Jeff Cole

Jeff Cole focuses on leveraged finance and private credit transactions. He advises lenders, private equity sponsors, and companies on acquisition financings, growth and working capital facilities, recapitalizations, and special situations. Jeff brings a pragmatic, commercial approach to complex debt structures, helping clients navigate transactions efficiently across the credit cycle. He also regularly represents clients in connection with troubled loans, restructurings, and workout matters.

Jeff has extensive experience across the capital structure, including cash flow and asset-based lending transactions, senior secured first and second lien financings, unitranche and mezzanine financings, cross border transactions, and distressed lending arrangements. In addition to traditional loan transactions, he represents lenders and private companies with non-control structured equity investments, including warrant and minority equity investments.

Jeff represents a broad client base that includes private equity and private credit sponsors, investment funds, domestic and foreign banks, and specialty finance companies. His experience spans numerous industries, including business services, consumer product and services, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, media and advertising, oilfield services, retail, software, technology, and telecommunications.

Jeff is recognized for his work in banking and finance, having been ranked by Chambers USA for Banking & Finance in Texas and named to The Best Lawyers in America® for Banking and Finance Law.