Key Takeaways
- • Todd Matras joins Loeb & Loeb as a partner in the Finance department's New York office, bringing 25 years of experience across fund finance, leveraged finance, and private equity lending.
- • Matras has managed substantial transactions including a $100 million U.S. International Development Finance Corporation loan to Turkey's Sekerbank for post-earthquake recovery and women-led SME financing, and a $2.8 billion global inventory financing program spanning 12 jurisdictions for a major private equity fund.
- • His practice encompasses middle-market leveraged finance, fund formation and administration, cash-flow based lending, supply-chain financing, and restructuring of distressed credit facilities—areas the firm identifies as high client demand.
- • Peter Seiden, chair of Loeb's Finance department, highlighted that Matras's expertise in middle-market and fund finance transactions strengthens the firm's capabilities in these growth segments.
Summary
Loeb & Loeb announced on June 22, 2026, the arrival of Todd Matras as a partner in its Finance department at the firm's New York office. Matras brings a quarter-century of experience in finance, banking, and private equity matters, positioning him as a specialist in complex lending and fund-related transactions.
Throughout his career, Matras has advised lenders to investment and private equity funds and businesses across all stages of the corporate lifecycle. His practice spans fund finance, leveraged finance transactions, cash-flow based lending, supply-chain financing, and acquisition finance, in addition to restructuring and workout matters on distressed credit facilities. His client base includes institutional lenders, private equity sponsors, and development finance organizations.
Notable transactions underscore Matras's deal experience and scope. He advised the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation on a $100 million loan facility to Sekerbank, a Turkey-based institution, designed to support reconstruction in regions impacted by the February 2023 earthquake and to finance women-led small and medium enterprises. Additionally, he counseled one of the largest private equity funds and its affiliates on the formation and administration of a global inventory financing program valued at more than $2.8 billion across 12 jurisdictions—a substantial multi-jurisdictional mandate reflecting operational complexity and scale.
Peter Seiden, chair of Loeb's Finance department, stated that Matras's background in middle-market leveraged finance and fund finance transactions strengthens the firm's existing capabilities and positions it to meet growing client demand in these sectors. Matras expressed that he was drawn to Loeb by the opportunity to collaborate with a sophisticated team and continue advising clients on complex financing in an evolving financial landscape.
Throughout his career, Matras has advised lenders to investment and private equity funds and businesses across all stages of the corporate lifecycle. His practice spans fund finance, leveraged finance transactions, cash-flow based lending, supply-chain financing, and acquisition finance, in addition to restructuring and workout matters on distressed credit facilities. His client base includes institutional lenders, private equity sponsors, and development finance organizations.
Notable transactions underscore Matras's deal experience and scope. He advised the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation on a $100 million loan facility to Sekerbank, a Turkey-based institution, designed to support reconstruction in regions impacted by the February 2023 earthquake and to finance women-led small and medium enterprises. Additionally, he counseled one of the largest private equity funds and its affiliates on the formation and administration of a global inventory financing program valued at more than $2.8 billion across 12 jurisdictions—a substantial multi-jurisdictional mandate reflecting operational complexity and scale.
Peter Seiden, chair of Loeb's Finance department, stated that Matras's background in middle-market leveraged finance and fund finance transactions strengthens the firm's existing capabilities and positions it to meet growing client demand in these sectors. Matras expressed that he was drawn to Loeb by the opportunity to collaborate with a sophisticated team and continue advising clients on complex financing in an evolving financial landscape.
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