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Lindsay R. Sparks

Partner, Corporate

Overview

Lindsay R. Sparks is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings. Ms. Sparks’ practice encompasses a wide range of finance transactions, including acquisition and other leveraged financings, investment grade financings, asset-based financings and structured credit financings and other debt capital market transactions.

Ms. Sparks has particular experience in secured lending matters, including first and second lien syndicated credit facilities, asset-based revolvers and unitranche credit facilities.  Her structured credit practice includes NAV facilities, capital call facilities and single-asset and portfolio back-leverage transactions secured by debt, equity and other asset classes.

Ms. Sparks also has significant transactional experience in a variety of industries, including technology and software, asset management, and energy. She also has extensive experience in healthcare, datacenters, retail, manufacturing, agriculture, ski resorts and transportation and distribution industries and cross-border transactions.

Recognitions

  • Recognized by Super Lawyer in its California Rising Stars listings in 2015
  • Recognized in the Top 20 Under 40 in the California Daily Journal

Education

  • University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., 2001
  • University of California Berkeley, B.A., 1997

Representations

  • Vector Capital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Aspect Software
  • Vector Capital in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Cheetah Digital, a cross-channel marketing solutions provider
  • Vector Capital in connection with the financing of Host Analytics
  • Symphony Technology Partners in connection with the financing of Winshuttle, an automated solutions provider
  • Symphony Technology Partners in connection with the financing of AFS Technologies
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of MRI Software
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of California Cryobank and Cord Blood Registry
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Single Digits, Inc.
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of Flexential, a national IT infrastructure and cloud provider
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Keller Bergensons Services, a leading provider of integrated facilities management services
  • GI Partners in connection with the financing of the Logibec, a Canadian healthcare IT company
  • NetSmart, a provider of health services and management process solutions and electronic records, in connection with its revolving and term loan facilities
  • Kayne Anderson’s closed end funds in connection with their revolving and term loan credit facilities over $1 billion of privately placed senior notes
  • Tortoise Capital’s closed end funds in connection with their credit facilities and private notes issuances
  • Dole Food Company in connection with its senior secured credit facility and 144A bond offering
  • Woodward Inc. in connection with its $1 billion revolving credit facility and private note offerings
  • Jacobs Engineering Group in connection with its revolving credit facility and note purchase agreements
  • Masimo Corporation, a manufacturer of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, in connection  with its $225 senior credit facility
  • NGL Energy Partners LP in connection with its revolving credit facility
  • Lotus Midstream in connection with the financing of Centurion Pipeline LP
  • Titan Energy, LLC in connection with its reserve-based revolving credit facility and second lien term loan facility
  • Atlas Energy Group, LLC in connection with its term loan facility
  • Atlas Growth Partners, L.P. in connection with its revolving credit facility
  • Tall Oak Midstream in connection with two senior credit facilities to fund the operations of two of its subsidiaries, TOMPC, LLC and TOM-STACK, LLC

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    Involvement

    • Serves as a board member of Women in Law Empowerment Forum, Houston Chapter

    Practice Areas

    Energy

    Mergers and Acquisitions

    Corporate

    Private Equity

    Global Finance

    Real Estate Finance

    Direct Lending and Private Credit Lending

    Leveraged & Syndicated Lending

    Asset-Based Lending

    Data Centers

    Borrower Finance


    Languages

    English


    Admissions

    Texas Bar

    California Bar


    Education

    UC Hastings College of the Law, J.D. 2001

    University of California, Berkeley, B.A. 1997


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