Matthew focuses his practice on debt financing transactions. His experience includes advising corporate, private equity sponsor, lender and other financial institution clients on a variety of complex secured and unsecured financing transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, investment grade and other corporate loans, refinancings, restructurings and structured loan products.
Before joining Mintz, Matthew practiced as an associate in the finance group of another international law firm and worked in the banking and finance group of an international business and legal research publishing company.
Experience
- 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
viewpoints
Middle Market Private Equity Fund Strategies for Managing Portfolio Company Defaults
April 10, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Matthew B. Gautier
M&A in the COVID Era – Part II – Debt Financing Opportunities for Middle Market PE Funds
April 6, 2020 | Advisory | By Joseph Price, Matthew B. Gautier
Proposed Counterfeit Parts Rule Would Expand Coverage to Commercial Products Sold to Any Federal Agency
June 13, 2014 | Blog
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Represents Future Electronics In $3.8 Billion Announced Sale To WT Microelectronics
September 15, 2023
Mintz is representing Future Electronics in an all-cash, $3.8 billion sale targeted to close in the first half of 2024. Mintz M&A Members Daniel Follansbee and Ran Zioni led a multi-office team that included Special Counsel Nicholas Perricone, plus Associates and Antitrust, Debt Financing, and Employment Members. Toronto MP Mitch Frazer and other Partners provided Canadian guidance.
Mintz’s Private Equity Practice Appoints New Leadership
November 17, 2022
Mintz has appointed Members Gregory Fine and Matthew T. Simpson to co-lead the Private Equity practice alongside current chair, Kurt Steinkrauss. The change is effective immediately.
Mintz Represents Ferra Holdings In Its Sale To Accurus
April 11, 2022
Mintz’s Private Equity Practice Steers Complex Deals Across Industries, Experiences Strategic Growth in 2021
January 26, 2022
Mintz Promotes Nine to Member
December 15, 2021
Mintz Advises Apex Global Brands in Sale to Galaxy Universal
February 22, 2021
Recent Insights
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz is representing Future Electronics in an all-cash, $3.8 billion sale targeted to close in the first half of 2024. Mintz M&A Members Daniel Follansbee and Ran Zioni led a multi-office team that included Special Counsel Nicholas Perricone, plus Associates and Antitrust, Debt Financing, and Employment Members. Toronto MP Mitch Frazer and other Partners provided Canadian guidance.
Mintz has appointed Members Gregory Fine and Matthew T. Simpson to co-lead the Private Equity practice alongside current chair, Kurt Steinkrauss. The change is effective immediately.
