’s USD500 million senior secured first lien notes offering
- A USD750 million refinancing for a provider of private capital fund services
- A consumer products company’s more than USD2 billion financing
- A financial services company’s more than USD1 billion financing
- A healthcare company’s more than USD1 billion financing
- A leisure and gaming company’s more than USD200 million financing
- An industrial goods company’s more than USD300 million financing
- A communications/media company’s more than USD300 million financing
- A communications/internet company’s more than USD400 million financing
- A financial services company’s more than USD500 million financing
- A Swiss global financial services firm, a global financial institution, and others on a wealth management and financial professional support business’s USD4 billion credit facilities
- Several corporate borrowers, including a leisure and gaming company, on more than USD3 billion in financing