Jared Axelrod

About Jared Axelrod

I am a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and act as co-head of the Structured Capital & Insurance Solutions team and head of the Firm’s collateralized loan obligation (CLO) platform. I advise clients on negotiating and structuring CLOs collateralized fund obligations (CFOs) and other complex securitizations and have nearly a decade of experience advising clients within the sector. I have advised domestic and international asset managers and issuers across a wide variety of CLO and CFO transactions, as well as other complex structured credit financing arrangements, including private credit securitizations, rated note feeders and other insurance solution products. I have extensive experience in the various regulatory regimes applicable to securitizations, including U.S. and EU Risk Retention Rules, the Volcker Rule and the Investment Advisers Act. I have also leveraged my significant experience in rating agency methodology to assist clients in developing novel rated securitization structures.I also work closely will the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group where I advise sponsors on the formation of CLO equity funds, as well as continuation credit fund transactions in the private funds secondary marketDisclaimer: This material may be considered attorney advertising under certain rules of professional conduct.

Experience

1. Partner

   Kirkland & Ellis

   Oct 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Debt finance partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law

  2010 — 2013

• Rowan University

  Bachelor's degree, Law and Justice

  2003 — 2008