Concentrates on a wide variety of complex financing transactions representing credit managers, special situation investors, hedge funds, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies and other corporate borrowers.

Jaisohn is head of Akin’s finance team and a partner in the special situations & private credit practice. Jaisohn has extensive experience advising private credit funds and other investors in direct lending transactions, liability management transactions, debtor-in-possession financings and out-of-court restructurings.

Jaisohn’s clients benefit from his significant experience analyzing stressed and distressed debt investments and structures and his strong understanding of the market trends that impact their businesses. Jaisohn’s ability to tailor innovative debt & equity financing solutions to meet the specific needs of each client sets him apart. He takes a personalized approach, ensuring that his clients receive customized and effective advice that aligns with their objectives.

Representative Work

Liability Management and Special Situations

Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Loparex in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transactions.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Apex Tool Group in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transactions.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Wheel Pros in connection with a FILO financing and exchange transactions.
Represented a lender in connection with a comprehensive liability management transaction that provided for a new first lien credit facility for Envision Healthcare.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Casa Systems Inc. in connection with the refinancing and extension transaction for Casa Systems’ Term Loan B senior secured debt.

Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of LifeScan in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transactions.
Represented an ad hoc group term loan lenders of Travelport Worldwide in connection with a superpriority financing and exchange transactions.
Represented lenders in connection with the commodity accordion credit facility to Talen Energy.

Restructurings

Represented an ad hoc group of first lien lenders of GenesisCare in connection with a multicurrency, delayed draw debtor-in-possession credit facility.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of TriMark in connection with an out-of-court restructuring.
Represented an ad hoc group of prepetition first lien lenders of Avaya Inc. in connection with a debtor-in-possession credit facility.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Yak Access in connection with an out-of-court restructuring.
Represented an ad hoc group of lenders of Lucky Bucks in connection with its restructuring.
Represented an ad hoc group of creditors in the Sungard Availability Services Capital bankruptcy, including exit term facilities following Sungard Availability Services Capital’s exit from bankruptcy proceedings and its ABL credit facility.
Represented an ad hoc group of second lien lenders of West Marine in connection with a exchange transaction.

Private Credit and Direct Lending

Represented TPG Angelo Gordon, as lender, in connection with numerous direct lending transactions in the health care industry.
Represented Francisco Partners, as lender, in connection with numerous direct lending transactions in the technology industry.
Represented FS Investments, as lender, in connection with numerous direct lending transactions across multiple industries.
Represented Neuberger Berman, as lender, in connection with numerous direct lending transactions in the fintech industry.