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January 24, 2026
Sidley Represents Jefferies Finance LLC in its US$1.95 Billion Bank and Bond Financing

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- Sidley advised Jefferies Finance LLC as borrower and issuer in a US$1.95 billion bank and bond financing
- The transaction included a US$950 million senior secured term loan facility, a US$500 million priority secured revolving facility, and a US$500 million high-yield offering of 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
- The Sidley team comprised lawyers from global finance, capital markets, tax, investment funds, employee benefits, and privacy and cybersecurity practices.
Sidley represented Jefferies Finance LLC, as borrower and issuer, in its US$1.95 billion bank/bond financing, consisting of a US$950 million senior secured term loan facility and US$500 million priority secured revolving facility, and US$500 million high-yield offering of 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2031. The Sidley deal team was led by Joshua Thompson and Kelechi Adibe (Global Finance) and Johnny Skumpija and David Ni (Capital Markets), and included Daniel Philion, Hiroko Ito, D.J. Hill, and Bill Turnbull (Global Finance); Todd Gilbert, Kostian Ciko, Jessica Li, and Jennifer Lin (Capital Markets); as well as Christian Brause, Andy Lau, John Schaff, and Noam Waltuch (Tax); Nathan Greene and John Ekblad (Investment Funds); Christian Pilhofer and Paige Garcia (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); and Stephen McInerney and Colleen Brown (Privacy and Cybersecurity).~~Sidley represented Jefferies Finance LLC, as borrower and issuer, in its US$1.95 billion bank/bond financing, consisting of a US$950 million senior secured term loan facility and US$500 million priority secured revolving facility, and US$500 million high-yield offering of 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2031. The Sidley deal team was led by Joshua Thompson and Kelechi Adibe (Global Finance) and Johnny Skumpija and David Ni (Capital Markets), and included Daniel Philion, Hiroko Ito, D.J. Hill, and Bill Turnbull (Global Finance); Todd Gilbert, Kostian Ciko, Jessica Li, and Jennifer Lin (Capital Markets); as well as Christian Brause, Andy Lau, John Schaff, and Noam Waltuch (Tax); Nathan Greene and John Ekblad (Investment Funds); Christian Pilhofer and Paige Garcia (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); and Stephen McInerney and Colleen Brown (Privacy and Cybersecurity).
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