Jacob Ruby is a corporate partner in the Salt Lake City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jacob’s practice focuses on debt finance transactions with an emphasis on representing private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, public companies, private credit funds, hedge funds, asset managers and alternative capital sources in complex and bespoke financing transactions, with an emphasis on liability management exercises, private credit financings, recapitalizations, restructurings, credit opportunities and special situation transactions.
Jacob has designed and implemented some of the most complex, cutting-edge and novel liability management exercises, special situation transactions and private credit financings completed in recent years, including 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.
Jacob has also advised on a number of in- and out-of-court restructurings, DIP financings, exit financings and Section 363 transactions, including Envision Healthcare, Tailored Brands, Hoonigan, Big Lots, Forever 21, Frontera Generation, China Fishery Group, NBG Home, Selecta Group, Jason Industries and Bluestem Brands.
Jacob has negotiated and closed transactions in a diverse group of industries, including retail, e-commerce, energy, fiber, apparel, healthcare, software, specialty finance, manufacturing, fishing, government contracting, fitness and co-working.
