Latham & Watkins LLP

Jennifer Kent represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, as well as private and public company borrowers, in secured lending and other financing transactions.

Jennifer is a versatile lawyer, helping clients at all stages of the business lifecycle execute a comprehensive range of financings, such as:

• • Acquisition and carve-out financings
  • Syndicated first- and second-lien credit facilities
  • Direct lender/private credit financings
  • Cross-border financings (including “certain funds” financings)
  • Asset-based loans
  • Recurring revenue facilities
  • Investment-grade credit facilities
  • Subordinated debt facilities
  • Debt restructurings and liability management transactions

Jennifer draws on extensive cross-border experience, having advised on more than US$20 billion worth of complex multijurisdictional financings. Having previously worked in Latham’s London office, she also brings clients a unique understanding of European-based financings and restructurings.

Jennifer assists clients with their financing needs across a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare and life sciences, airline, retail/consumer products, aerospace and defense, and manufacturing.

In addition to her commercial practice, Jennifer served as a Global Chair of Latham’s Black Lawyers Group and is a former member of the firm’s Recruiting Committee. She has been widely recognized by organizations, including the National Law Journal, for both her commercial work and for her leadership in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As part of her pro bono practice, Jennifer regularly advises small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs under the D.C. Bar’s Small Business Legal Assistance Program.

During law school she served as a member of the executive board of the Boston College Law Review.