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Jared Axelrod

Jared Axelrod

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Jared Axelrod, a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a co-head of the Structured Capital & Insurance Solutions team, leads the Firm’s collateralized loan obligation (CLO) platform. Jared advises clients on negotiating and structuring CLOs and other complex securitizations and has nearly a decade of experience advising clients within the sector. He has advised domestic and international asset managers and issuers across a wide variety of CLO transactions, as well as other complex structured credit financing arrangements, including private credit securitizations, rated note feeders and insurance solution products. Jared has 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. He has also leveraged his significant experience in rating agency methodology to assist clients in developing novel rated securitization structures.

Jared also works closely with the Firm’s Investment Funds Practice Group where he advises sponsors on the formation of CLO equity funds and other credit funds, as well as continuation credit fund transactions in the private funds secondary market.

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOs - USA - Nationwide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Jared Axelrod is recognized for his expertise in executing CLO deals, where he possesses particular strength advising collateral managers.

Strengths

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  • Jared has always excelled at understanding the nuances of CLO documents and he has consistently pushed to make improvements where necessary.

    Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jared is super knowledgeable about CLOs and really plugged into the market.

    Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jared goes the extra step to meet us where we are at and understands the right balance of when to be aggressive and when to compromise.

    Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Jared is very well versed in everything and anything related to CLOs. He is very good technically on unique and novel structuring issues. He understands our business and commercial objectives, and gives legal advice with that context in mind.

    Capital Markets: Securitization: CLOsChambers Guide to the USA

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