Taylor M. Smith

Taylor Smith is a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where his practice focuses on the representation of borrowers and lenders in debt finance transactions. He is admitted to practice in Colorado and New York. 

Prior to joining Davis Graham, Taylor practiced for three years in the corporate department of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York.   

Taylor graduated from the University of Virginia in 2007 with a B.A. in English Literature and received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2012. During law school, Taylor interned in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and at the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Taylor currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Colfax Marathon, and has previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Arrupe Jesuit Corporate Work Study Program and on the Young Professionals Council of Denver Kids, Inc.  Taylor was a member of the 2018 Leadership 20 class, a leadership development program for emerging leaders within ACG Denver’s professional business community.  

In 2025 and 2026, Taylor was designated as a “Leader in Their Field” in Banking & Finance in Colorado by Chambers USA and recognized as a Top Lawyer in Banking Law by 5280.

REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS GRAHAM TRANSACTIONS 

Private Equity 

• Debt financing for a private equity sponsor’s acquisition of a terminal tractor company.  
• Debt financing for a private equity sponsor’s acquisition of a sports memorabilia company.
• Representation of private fund lender in a series of loans to finance IP monetization strategies. 
• Debt financing for a private equity consortium’s acquisition of a waste and recycling company. 
• Subscription-based credit facilities for an energy focused private equity fund and a real estate focused private equity fund.  
• Debt financing for a family office’s acquisition of a workwear retailer and an outdoor apparel company. 

Real Estate Lending and Project Finance 

• $350 million CMBS transaction secured by nationwide portfolio of logistics centers.
• Over $750 million in aggregate financing for the acquisition and development of a nationwide portfolio of select service hotels. 
• $600 million credit facility for a Denver-based commercial real estate investment fund. 
• Over $550 million in aggregate construction loans for Snowmass base village development project. 
• Loans to finance the construction of condominium, apartment, and affordable housing developments throughout Colorado. 

General Corporate – Public Company Borrowers 

• $200 million credit facility for DMC Global Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in Arcadia Inc. 
• Reserve-based revolving credit facility for PDC Energy, Inc., providing for a maximum credit amount of $2.5 billion.
• $200 million credit facility for Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 

General Corporate – Private Borrowers 

• $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility for a global materials and manufacturing company. 
• $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility for privately held energy producer. 
• Senior secured revolving credit facility for a design engineering firm. 
• Representation of first lien lender in senior secured revolving credit facility for international ski resort operator. 
• Representation of commercial bank in senior secured asset-based revolver for warehousing company.

PUBLICATIONS 

• “Equity Cure Provisions in Middle-Market, Sponsor-Backed Credit Agreements,” Colorado Banker Magazine (October 2022) 
• “Anti-Cash Hoarding Provisions in Reserve-Based Credit Agreements,” Davis Graham Legal Alert (May 2020) 
• “Energy Funds Target Subscription-Based Facilities,” Oil & Gas Investor (November 2017)