About Michael A. Jacobson

Michael Jacobson represents issuers, lenders and investors in a wide variety of commercial finance matters. He regularly assists them with senior, first-lien, second-lien, unitranche and mezzanine financings and structures.

The full spectrum of commercial finance

Michael frequently handles cash flow and asset-based transactions, leveraged buyouts and buildups, recapitalizations, restructurings and workouts. He has extensive experience negotiating the complex intercreditor arrangements these deals can require. He also routinely represents agents, lead arrangers, lenders, asset managers and other investors (both regulated and nonregulated) in a wide range of financings and structures. They include bilateral, clubbed and broadly syndicated deals, unitranche structures (including "first out, last out" arrangements), senior secured and second-lien credit facilities and cross-border financings. Michael also helps investors consummating equity co-investments and equity "kickers."

While his practice spans a variety of industries, Michael frequently works on financings involving businesses in health care, software and technology, and sports and entertainment.

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"He is creative in his approach, he can really think his way out of a box."

Chambers USA 2022
(Illinois, Banking & Finance) survey response

Practice Focus

  • Commercial finance
  • Private equity
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Recapitalizations, restructurings and workouts

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Education
  • DePaul University College of Law, JD
  • The University of Iowa, BBA
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  • Illinois
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Banking and Finance Law, 2010–2025
  • Chambers USA
    Banking & Finance, 2006–2024
  • Super Lawyers
    Illinois, 2007–2008, 2013–2019
  • The Legal 500 United States
    Recommended Attorney, 2015–2024
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