Tammi Niven

Tammi S. Niven counsels and represents energy companies and other corporate borrowers and investors, institutional lenders, commercial banks, private equity firms and hedge funds in a broad range of complex commercial credit transactions, including secured and unsecured syndicated credit facilities, asset-backed and oil and gas reserve-based financings, acquisition financings, project financings, real estate, MLP and multi-currency financings, cash flow and working capital loans, mezzanine and subordinated loans, intercreditor arrangements, bridge loans, term loans, letter of credit facilities, structured finance transactions, leveraged buyouts, subscription secured credit facilities, loan workouts, debt restructurings, UCC foreclosures, and debtor-in-possession and exit financings.

Tammi’s industry specific experience includes energy, oilfield services, financial services, real estate, manufacturing, resort, hospitality and telecommunications.

Representative Experience:

• Representation of a private independent energy company in connection with a $1 billion senior revolving credit facility and $325 million second-lien term credit facility, secured by oil and gas properties located in Texas and Louisiana
• Representation of a growing Houston-based oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and exploitation of oil reserves from underdeveloped or bypassed reservoirs in U.S. onshore basins in connection with its $300 million secured syndicated revolving credit facility governed by a borrowing base
• Representation of a growing midstream provider in the refinancing and expansion of its senior revolving credit facilities supporting the company’s operations in the Midland Basin and Delaware Basin
• Representation of a Midland, Texas based oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, exploitation and development of natural gas and crude oil properties primarily in the Permian Basin, in connection with its $20 million senior credit facility, secured by oil and gas properties located in Texas and governed by a conforming and non-conforming borrowing base
• Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $500 million syndicated revolving credit facility entered into in connection with the IPO of a master limited partnership formed by a U.S. based oil refining, marketing and pipeline transportation company
• Representation of a private equity firm and its portfolio company, a value-added distributor of fuel and lubricants to upstream and midstream customers throughout the Permian Basin, in connection with a senior secured revolving and term loan credit facility secured by substantially all of the portfolio company’s assets
• Representation of an oil and gas exploration and production company primarily focused on the acquisition and development of resource plays in select North American basins, in connection with a $200 million revolving credit facility secured by oil and gas properties
• Representation of the lead arrangers and administrative agent in connection with an $11.8 billion syndicated financing ($4 billion revolving credit facility, $5 billion bridge loan and $2.8 billion term loan) for a now publicly traded independent refiner in connection with its spin-off from an integrated international energy company
• Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $1 billion multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facility for a global engineering, construction and services company and defense services provider
• Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $400 million secured credit facility with a leading resort owner, hotel manager, and real estate developer
• Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $2 billion credit facility for a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates oil and natural gas transportation, storage, processing and marketing assets
• Representation of the lender in connection with a $150 million, 19 property mortgage and mezzanine credit facility

Professional Affiliations :

• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Houston Commercial Finance Lawyers’ Forum

Education :

• J.D., with highest distinction, University of Nebraska College of Law, 2002
• B.S., Psychology & Sociology, magna cum laude, Grand Valley State University, 1999

Admissions : Texas, 2009