Practice Expertise

  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Financial Institutions Corporate and ...
  • Fund Finance

Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Financial Institutions Corporate and ...
  • Fund Finance
  • Lending Services
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Profile

Michael represents domestic and foreign agents, arrangers, direct and unitranche lenders and other financing parties, as well as sponsors and borrowers, in leveraged buy-outs, hostile and friendly tender offers, recapitalizations and spin-offs, workouts and restructurings, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, and fund and capital call financings.

Michael also represents clients that provide mezzanine and bridge financing, direct and club financing, unitranche financing, asset based financing, first lien/second lien financing, cross border financing, media and telecom financing, leisure financing, project and other structured financing, and "one stop" bank/bond financing. He also has extensive experience in finance transactions across many industries, with particular focus on media, telecom, healthcare, retail, leisure (including casinos), family restaurant, energy, software, technology and industrial areas, as well as extensive experience with all types of intercreditor arrangements and AAL’s.

Relevant Experience

  • Represented a prominent direct lender in over a dozen recent acquisition and recapitalization secured financings (including many unitranche) across multiple industries, with debt extensions ranging from $70 million to $500 million.
  • Represented a well-known direct lender and agent in several recent direct lending acquisition and recapitalization secured transactions.
  • Represented a distinctive investment firm in several recent direct lending acquisition, incremental and restructured secured transactions.
  • Represented private equity firm in over $1 billion in financing facilities in connection with a SPAC combination transaction.
  • Represented various lenders and borrowers with respect to various capital call credit facilities.
  • Represented private equity client in connection with $1.1 billion in first lien and second lien facilities to finance the recapitalization and portfolio consolidation of several software processing companies.
  • Represented private equity client in connection with secured credit facilities of $330 million to finance the acquisition of an eyewear company.
  • Represented client in connection with $59 million in secured credit facilities to finance the acquisition of commercial insulation contractor.
  • Represented lending syndicate providing $9.5 billion bridge financing for the acquisition of a major software company.
  • Represented a European catering company in connection with $210 million secured term, delayed draw and revolving credit facilities for a cross-border acquisition of a contract food service company.
  • Represented a private equity firm in connection with $268 million in secured First Lien/Second Lien and revolving credit facilities to finance a dividend recapitalization transaction involving a commercial and residential garage door manufacturer.
  • Represented a commercial mortgage company in connection with $1.85 billion in a secured refinancing of cross-border mortgage and mezzanine loans.
  • Represented a private equity firm in connection with $102.5 million in secured financing facilities for the acquisition of a registered investment advisor.
  • Represented a private equity firm in connection with $270 million in secured term and revolving credit facilities for the acquisition of a global safety company.
  • Represented a financial services company in connection with $1.075 billion in secured exit financing facilities.
  • Represented a financial services company in connection with various financing facilities in connection with the workout, restructuring, bankruptcy, credit bid and exit of a mobile home manufacturer.
  • Represented an asset management company in connection with various DIP and exit financing facilities in connection with its $6.5 billion investment in a retail real estate company.
  • Represented a private equity fund in connection with various energy financing facilities with respect to its investment in a major oil and gas provider.
  • Represented a multinational computer technology corporation in connection with a $3.5 billion bridge financing for the acquisition of a management systems software provider.
  • Represented client in connection with a $1.075 billion First Lien/Second Lien exit financing to a broadband and business communications provider.
  • Represented a lender in connection with $2.5 billion in DIP financing and emergence financing.
  • Represented a major investment fund in connection with a $100 million bridge financing.
  • Represented a communications company in connection with a $1.0 billion DIP financing.
  • Represented a finance company in connection with $1.3 billion in senior and bridge financings for the acquisition of a customer engagement and loyalty company.
  • Represented an asset management company in connection with a $400 million DIP financing to a retail real estate company.
  • Represented arrangers of several prominent secured sub-sea fiber optic cable financings.

Education
BA, Brandeis University, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance
  • Capital Markets and Securities
  • Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory
  • Fund Finance
  • Lending Services

Professional Career



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