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Max Mayer

Partner
He is an extremely detail-oriented lawyer who offers a high level of service and quality to his clients.
— Chambers Europe, 2023
Amsterdam
About

Max Mayer is an English law qualified solicitor based in The Netherlands with experience on various lending products across the entire credit cycle, and a specific focus on acquisition and corporate finance arrangements.

Max's practice specialises in sponsor driven leverage finance transactions with private credit fund financing solution.

His client base is balanced between borrower/sponsor mandates and lender side instructions.

Substantially all of Max's transactions involve international businesses and capital providers.

Max joined DLA Piper in the Netherlands in 2018 as partner in the Finance practice. He has been Netherlands' based since 2007, and previous to that in London.

Areas of FocusFinance
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Dutch
Education
  • University of Bristol

Awards and Recognitions

  • Max is ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500, 2024 for Banking and Finance. He is also ranked Band 2 in Chambers Europe, 2024.
  • Chambers Europe, 2024: "Max Mayer helps with deal tactics and is good at managing his clients".
  • Legal500 Europe, 2024: "Max Mayer stands out as he is tremendously proactive and identifies potential issues before they arise, making for a very smooth process. In addition, he provides valuable input not only from a documents perspective but also in terms of the overall deal context due to experience ".
  • Max is recommended by IFLR 1000 as highly regarded for Banking in the Netherlands.
  • In 2016 and 2017 Max was nominated as M&A Best Banking and Finance Lawyer of the year for the Dutch M&A Awards.

Publications

  • International Debt Finance Intelligence Report 2024, 23 April 2024
  • European Debt Finance Intelligence Report 2023, 19 April 2023

Prior Experience

Max previously worked for two different magic circle firms in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and London, UK.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Registered as a European Lawyer with the Dutch Bar Association (NOVA)

My latest insights

Publication

International Debt Finance Intelligence Report 2024

23 April 2024 .5 minute read

Publication

European Debt Finance Intelligence Report 2023

19 April 2023 .13 minute read

Publication

Direct Lending Report 2022: Going mainstream

6 April 2022 .2 minute read

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Phone

+31 (0) 20 5419 371
(Work)
+31 (0)6 2039 4787
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