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Jason Kanner

Jason Kanner is one of the most senior partners in the Firm’s Debt Finance Group and one of the most experienced finance lawyers in the United States. He represents private equity funds, their portfolio companies and other borrowers in financing transactions throughout the bulge-bracket and middle market, in connection with complex secured and unsecured financing transactions for U.S. and cross-border transactions, including major leveraged buy-outs, bank/bridge commitments, first and second lien financings, ABL facilities, leveraged recapitalizations, liability management transactions and other less traditional financings. He also has extensive experience representing debtors in restructurings. · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

United StatesDebt Finance, Leveraged Buy-outs

About

Jason Kanner is one of the most senior partners in the Firm’s Debt Finance Group and one of the most experienced finance lawyers in the United States. He represents private equity funds, their portfolio companies and other borrowers in financing transactions throughout the bulge-bracket and middle market, in connection with complex secured and unsecured financing transactions for U.S. and cross-border transactions, including major leveraged buy-outs, bank/bridge commitments, first and second lien financings, ABL facilities, leveraged recapitalizations, liability management transactions and other less traditional financings. He also has extensive experience representing debtors in restructurings.

Practice areas

Debt FinanceLeveraged Buy-outsSecured FinancingUnsecured FinancingFirst and Second Lien FinancingsABL FacilitiesLeveraged RecapitalizationsLiability Management TransactionsRestructurings

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Expertise

Private Equity Fund RepresentationBorrower Representation in Financing TransactionsCross-border TransactionsDebtor Representation in Restructurings

Education

  • American University, B.A., 1994
  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1997