Marc B. Friess

Marc B. Friess is a special counsel in the New York office, where he focuses his practice on commercial and corporate finance transactions and the representation of hedge funds, private equity funds, commercial finance companies and investment banks in a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including asset-based and cash-flow facilities; acquisition and leveraged finance facilities; high-yield debt offerings; working capital facilities; debtor-in-possession and exit facilities; bridge and take-out facilities; first lien, second lien and first-out/last-out financings, secured financings, unsecured financings, subordinated debt financings, mezzanine debt financings, private equity portfolio financings, private placements and public offerings of debt securities, restructurings and workouts.

Selected Representations

Domestic finance company in a $67,500,000 senior secured financing to theme restaurant chain.

Domestic finance company in a $17,500,000 split-collateral debtor-in-possession financing to fabric manufacturer. 

Domestic finance company in a $185,000,000 senior secured financing to national ice cream manufacturer and distributor.

Domestic finance company in a $170,000,000 debtor-in-possession financing to manufacturer of parts for the automotive industry.

Home buildings product manufacturer, as borrower, in connection with a $700,000,000 senior secured credit facility.

Domestic finance company in a $82,000,000 senior secured financing to manufacturer and distributor of food products.

Domestic finance company in a $55,000,000 senior secured financing to supplier of plastics processing and metal cutting process technologies.

Domestic finance company in a $155,000,000 senior secured financing to software manufacturer and service provider.

Domestic finance company in a $40,000,000 senior secured financing to oil and gas exploration and distribution company.

Domestic finance company in a $140,000,000 senior secured financing to leading video-game developer and distributor.

Domestic finance company in a $100,000,000 senior secured financing to aftermarket automotive parts supplier.

Domestic finance company in a (i) $170,000,000 senior secured first lien financing and (ii) $85,000,000 senior secured second lien financing to pathology lab service provider.

Affiliate of a major commercial bank in a $110 million second-lien and mezzanine financing in connection with the acquisition of the Caribbean retail operations of an United Kingdom company subject to an insolvency.

Domestic finance company in a $310,000,000 senior secured financing to uranium provider for energy consummation.

Domestic finance company in a senior secured financing to high-end bathing suit retailer.

Domestic finance company in a senior secured financing to media company with respect to several radio stations.

Memberships

American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education