Michael A. Jacobson

Michael A. Jacobson

Chicago, IL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010
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101 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Biography

Michael Jacobson represents issuers, lenders and investors in a wide variety of commercial finance matters. He regularly assists them with senior, first-lien, second-lien, unitranche and mezzanine financings and structures.

Michael frequently handles cash flow and asset-based transactions, leveraged buyouts and buildups, recapitalizations, restructurings and workouts. He has extensive experience negotiating the complex intercreditor arrangements these deals can require. He also routinely represents agents, lead arrangers, lenders, asset managers and other investors (both regulated and nonregulated) in a wide range of financings and structures. They include bilateral, clubbed and broadly syndicated deals, unitranche structures (including "first out, last out" arrangements), senior secured and second-lien credit facilities and cross-border financings. Michael also helps investors consummating equity co-investments and equity "kickers."While his practice spans a variety of industries, Michael frequently works on financings involving businesses in health care, software and technology, and sports and entertainment.

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101 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • English

  • DePaul University, J.D., graduated 1994
  • English
  • DePaul University, J.D., graduated 1994

Client Testimonials

Michael Jacobson has truly differentiated himself in the leveraged finance world. He is practical, creative, and incredibly bright, and has the unique capability of cutting through the issues to find common ground. He has been an exceptional resource for our firm, and has helped solve and execute on many our most important financings. Our relationship with Michael has developed over many years, and we view him as an integral part of our business.

Ryan Golding (CapitalSource Finance LLC)

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Sports Law

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