David B. Kobray
Partner Debt Finance
Overview
David B. Kobray is a corporate partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, with a focus on structured finance, secured lending and receivables sale transactions. He represents private equity firms and/or their portfolio companies, as well as lenders and initial purchasers, in a broad range of warehouse financings, private placements and ABS transactions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, David has been involved in the following matters:
- Southwest Stage Funding (d/b/a Cascade Financial Services) in offerings of ABS backed by manufactured housing loans and other structured financings
- Wyndham Destinations in offerings of asset-backed securities secured by timeshare receivables
- John Deere Capital Corporation in the preparation and filing of a registration statement on Form SF-3, as well as multiple public ABS offerings of notes backed by equipment loan contracts
- Raisa Energy LLC in the issuance of $636 million of asset-backed securities secured by over 9,000 producing oil and gas wells across six states, as part of a master trust
- A private company in the issuance of over $100 million of asset-backed securities secured by operated producing oil and gas wells
- Companies on terms involved in factoring facilities for trade receivables and the provision of true sale opinions
Prior to joining Kirkland, David was involved in the following matters:
- Representing initial purchasers in several fleet lease term securitization platforms and related variable funding note transactions
- Multiple consumer solar loan warehouse transactions
- Establishing warehouse lines and ABS offerings for new credit card origination and servicing platforms
Prior Experience
Mayer Brown LLP, 2018–2022
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2019New York
Education
- Fordham University School of LawJ.D.cum laude2018
Paul Fuller Scholar
Member, Urban Law Journal
- University of DelawareB.A., History & Political Science2011
News &
Insights
- In the News Kirkland Predicts Strong ABS Issuance in 2025 in Asset-Backed Alert
- Press Release Kirkland Advises Centerbridge Partners on Acquisition of $400 Million Consumer Loan Portfolio from Upstart
- Press Release Kirkland Counsels Maverick Natural Resources on Closure of $640 Million Asset-backed Securitization