Michael P. Maxwell advises clients on matters of Delaware corporate and business law in transactions involving Delaware alternative entities and corporations, including investment and private equity fund transactions, fund formations, joint ventures, cross border transactions, mergers, acquisitions, asset sales and purchases, dissolutions and restructurings. He also represents both lenders and borrowers in a variety of commercial financing transactions, including asset-based financing, real estate mortgage financings and other credit related transactions. Mike also advises management, boards and special committees of Delaware entities on matters of operation and governance, including with respect to fiduciary duty and contractual interpretation issues. Mike provides legal opinions on issues of Delaware law in connection with the foregoing.
Representative Matters
- Delaware counsel to a private equity fund with respect to a sale by one of its subsidiaries of an investment in a Chinese wholly-foreign owned entity.
- Delaware counsel to a large private equity fund related to the acquisition of certain oil and gas companies and assets.
- Delaware counsel to private equity fund with respect to 9 billion dollar buyout of a real estate company that owns shopping centers.
- Delaware counsel for various private equity and hedge funds in connection with formation, governance and structure.
- Delaware counsel to company entering into a joint venture for purpose of acquiring debt instruments.
- Delaware counsel to a minority member of a joint venture LLC in connection with bringing in additional investors to the joint venture LLC.
- Counsel to various lenders and borrowers in real estate mortgage financing transactions
- Counsel to Delaware corporation in sale of assets.
Publications
- October 4, 2019
- April 26, 2018
- Maxwell Discusses the Chancery Court Dismissal of Stockholder Action Challenging Private Equity DealBusiness Law Today, October, 2017
- February, 2013
News
- January 11, 2021
- August 20, 2020
- January 7, 2019
Events & Speaking Engagements
- November 19, 2020
- November 17, 2020
- October 22, 2020
- August 19, 2020
- February 27, 2020
- February 23, 2020
- October 24, 2019
- June 20, 2019
- June 13, 2019
- May 9, 2019
- February 24, 2019
- January 8, 2019
- October 23, 2018
- July 11, 2018
- May 11, 2018
- December 14-15, 2017
- October 24, 2017
- March 16, 2017
- February 26 - March 1, 2017
- September 28, 2016
- September 13, 2016
- May 12, 2016
- May 28, 2014
Education
Tulane Law School, J.D.
University of Louisville, B.A.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Delaware, 2008
Practices
Professional Activities and Honors
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Securitization and Structured Finance Law, 2021
Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member, Delaware State Bar Association
Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society
Board Member, Great Oaks Charter School of Wilmington