Jeffrey E. Ross

JEFF ROSS is one of the leading leveraged finance lawyers of his generation, representing premier sponsors and global corporations in transformative transactions. He advises clients on complex acquisition and leveraged financings, with a particular emphasis on transactions involving private equity sponsors, strategic acquirers, and corporate borrowers. He regularly structures and negotiates financing arrangements across a range of financing products, including leveraged loans, high-yield debt issuances, and other tailored financing solutions in connection with acquisitions and recapitalizations. Jeff’s practice encompasses both bank and capital markets financings, and he is known for providing commercially driven, market-focused advice that helps clients execute sophisticated financings efficiently.

Jeff represents leading private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and major public corporations across industries including healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications, industrials, building products and construction, financial services, and climate-focused and sustainable investments. He is widely regarded as a top lawyer in leveraged finance for his ability to structure and execute complex, multi-layered financing solutions across credit and bond markets, often under demanding timelines. Clients value his deep understanding of market dynamics, strategic judgment, and ability to coordinate intricate financing elements within broader corporate transactions.

“He’s probably done a thousand term loans and brings ideas and knowledge from working on a broad range of credit agreements. He knows the different levers to push and pull.”
Chambers USA 2025

• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects of multiple transactions, including acquisitions, take-private transactions, portfolio company investments and exits, recapitalizations, refinancings, dividend recapitalizations, and spin-offs involving companies such as Presidio, Focus Financial Partners, Cornerstone Building Brands, White Cap, UDG Healthcare, Diversey, Univar, Emergency Medical Services Corporation, Sirius Computer Solutions, Mauser Group, Wilsonart, David’s Bridal, Roofing Supply Group, John Deere Landscapes, SunSource, Carestream Dental, Tranzact, PharMEDium, and others.
• TPG Capital and affiliated strategies (including TPG Growth and TPG Rise Climate) in the financing aspects of multiple transactions, including acquisitions, majority investments, partnerships, and exits involving Kindred Healthcare, OneOncology, Covetrus, Adare Pharmaceuticals, Crowe Healthcare Consulting, Hybar and other healthcare, climate, and industrial platform investments.
• Carlyle in the financing aspects of multiple transactions, including acquisitions, investments, mergers, refinancings, and portfolio company recapitalizations involving Booz Allen Hamilton, Syniverse, MedRisk, Resonetics, American Express Global Business Travel, Fortitude Re, NEP Group, DiscoverOrg and other portfolio companies.
• Discovery, Inc./Warner Bros. Discovery in the financing aspects of its sale to Paramount Skydance Corporation at an enterprise value of US$110 billion, as well as multiple other transformative transactions, including acquisitions, combinations, note offerings, separations, and related capital markets financings in the media and entertainment sector.
• Booz Allen Hamilton in multiple capital markets and bank financing transactions, including senior note offerings, leveraged recapitalizations, credit facility refinancings, and amendments in connection with strategic transactions and corporate initiatives.
• Activision Blizzard in connection with acquisition financings and multiple refinancings of its credit facilities.
• Domtar Corporation in the financing aspects of acquisitions, divestitures and credit facility refinancings.
• Tribune Media/Tribune Company in acquisition financings, leveraged spin-offs, and refinancings of term loan and bond facilities.
• Cerberus Capital Management in the financing aspects of acquisitions in the industrial and chemicals sectors.
• Morgan Stanley Private Equity/Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity in the financing aspects of acquisitions, refinancings and portfolio company exits.
• Elliott in the financing aspects of a large-cap technology acquisition.
• Verizon in the financing aspects of a strategic telecommunications acquisition.
• Steven Cohen and Cohen Private Ventures in the financing aspects of the US$2.4 billion acquisition of the New York Mets.
• Stone Point Capital and Hellman & Friedman in the financing aspects of an acquisition in the insurance claims management sector.
• International Paper in the financing aspects of a strategic divestiture.
• Access Industries (with Apollo Global Management and Riverstone Holdings) in the financing aspects of its US$7.15 billion acquisition of the oil and gas exploration and production assets of El Paso (IFLR “Private Equity Deal of the Year” (2013)).
• CF Corporation and Blackstone in the financing aspects of an acquisition in the insurance industry.
• International Lease Finance Corporation in the financing aspects of an aviation sector acquisition.

The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.