Jeremy Swan

Jeremy Swan is the National Director of CohnReznick's Financial Sponsors & Financial Services Industry practice and also leads the efforts of the Firm's M&A Consulting Services practice. Jeremy is responsible for management of CohnReznick's Financial Sponsors and Financial Services Industry practice which includes all work conducted at the firm level, fund level, and across portfolio companies. Jeremy serves as the lead and/or relationship partner for many of CohnReznick's largest private equity firm and portfolio company engagements, managing teams across service lines and maintaining a single point of contact at the private equity firm level.

With more than 20 years of experience advising financial sponsors and emerging private and large, multinational portfolio companies, Jeremy has extensive experience working with financial sponsors as both an investment banker and a consultant. He has expertise in mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness, financing transactions, post-acquisition integration, and operational and financial due diligence.

Prior to joining CohnReznick, Jeremy was a director at a global business consulting firm and a leader in the firm's  private equity, due diligence, and IPO readiness practices. Before entering consulting, Jeremy spent 10 years as an investment banker focused on financial sponsor transactions, executing over $90 billion of debt,  equity, and M&A transactions.

Recent Press

8 June, 20: They’re ‘Free Markets’ Guys — and They Want the Government to Intervene, Institutional Investor

19 May, 20: Fed opens access to Main Street lending program to more private equity firms, Buyouts Insider

7 May, 20: Main Street Lending Program Offers Liquidity With Limits, Law360

9 Apr 20: "Private equity firms promise millions for coronavirus relief", Pitchbook

10 Mar 20: "From Exxon to Royal Caribbean Cruises, U.S. Companies Rush to Hoard Cash”, NYT (Reuters story) 

9 Mar 20: “Airbnb could delay public trading debut as coronavirus curbs global travel”, S&P Global Market Intelligence

14 Feb 20:“Most negotiated term: GP desire for clawbacks on carry waivers”, Buyouts Insider

7 Feb 20:“Converting to a C Corporation: Things to Think About” (podcast), Bloomberg Tax

15 Jan 20: “How will the new US rules on foreign investment affect private equity?” Private Equity Wire

19 Dec 19: “Insight: What Middle-Market Private Equity Funds Should Know about C-Corp Conversions” (co-author), Bloomberg Tax