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Max Millington

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Max is a partner in our Banking & Finance team in the UK, specialising in leveraged finance and event-driven corporate lending. 

Max advises financial institutions, private equity sponsors, borrowers and management on domestic and cross-border private debt transactions.  His expertise spans leveraged, acquisition and corporate finance products, as well as financial restructuring and special situations. 

Max is particularly recognised for his expertise in relation to private credit, including direct lending, unitranche, first-out/super-senior, junior debt (mezzanine, second lien, holdco PIK), rescue capital and ABL intercreditor arrangements. 

Recent commentary and client testimonials from legal directories highlight his expertise in advising credit funds and recognise Max as 'technically very strong'; 'a good guy'; providing 'solid mid-market advice', and having 'a good perspective of the market for lenders and private equity sponsors'.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Acquisition & leveraged finance
Corporate finance

CV

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2025 Partner, Pinsent Masons
2017 - 2022 Partner, Osborne Clarke
2007 - 2017 Associate and Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2005 Legal Practice Course, BPP, London
2004 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, London
2002 BSc (Hons) Accounting and French, University of Southampton

Career

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2025 Partner, Pinsent Masons
2017 - 2022 Partner, Osborne Clarke
2007 - 2017 Associate and Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Education

2005 Legal Practice Course, BPP, London
2004 Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, London
2002 BSc (Hons) Accounting and French, University of Southampton

Memberships & Associations

Law Society of England & Wales

Turnaround Management Association

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