Jesse K. Sheff

Partner

New York
jesse.sheff@lw.com
+1.212.906.4524

PRACTICES

  • Asset-Based Lending
  • Banking
  • Fund Finance

INDUSTRIES

  • Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automotive
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Entertainment, Sports & Media
  • Financial Institutions
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
  • REITs
  • Retail & Consumer Products
  • Technology

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • New York

EDUCATION

  • JD, Harvard Law School,
    cum laude
  • BA, Brandeis University,
    summa cum laude

PROFILE

Jesse Sheff is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. He is a member of the Finance Department.

Jesse has significant experience representing financial institutions and other alternative financing providers in a broad range of leveraged finance transactions. He primarily handles acquisition financings and cross-border transactions. 

Jesse has advised on countless investment grade, pro-rata term loan, large-cap syndicated, middle market, and direct lending financings. He has also represented corporate borrowers in some of their most significant and transformative acquisition financings. He regularly handles major financing transactions for clients such as Jefferies, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Guggenheim Partners, and others. In recent years, he has also represented public and private corporate borrowers in financings totaling more than US$5 billion.

EXPERIENCE

Jesse's representative transactions include advising:

  • Jefferies Finance in a US$1 billion+ financing for a veterinary services company
  • UBS in a US$2 billion+ financing for a business services company
  • A US$3 billion+ financing for a leisure and gaming company
  • Jefferies Finance in a US$1 billion+ financing for a technology / services company
  • UBS in a US$1 billion+ financing for a financial services company
  • Goldman Sachs in a US$1 billion+ financing for a consumer retail company
  • Jefferies Finance in a US$500 million+ financing for a technology / software company
  • Jefferies Finance in a US$500 million+ financing for a medical services company
  • Jefferies Finance in a US$800 million+ financing for a pharmaceuticals and drug company
  • UBS in a US$200 million+ financing for a leisure and gaming company
  • UBS in a US$300 million+ financing for an industrial goods company
  • UBS in a US$300 million+ financing for a communications / media company
  • UBS in a US$400 million+ financing for a communications / internet company
  • UBS in a US$500 million+ financing for a financial services company
  • Goldman Sachs in a US$500 million+ financing for a business services company
  • Guggenheim Partners and other alternative credit providers in numerous unitranche and direct lender term loan financings