Jay Spader

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Jay is known for his exceptional skill in structuring and negotiating complex financing arrangements, focusing on acquisition finance and recapitalization transactions. He handles cash flow and asset-based financing for agent banks, lead arrangers, and other capital providers, as well as private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.

Clients praise Jay for his practical and dependable advice on deal terms and transaction structures. Clients describe him as "very well respected and truly exceptional," "efficient, precise, and confident," and an attorney who "can solve highly complex issues without over-lawyering.”

Jay has represented financial institutions in multi-million and billion-dollar syndicated credit facilities, lending arrangements, and acquisition financings across various industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, defense and hospitality.