Max Fin

max.fin@lw.com

+1.713.546.5400

Profile

Max Fin is an associate in the firm’s Banking and Private Equity Finance Practices.

Max represents public and private company borrowers and private equity sponsors on a broad range of financing transactions, including:

Syndicated first- and second-lien credit facilities
Direct lender/private credit financings
Asset- and reserve-based loans, cash flow loans and recurring revenue loans
Acquisition financings
Cross-border financings
Investment- and non-investment grade facilities
Debt restructurings and liability management transactions

Max takes a hands-on approach, distilling complex covenant packages into detail-oriented advice, whether during pre-closing negotiations or as part of ongoing borrower compliance.

A recognized leader at the firm, Max serves on Latham’s Technology Committee and previously served on the Pro Bono Committee.

Experience

Max's representative matters include advising:

Public Companies

Waste Connections, Inc., a full-service solid waste collection provider, as borrower, on its US$3.0 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility, predecessor facilities and its stand-alone letter of credit facility
Guidewire Software, Inc., a software company, as borrower, on its US$300 million senior secured revolving credit facility

Private Companies

Eco Material Technologies Inc., a private equity backed green cement company, as borrower, on its US$800 million senior secured split-collateral syndicated term loan credit facility and its US$75 million senior secured split-collateral asset-based lending facility
EPIC Crude Services, LP, a private equity backed crude oil services company, on its US$1.2 billion senior secured syndicated term loan credit facility and its US$125 million super priority revolving credit facility
EPIC Y-Grade Services, LP, a private equity backed NGL services company, on its US$1.075 billion senior secured syndicated term loan credit facility and its US$70 million super priority revolving credit facility
2U, LLC (formerly 2U, Inc.), a global leader in online education, on its debtor-in-possession financing and on its first and second lien exit credit facilities
Enduring Resources IV, LLC, a private equity backed oil and gas company, as borrower, on its US$1.0 billion reserve-based lending facility

Private Equity Sponsors and Investment Firms

Pickering Energy Partners on subscription lines of credit and other financing matters
Formentera Partners on reserve-based acquisition financings and refinancings
The Carlyle Group on acquisition financings and refinancings, including for CFGI, Hilb and Arctic Glacier
Odyssey Investment Partners on financing matters for ProPharma Group and The Planet Group
Onex on the acquisition financing for Accredited International Insurance Group
PAI Partners on refinancing transactions for Naked Juice and Tropicana
KKR on a refinancing for a portfolio company