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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017-3954
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Corporate/Banking and Credit

Position

Jennifer Hobbs, a Corporate Partner who is a member of the Executive Committee and Co-Administrative Partner of the Firm, focuses on acquisition finance and advises on a broad range of financings for many of the Firm’s leading private equity and corporate clients, including Silver Lake Partners, EQT Partners and the private equity group at Goldman Sachs, together with their portfolio companies. Jennifer has led some of the largest acquisition financings in history, including representing Silver Lake Partners and Michael Dell in the financing of their $27 billion take private of Dell, Inc. and later Dell itself in the debt financing for its $67 billion acquisition of EMC Corporation. She also represented Mars in the debt financing of its historic $22 billion acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Company.

Education

B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of Texas (1989); Masters of International Affairs, Columbia University (1992); J.D., Law Review, New York University (1997).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

(Leading lawyers)

Jennifer HobbsSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP maintains its leading position across the borrower and lender markets, standing out particularly for its ability to advise on high-value and impactful acquisition financings. The team’s lender-side activity involves work for major banks such as JP Morgan as well as an expanding roster of clients in the private credit space, while its borrower-side clients include some of the nation’s largest private equity firms alongside corporate borrowers such as Dell Technologies. Most frequently advising on leveraged buyouts and investment-grade credit facilities in connection with high-value acquisitions, the firm also actively assists with asset-based lending and refinancings. Standout recent deals in this space include New York-based partner William Sheehan‘s representation of Bank of America in providing $21.7bn of unsecured credit facilities to Oracle. Practice head Patrick Ryan, a longstanding acquisition finance expert, also works out of New York, alongside key contacts James Cross and Jennifer Hobbs. In Houston, Matt Einbinder and Erland Modesto are highly recommended for their ability to advise on financings in the energy sector.