Mark D. Holmes

“Mark is ‘incredibly commercially minded, very smart and dedicated and able to get projects done.’ His ‘client service, level of sophistication and commercial vision are very strong. He’s a great attorney and we’re thankful to have his partnership.’” [Chambers USA, 2023] Mark is a leading energy and infrastructure finance lawyer. He regularly represents borrowers, lenders, sponsors and direct lenders in complex and innovative project or leveraged finance transactions, including project financings, hybrid finance structures, acquisition financings, bridge financings, back leverage financings, term loan B financings, reserve-based financings, workouts and restructurings, debt portfolio acquisitions and alternative capital solutions. Mark also regularly provides counsel to his clients on project development matters, corporate governance, liability management matters, acquisitions and divestitures. Mark has been repeatedly recognized as a leader in his field by prestigious publications including Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America®. Circulus Holdings, PBLLC, an Ara Partners portfolio company and a producer of high-quality resins for commercial and industrial uses from recycled low-density polyethylene, in its $300 million project financing and development of plastics recycling facilities in California, Oklahoma and Alabama