A partner in the Capital Markets Group, Matt Friedman advises private equity funds in connection with leveraged acquisitions, investments and in financing-related matters for their portfolio companies as well as public and privately held companies and investors in connection with a wide range of capital raising transactions, including initial public offerings, high yield debt transactions, liability management transactions and complex private capital and hybrid investments.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Capital Markets |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Capital Markets |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Capital Markets |
Some of Friedman’s inancing experience includes advising:
- Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management on the financing aspects of their acquisitions of:
- alongside Evri, on its merger with the DHL UK Group and sale of a significant minority stake in the combined business to the DHL Group
- TI Fluid Systems plc, a British-American multinational company which develops, manufactures and supplies automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivery systems by its majority-owned entity, ABC Technologies
- Miller Homes, a UK-based housebuilder, including an offering of £425 million of senior secured notes and €465 million of senior secured floating rate notes
- Reno de Medici, a European producer of recycled cartonboard, including an offering of €445 million of senior secured floating rate notes
- Issuers and borrowers in financing transactions, including:
- Graanul Invest, on the consent solicitation to extend the maturity of its existing €630 million of senior secured notes and its €100 million super senior revolving credit facility
- Purmo in its offering of €50 million of additional senior secured notes
- Miller Homes in its offering of €475 million of senior secured floating rate notes
- Lottomatica S.p.A., an Italy-based gaming company, in its €600 million initial public offering and seven different high yield bond offerings, including its issuance of €500 million of floating-rate senior secured notes in connection with the financing of its acquisition of SKS365 Malta Holding
- Participants in private credit, hybrid capital and special situations transactions, including:
- the investment made by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management to a subsidiary of Ardagh Group S.A., a global supplier of recyclable metal and glass packaging, consisting of an initial €790 million senior secured term loan and a $250 million senior secured exchange term loan
- the representation of the lenders for the investment by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in a non-controlling stake in bp’s interest in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline
- the investment by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management in preferred equity of US Acute Care Solutions, an American physician-owned emergency medicine, hospitalist and observation services