Martin is a Senior Counsel at Starfield and Smith’s Pennsylvania office. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of general corporate law, real estate, administrative law, securities, private equity, and venture capital, with a primary focus on the representation of venture capital and private equity funds structured as Small Business Investment Companies (“SBICs”) as well as specialty lenders that make financial assistance available to small and mid-sized businesses.
- Formation and licensing of multiple SBICs, including the structuring of fund entities, representation of principal groups before the SBA, resolution of investor issues, obtaining leverage from the SBA, and resolving regulatory matters on behalf of licensed SBICs.
- Structuring multiple venture capital and private equity investments by SBICs and other funds in a manner that complies with applicable SBA regulations.
- Formation and structuring of non-SBIC venture capital and private equity
funds. - Representing multiple lending institutions in obtaining authority to make SBA and U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed loans.
- Representation of multiple issuers, acquirers, and broker-dealers, in
secondary market and securitization transactions involving government-
guaranteed loans.
Martin is one of the few attorneys in the country experienced in the programs of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and other federal agencies that provide capital to small businesses. In addition to the SBA, he navigates his clients through the small business programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, OPIC, and the Export-Import Bank, as well as areas of government contracting and the provision of set-asides to small and minority-owned businesses.