Matt’s practice focuses on debt financing transactions, including advising corporate, private equity sponsor, lender, and other financial institution clients on a variety of complex secured and unsecured financing transactions, including structured finance transactions, asset-based facilities, leveraged acquisitions, corporate loans, refinancings, restructurings, and distressed work-out transactions.

His experience includes domestic and international syndicated, club, and bilateral debt facilities ranging from venture financings to multibillion-dollar leveraged buyouts.

Representation of sponsor-backed health care services company in connection with $1 billion syndicated senior secured credit facilities for acquisition financing and working capital.
Representation of private equity sponsor in connection with $60 million senior secured credit facilities for leveraged buyout of medical device company.
Representation of national provider of wholesaling and distribution services in connection with a $1.5 billion syndicated revolving credit facility and $400 million senior secured notes.
Representation of direct lender in connection with $100 million senior secured asset-based credit facility for purchase of patent assets.
Representation of various early-stage companies in connection with secured venture debt financings.
Representation of sponsor-backed natural gas producer in connection with $1.5 billion senior secured first and second lien credit facilities for acquisition financing and working capital.
Representation of joint lead arrangers in connection with $1.45 billion senior secured term loan and asset-based credit facilities to finance leveraged buyout of a retail company, as well as subsequent dividend recapitalization and refinancing transactions.
Representation of joint lead arrangers in connection with $3 billion senior secured multi-currency credit facilities for cross-border acquisition financing by a publicly traded packaging company.
Representation of private movie theater company in connection with $450 million revolving credit facility and senior secured notes for refinancing of existing indebtedness as well as subsequent refinancing transactions.
Representation of joint lead arrangers in connection with $700 million senior secured credit facilities for acquisition financing and working capital for Canadian software company.
Representation of joint lead arrangers in connection with a $400 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility, as well as subsequent workout and restructuring matters.
Representation of private non-bank lender in connection with annual investment grade 364-day revolving credit facilities for working capital.
Representation of non-bank lender in connection with $360 million senior secured first and second lien credit facilities to finance leveraged buyout of a media rights company, as well as subsequent refinancing transactions.

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Middle Market Private Equity Fund Strategies for Managing Portfolio Company Defaults

April 10, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Matthew B. Gautier

This advisory reviews strategies that sponsors and their portfolio companies can use to manage defaults, including proactive measures to avoid default, amendments and waivers to realign with a company’s revised outlook, sponsor support through equity cures, and lender forbearance.

April 6, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Matthew B. Gautier

This article reviews debt financing opportunities available to investors in a down market and the pros and cons of each type of financing.

June 13, 2014 | Blog

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Mintz Advises US Department of Energy on up to $5.1B in Loans for Alliant Energy Subsidiaries

October 28, 2026|

Mintz Advises Silversmith Capital Partners on Acquisition of Vantora

October 16, 2026

Mintz advised Silversmith Capital Partners on its acquisition of Vantora (formerly UP.Labs Ventures), a U.S.-based venture studio and investment platform focused on the incubation, development, and investment in early-stage technology companies.