Javier Martinez
Biography
Javier Martinez is a partner in the Finance Practice Group in the San Antonio office of Haynes Boone. His primary focus is in representing lenders in secured transactions at all stages of the deal, from negotiating term sheets to booking loans to various forms of workouts including preparing for structured bankruptcies. Javier routinely represents clients in syndicated subscription loans and other fund finance products including hybrid facilities, syndicated commodities finance transactions, and loans transactions with unique or novel collateral issues. He also has extensive experience in complex commodities swap and hedging intercreditor issues faced by senior lenders and cross-border transactions with an emphasis on Latin America, having represented clients in both multi-jurisdictional loan and merger transactions.
- Represented agent in $2.5 billion multicurrency syndicated subscription line loan.
- Represented agent in $500 million multicurrency syndicated subscription line loan with secured hedging availability.
- Represented agent in $1 billion syndicated loan secured by commodities related collateral.
- Represented agent in $700 million syndicated loan secured by commodities collateral in the U.S., Latin America and Europe.
- Represented an investment fund borrower in $150 million loan facility secured by collateral in seven different countries.
- Assisted in coordinating $300 million international loan fraud case for a foreign sovereign.
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
- Antient and Honorable Edmund Burke Society
- Advisory Council for the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University
- Recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, D Magazine Partners, for Banking and Finance, 2016-2017, 2019-2023
- Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2011
- “Fund Finance Insights: Trends in Competitor Provisions in Subscription Facilities,” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, October 3, 2024.
- “Fund Finance Insights: Contracting Subscription Line Facility Tenors,” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, August 7, 2024.
- “The Securitization in Fund Finance Conference: Key Takeaways and Industry Trends,” co-author, June 20, 2024.
- “Lessons Learned from the Regional Banking Crisis,” presenter, Global Fund Finance Symposium, February 27, 2024.
- “Structuring Credit Facilities for Private Equity Funds: Subscription, NAV, and Hybrid Loans,” co-presenter, Strafford, July 13, 2023.
- “Rated Note Feeders: Issues Facing Subscription Line Lenders,” co-author, LexisNexis Practical Guidance, December 20, 2022.
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2001
B.A., Texas A&M University, 1997, cum laude, University Honors, Foundation Honors
Languages
Spanish
Admissions
Texas
Fund Finance Insights: Trends in Competitor Provisions in Subscription Facilities
October 03, 2024
The Securitization in Fund Finance Conference: Key Takeaways and Industry Trends
June 20, 2024