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Overview
Michael advises clients in commercial finance and restructuring matters.
Michael’s practice comprises debt finance representations of all types. He represents agents, lenders and borrowers in primarily mid-market secured and unsecured financing transactions, as well as mezzanine debt holders and private funds in small- and mid-cap sponsored deals including equity co-investments. Among his other clients, Michael represents lenders and borrowers in several significant matters in the cannabis industry and regularly advises on cannabis-specific legal issues in lending. Michael frequently represents clients in cross-border financings in all industries.
Education & Admissions
University of St. Thomas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 2015), cum laude
Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg (LL.M., Eur. (Master’s in European Law), 2015)
Concordia College, Moorhead (B.A., 2011), cum laude
Admissions
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota
Languages
- German
Clerkships
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota, Honorable Shon Hastings, 2015-2017
Experience
Representative Transactions
Cannabis Lending Representation (Agent, Lender and Borrower)
- Represent private credit fund as administrative agent on $400,000,000 senior secured syndicated term loan facility to a cannabis producing borrower involving unique covenants.
- Represent cannabis producer as borrower on $135,000,000 senior secured syndicated term loan facility involving unique covenants, acquisition activity, complicated obligor structure and go-public transaction.
- Represent Canadian investment bank on U.S. component of $100,000,000 note offering involving cannabis-industry borrower with equity co-investment and complicated regulatory structure.
- Represent state-regulated bank on proposed $25,000,000 credit and cap-ex line facility with developed licensing structure in California.
- Represent Canadian cannabis company in $2,000,000 construction loan for subsidiary in California.
Agent and Lender Representation
- Represent national banking associations and state-chartered banks as administrative agents on (1) $135,000,000 secured syndicated credit and term loan facility involving agricultural industry borrower and corporate restructuring, (2) $90,000,000 secured syndicated credit and term loan facility involving restaurant franchisor borrower, acquisitions and PPP Loans, (3) $135,000,000 secured syndicated credit and term loan facility and $75,000,000 revolving credit facility involving hospital borrower, promissory note issued to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, unique assets and subject to master trust indenture, etc.
- Represent national banking associations and state-chartered banks as single lender on (1) $20,000,000 secured credit facility involving optical supplies distributor, (2) $25,000,000 secured credit and term loan facility including international corporate structure, restricted payments and payoff, (3) $10,000,000 secured credit and term loan facility including significant intellectual property, etc.
Borrower Representation
- Represent agricultural cooperative as borrower on $750,000,000 senior secured credit facility involving significant foreign pledge structure and intellectual property, as borrower on $100,000,000 junior secured note purchase facility involving complex intercreditor rights and collateral issues and as lender on $70,000,000 trade credit facility in multi-tranche junior secured distressed debt transaction.
- Represent data facility developer as borrower on $125,000,000 secured syndicated term loan facility involving first-, second- and third-lien components, forbearance and development agreements.
- Represent public company manufacturer as borrower on $465,000,000 secured syndicated credit and term loan facility involving first- and second-lien components and refinance.
- Represent hotel syndicate as borrower on $75,000,000 secured single-lender revolving credit facility including extensive corporate equity pledges (including international), intellectual property security and complicated asset carveouts.
- Represent food retail chain as borrower in issuance of $35,000,000 notes in satisfaction of judgment.
- Represent timeshare borrower on $52,000,000 secured receivables loan facility involving complicated real property structure, custodial arrangements and trusts.
Mezzanine and Unitranche Representation
- Represent a fund as administrative agent on $30,000,000 secured unitranche credit, term loan and delayed draw facility involving closing-date acquisition, agreement among lenders, licensed professional practices and with significant acquisition activity.
- Represent SBIC as administrative agent on $35,000,000 secured credit and term loan facility involving split collateral, agreement among lenders, significant acquisition activity, sponsored borrower, equity co-investment and titled collateral.
- Represent SBIC mezzanine debt firms on (1) $25,000,000 subordinated secured note purchase facility involving food production borrower with closing-date acquisition, equity co-investment, significant acquisition activity, corporate restructuring and unique collateral issues, (2) $15,000,000 subordinated secured note purchase facility involving lighting manufacturer borrower with closing-date acquisition, equity co-investment and international corporate pledge structure and (3) $10,000,000 subordinated secured syndicated term loan facility involving manufacturer borrower with closing-date acquisition and equity co-investment.
Indian Gaming & Tribal Entities Representation
- Represent Alaska native corporation as borrower on $150,000,000 secured credit and term loan facility involving numerous tribal-related excluded assets and Section 7 ANCSA funds.
- Represent national banking association as administrative agent on $26,000,000 secured credit and term loan facility involving Indian gaming borrower, special assets and PPP Loans.
- Represent tribal subsidiaries as borrower on $30,000,000 secured bridge loan transaction for commercial gaming operations with anticipated project financing of $450,000,000.
Cross-Border Financing Representation
- Represented numerous agents, lenders and borrowers on cross-border transactions including: loan document review, advice on bankruptcy and enforcement of foreign judgments, local opinion issuance, etc.
Industries & Practices
Banking & Financial Institutions
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- Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
- Canada Cross-Border Transactions
- Cannabis
- Development & Infrastructure
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Europe
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Lending Transactions
- Private Equity
