Jacob Schtevie
Partner, Finance
Jacob Schtevie is a partner in Willkie’s Finance Department. He is based in the Firm's Chicago office.
Jake represents a variety of banks and debt investors in connection with leveraged finance transactions, with an emphasis on sponsor-backed LBOs and recapitalizations. He regularly handles the negotiation and documentation of various credit facility structures, including senior secured, unsecured, first lien/second lien, senior stretch, unitranche, recurring revenue financings and mezzanine debt investments. He has significant experience with lenders and sponsors across many industries and sectors, on both large-cap and middle market transactions.
Jake represents a variety of banks and debt investors in connection with leveraged finance transactions, with an emphasis on sponsor-backed LBOs and recapitalizations. He regularly handles the negotiation and documentation of various credit facility structures, including senior secured, unsecured, first lien/second lien, senior stretch, unitranche, recurring revenue financings and mezzanine debt investments. He has significant experience with lenders and sponsors across many industries and sectors, on both large-cap and middle market transactions.
Experience
Jake was previously a partner at White & Case in Chicago.
- Chambers USA - Banking & Finance (Illinois) (2023)
- Leveraged Loans: Five Trends to Optimize the Capital Structure, 2019, PartnerConnect Midwest
- Represented BMO Sponsor Finance in financing the acquisition of Datametica by Onix, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior recurring revenue credit facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a software company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a payment processing/services company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a specialized construction company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a food manufacturer.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a USD and Canadian Dollar senior facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a business services company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior facility provided to finance the recapitalization of a private equity-owned fintech company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a senior facility provided to finance the recapitalization of a private equity-owned equipment management company.
- Represented the Lead Arranger in a first out/last out unitranche facility provided to finance the acquisition by a private equity firm of a business services company.
* Jake advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.
Credentials
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2007 Cornell University, B.A., 2003