Jennifer Albrecht advises direct lenders, investment banks and corporate borrowers across several sectors on a wide array of financing matters, including direct loans, syndicated credit facilities and leveraged acquisition financings, as well as financings related to restructurings, liability management transactions, and recapitalizations. Previously, she was in-house counsel for several major financial institutions where she advised on private credit investments, leveraged acquisition financings, strategic fund formation, fund financing arrangements, and governance and regulatory matters.
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Work Highlights
Select representative transactions include advising:
- Direct lenders in connection with the financing for Francisco Partners’ acquisition of a majority stake in OEConnection LLC, a leading end-to-end platform serving as a mission-critical digital backbone for the automotive aftersales ecosystem.
- Direct lenders in connection with Thoma Bravo’s announced strategic partnership with 7RIDGE and investment in Trading Technologies, Inc., a global capital markets technology platform services provider.
- Direct lenders in connection with Thoma Bravo’s announced strategic growth investment in PCMI, a leading provider of administration software for finance & insurance products in the automotive and consumer end markets.
- Direct lender in the holdco financing for a leading diversified environmental services company.
- Private credit lender in connection with term loan financing for a leading pediatric dental and orthodontic network.
- Private credit lender in connection with a senior secured term loan financing to a company that invests in wealth management firms and related businesses.
- Funds affiliated with Hill Path Capital in its $150 million preferred equity investment in The ONE Group in connection with its acquisition of Safflower, the owner of Benihana.
- JPMorgan in connection with $1.2 billion in committed debt financing for Alkermes’s acquisition of Avadel Pharmaceuticals.
- JPMorgan in connection with $2.85 billion in committed debt financing for DoorDash’s proposed recommended take-private of Deliveroo.
- Financing sources in connection with $2.5 billion in committed debt financing for Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holdings Inc.
- JPMorgan, UBS and SMBC as joint global coordinators and joint lead arrangers in connection with the syndicated term loan B facility and revolving facility for the Scenic group.
Accolades
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CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charterholder
Education
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Columbia Law School, 2012 J.D.
James Kent Scholar, Skadden Prize Winner and Jane Marks Murphy Prize Winner
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University of Virginia, 2002 B.A.
Based in the Firm’s New York office, Jennifer Albrecht is a Partner in the Alternative Capital and Private Credit Practice. She advises direct lenders, investment banks and corporate borrowers across several sectors on a wide array of financing matters, including direct loans, syndicated credit facilities and leveraged acquisition financings, as well as financings related to restructurings, liability management transactions and recapitalizations.
Prior to rejoining Simpson Thacher, Jennifer served as Deputy General Counsel at SVB Capital and was previously Vice President, Senior Counsel for Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division. In these roles, she advised on private credit investments, leveraged acquisition financings and fund financing facilities. She also provided strategic advice on fund formation matters, including fund structuring, limited partner negotiations and fund marketing, as well as management company matters, allocation practices and applicable tax, regulatory and governance issues. Jennifer began her legal career at the Firm in 2012.
Jennifer received her B.A. from the University of Virginia in 2002 and her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2012. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Select representative transactions include advising:
- Direct lenders in connection with the financing for Francisco Partners’ acquisition of a majority stake in OEConnection LLC, a leading end-to-end platform serving as a mission-critical digital backbone for the automotive aftersales ecosystem.
- Direct lenders in connection with Thoma Bravo’s announced strategic partnership with 7RIDGE and investment in Trading Technologies, Inc., a global capital markets technology platform services provider.
- Direct lenders in connection with Thoma Bravo’s announced strategic growth investment in PCMI, a leading provider of administration software for finance & insurance products in the automotive and consumer end markets.
- Direct lender in the holdco financing for a leading diversified environmental services company.
- Private credit lender in connection with term loan financing for a leading pediatric dental and orthodontic network.
- Private credit lender in connection with a senior secured term loan financing to a company that invests in wealth management firms and related businesses.
- Funds affiliated with Hill Path Capital in its $150 million preferred equity investment in The ONE Group in connection with its acquisition of Safflower, the owner of Benihana.
- JPMorgan in connection with $1.2 billion in committed debt financing for Alkermes’s acquisition of Avadel Pharmaceuticals.
- JPMorgan in connection with $2.85 billion in committed debt financing for DoorDash’s proposed recommended take-private of Deliveroo.
- Financing sources in connection with $2.5 billion in committed debt financing for Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s acquisition of Silvus Technologies Holdings Inc.
- JPMorgan, UBS and SMBC as joint global coordinators and joint lead arrangers in connection with the syndicated term loan B facility and revolving facility for the Scenic group.