Jacob Ruby is a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jacob advises leading private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, public companies, private credit funds, hedge funds, asset managers and other alternative capital providers on their most complex and high-stakes debt financing transactions. His practice spans the full spectrum of leveraged finance, with a particular focus on liability management exercises, private credit, recapitalizations, restructurings, credit opportunities and special situation transactions.
Jacob has played a key role in designing and executing some of the market’s most innovative and market-defining liability management, special situation and private credit transactions in recent years. His representative matters include transactions for Envision Healthcare, At Home, Equinox Group, WeWork, Wheel Pros, GoTo Group, GrafTech, Zayo, Springs Window Fashions, Quest Software, Consolidated Precision Products, Pure Fishing, Pluralsight, HDT and Curo, among others.
He also represents clients in connection with in- and out-of-court restructurings, DIP and exit financings, and Section 363 sale transactions, including for Envision Healthcare, Tailored Brands, Hoonigan, Big Lots, Forever 21, Frontera Generation, China Fishery Group, NBG Home, Selecta Group, Jason Industries and Bluestem Brands.
Jacob’s experience spans a broad range of industries, including software, fiber, retail, e-commerce, energy, apparel, healthcare, specialty finance, manufacturing, government contracting, fitness and co-working.
