Michael Urschel
Kirkland & Ellis LLPAdvising both financial institutions and companies across a wide range of industries as issuers, Kirkland & Ellis LLP is well-placed to advise on numerous classes of assets, including in equipment loans, commercial and residential real estate loans, auto loans and dealer floorplan loans. Jeffrey O’Connor leads the practice out of Chicago alongside Janette McMahan in New York. O’Connor maintains a strong ABS practices, with experience in industries ranging from the auto and equipment sectors to oil & gas and healthcare. McMahan is well-practiced in the auto loan and lease sector also, as well as having significant experience in relation to marketplace loans trade receivables transactions. Rudgee Charles and Joel Weinberger provide notable expertise to the team, practicing in Dallas and Chicago respectively. Michael Urschel joined the New York office in June 2024 from Milbank, contributing significant experience across the securitization market.
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Key clients
- Centerbridge Partners
- Deere & Company
- Navistar Financial Corporation
- NextGear Capital, Inc.
- Stone Point Capital
- Travel + Leisure Co.
- World Omni Financial Corp.
Work highlights
- Advised QDOBA Restaurant Corporation and its owner, Butterfly Equity, in connection with QDOBA’s inaugural securitization of revenue-generating assets and the related issuance of notes with an aggregate principal balance of $305 million.
- Advised World Omni Financial Corp. in issuances of over $5 billion of asset-backed notes secured by auto loans and leases.
- Advised multiple clients in private offerings of asset-backed notes secured by energy assets.
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Jeffrey O'Connor, Janette McMahan