JLL secures $210M financing for Max Energy's Texas Gulf Coast midstream expansion

NEW YORK CITY, Aug. 3, 2026 – JLL Capital Markets announced today it has arranged a $210 million credit facility for Max Energy Industrial Holdings US, LLC, to advance the company's Phase 2A expansion of its Texas Gulf Coast midstream infrastructure.

JLL represented the borrower to secure the loan through Bank OZK. The credit facility will refinance existing debt and provide Max Energy with the financial continuity and flexibility to advance its completion of strategic pipeline interconnections. The expansion positions Max Energy to capture growing production from the Permian and Eagle Ford basins and route it to Gulf Coast export markets.

“This financing allows Max Energy to continue building out the infrastructure that underpins our strategy as a low-cost, integrated midstream provider connecting Permian and Eagle Ford supply to water-borne markets via the newly constructed Max Louise – Gray Oak Interconnect," said Jonathan Novitsky, President - Crude of Max Energy. "This expands optionality for our customers, allowing us to complement trucked barrels with pipeline flow, while providing reliable, uncongested marine access and lower delivered barrel costs to both domestic and international markets.”

Max Energy provides carbon-neutral crude oil transportation, storage and export benefiting from water access via the Port of Calhoun on the Texas Gulf Coast. Currently, the Company operates 352 miles of pipeline system and two terminals, the Edna Terminal, located at Edna Texas and the Seahawk Terminal, which is located at the Port of Calhoun, Texas.

The JLL Capital Markets team was led by Senior Managing Directors Kellogg Gaines and Matt Eastwick and Director John Lowe.

"This financing unlocks substantial value from Max Energy's strategically positioned infrastructure," said Gaines. "By utilizing existing pipeline corridors and premier terminal locations, the company can achieve significant throughput growth while re-aligning Max’s debt to equity ratios in a capital-efficient manner."

JLL’s Capital Markets group is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The group’s in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients, including investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, M&A and corporate finance, loan sales, equity & fund placement, net lease, derivative advisory and energy & infrastructure advisory. The group has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

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Max Energy operates an integrated midstream system that delivers crude oil from the Permian and Eagle Ford Basins into terminal storage and marine export infrastructure at the Port of Calhoun. The Max Louise – Gray Oak Interconnect provides access to Permian and Eagle Ford crude grades, delivering pipeline volumes directly into the Edna Terminal. Truck volumes are also received at the Edna Terminal, supplementing pipeline deliveries and supporting blending operations. From the Edna Terminal, crude flows through Max-owned pipeline infrastructure to the Seahawk Terminal for barge and vessel loading. This integrated system is designed to optimize marine logistics, enabling efficient staging, rapid vessel and barge loading, and reliable execution of export movements. Max’s dedicated marine infrastructure and low-congestion port access support quick, efficient, and cost-effective crude exports to domestic and international markets. For further information about Max Energy, visit www.maxenergygroup.com.

Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK) is a regional bank providing innovative financial solutions delivered by expert bankers with a relentless pursuit of excellence. Established in 1903, Bank OZK conducts banking operations in 267 offices in nine states including Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, California and Mississippi and had $41.7 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026. For more information, visit ozk.com.