Herschel T. Hamner III

Lender Representations

• Fortress Credit Corp, as administrative agent and lead lender, in connection with Phoenix Capital Group’s US$135 million delayed draw term loan facility and subsequent upsize to US$250 million.
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent—prepetition asset-based loan facility in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of BJ Services, LLC and its affiliates.
• AB Private Credit Investors LLC, as agent—US$320 million term loan and revolving credit facilities for privately held exploration & production company with assets in Bakken shale.
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent—US$2.0 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility for Southwestern Energy Company.
• Administrative agent—US$1.38 billion senior revolving credit facility, US$500 million senior secured term loan facility and US$317 million 364-day senior secured second lien term loan facility for Weatherford International.
• Private credit arm of premier global asset manager, as agent—senior secured credit facilities for acquisition by Comvest Partners of Engage2Excel.
• Ares Capital Corporation, as administrative agent—US$270 million senior secured term loan facility for Vista Proppants and Logistics, a frac sand company.
• Energy-focused investment firm—US$100 million second lien term loan facility for acquisition by DJR Energy LLC of Encana’s San Juan Basin assets located in northern New Mexico.
• AB Private Credit Investors, as agent—US$235 million senior secured term loan facilities for Caprock Midstream LLC to fund continued growth of Caprock’s Delaware Basin gathering and processing assets.
• Various arrangers and administrative agents in reserve-based revolving credit facilities for exploration & production companies with assets in basins throughout United States.
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent—US$2.5 billion revolving credit facility for TechnipFMC plc in connection with the merger of Technip S.A. and FMC Technologies Inc.
• Arranger and sole initial lender—US$60 million mezzanine term loan facility with delayed draw feature for privately held frac sand company.

Borrower / Sponsor Representations

• The Energy & Minerals Group—US$465 million term loan “B” credit facility and a US$50 million superpriority revolving credit facility entered into in connection with the closing of a $1.1 billion continuation vehicle that included EMG’s investments in core midstream infrastructure assets.
• The Energy & Minerals Group (EMG)—US$172.5 million senior secured term loan facility for EMG Utica, LLC.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners—US$1.5 billion senior secured term loan B facility and separate senior secured revolving credit facility in connection with the purchase of Oryx Midstream Services.
• Privately held refining company—complex refinancing transactions involving secured tax-exempt bond issuance, senior secured revolving credit facility and secured inventory monetization and intermediation facility.
• LyondellBasell—US$2.0 billion 364-day unsecured term loan facility and US$4.0 billion unsecured delayed draw term loan facility.
• Worley—US$1.3 billion senior revolving and term loan credit facilities in connection with acquisition of Jacobs Engineering Group’s Energy, Chemicals and Resources division.
• CITGO Petroleum Corporation—US$1.2 billion senior secured term loan B facility.
• Amcor plc—US$4.5 billion multi-tranche senior revolving and term loan credit facilities in connection with acquisition of Bemis Company Inc., US$1.05 billion 364-day revolving credit facility.
• Privately held midstream provider—US$1.0 billion secured revolving credit facility to support company’s continued expansion.
• Privately held upstream oil and gas company with assets in Texas, Louisiana and North Dakota in a reserve based revolving loan facility and a second lien financing with a group of institutional investors.
• Apergy Corporation—US$665 million senior secured term loan B and revolving credit facilities in connection with spinoff from Dover Corporation.
• Archrock Partners—US$1.1 billion secured revolving credit facility.
• Exterran Corporation—US$925 million secured revolving credit facility.
• Privately held exploration and production company—US$1.75 billion revolving credit facility.
• Independent exploration and production company—US$75 million secured mezzanine term loan, with consideration including conveyance of overriding royalty interests to investor.
• Privately held oilfield services company—US$170 million secured credit facilities.

Herschel is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Herschel devotes substantial time outside of work to his church, The Church of St. John the Divine (Episcopal). He is a member of the church’s vestry and is currently serving as senior warden, which is the most senior lay position at the church.