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Jason C. Ewart

Jason C. Ewart

Partner

Partner
Jason C. Ewart

Jason Ewart is a partner in the Global Financial Markets Group. He regularly represents a variety of direct lenders, mezzanine funds, private debt and structured equity providers and other financial institutions on complex financing transactions such as unitranche solutions, preferred equity and holding company PIK financings, private second lien financings, and more.

Jason represents both issuers and financial institutions in traditional public and private capital markets transactions including secured and unsecured high yield debt offerings, bridge lending, debt exchange offers and tender offers.

Jason's representative work includes advising:

  • First Brands Group in connection with a US$135 million credit facility provided by UBS O'Connor for general corporate purposes.
  • First Brands Group in connection with a total US$210 million first lien term loan to fund cross-border acquisitions and for other general corporate purposes.
  • First Brands Group company in connection with the carveout acquisition of a major lighting company, financed in part by a EUR140 million bridge facility provided by Santander.
  • First Brands Group in connection with an muti-million Euro receivables facility among various subsidiaries of the company located in several jurisdictions, including France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, as clients, and a Credit Agricole as purchaser.
  • HSBC in connection with a US$240 million capital call facility structured as a securitization by ICG. The transaction marked a trend for increasing demand for sophisticated fund finance solutions, including embracing securitization as a viable financing option. 
  • a club of lenders in connection with their minority position in a US$965 million secured loan to Alvotech, a biotechnology company.
  • Funds managed by a global asset manager in connection with a US$150 million preferred equity investment in Davidson Homes, Inc., a regional homebuilding company. The proceeds of the investment were used to refinance certain indebtedness.
  • ICONIQ Capital, a privately held investment firm serving some of the world’s most influential families and organizations, on (i) a US$250 million secured coinvestment in a secured warehousing agreement with TPG, (ii) a US$100 million equity investment in an i-80  coinvestment vehicle and credit support for the investment manager’s subscription line, (iii) a preferred equity investment and warehousing facility with Davidson Kempner Kirby.
  • The Private credit providers in the financing to support the acquisition of Riveron Consulting LLC by Kohlberg & Company.
  • Wynn Resorts in the issuance of US$600 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2031 in a private offering.
  • An investor group led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman LLC in its annual recurring revenue financing and preferred equity financing to support its US$10.2 billion acquisition of Zendesk.
  • The underwriters in connection with ProFrac Holding Corp.’s public offering of 16,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at US$18 per share.
  • The direct lenders in a financing to support L Catterton’s acquisition of LTP Home Services Group.
  • The purchasers in a US$152 million preferred equity financing and the direct lenders in a US$1.021 billion unitranche facility. The proceeds of the private capital financings were used to support the acquisition of AmeriVet Veterinary Partners by funds managed by AEA Investors LP and by a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority from Imperial Capital Group.
  • The underwriters in Mastercard’s issuance of US$600 million Sustainability Bonds due 2031 at a fixed rate of 1.90% and a US$700 million due 2051 at a fixed rate of 2.95%.

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Career and qualifications

  • Dartmouth College, B.A. 2004
  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D. 2007
  • Admitted as Attorney-at-Law in New York (2008)
  • London Business School, MBA 2014
  • Joined Clifford Chance as partner 2023

Professional bodies

  • Member - New York City Bar Association Securities Regulation Committee
  • Board Member - Start Small Think Big