Max graduated from Bristol University in 1995 with a first class degree in Classics. He joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as a trainee solicitor in August 1997 and qualified into the Banking Department there in September 1999. Max joined the Corporate Department of Davenport Lyons in April 2006 as an Associate and became a Partner in January 2008.

Max specialises in general corporate matters, private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, investment grade and leveraged debt financing and lease financing and also has experience in CDO’s, securitisations and bond issues.

Max’s experience includes:

• Advising on business and share sale and purchases.
• Advising on shareholders’ agreements.
• Advising both borrowers and lenders on all types of debt financing including leveraged acquisition debt financing, OpCo/PropCo debt financing, mezzanine debt financing and investment grade debt financing.
• Implementing effective security packages in respect of debt financing.
• Advising both lessors and lessees in relation to lease financing.