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Rafael A. Alvarado

Partner, Corporate Department

Dallas

Phone: 1(972) 936-7453
Fax: 1(972) 936-7353

Overview

Rafael Alvarado is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Dallas office. His practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions and corporate borrowers in a wide range of commercial lending transactions. He has assisted clients with domestic and international transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, senior and subordinate credit facilities, energy loans, asset based and acquisition financings and other leveraged financings.

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Banking and Finance Law (Dallas), 2023 and 2024
  • D Magazine, “Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40,” 2021

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2014
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.S., Mathematics with honors; B.A., Economics with honors, 2010

Representations

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in a $2 billion reserve-based credit facility to a public E&P company
  • Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, in a fully-underwritten $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility for a sponsor-backed E&P company
  • Bank of America, N.A., as agent, in a $500 million reserve-based credit facility for an E&P company in connection with the acquisition of certain oil and gas assets.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with Denbury, Inc.’s $615 million DIP-to-Exit reserve-based credit facility
  • Daseke, Inc., as borrower, under credit facilities and related debt financing commitments established to support Daseke, Inc.’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company and emergence as a publicly traded company
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in a $175 million amended and restated revolving credit facility, with U.S. and German tranches, to Neenah Paper, Inc.
  • Texas Capital Bank in a $225 million asset-based revolving credit facility to a an oilfield services company
  • Citibank, N.A. in a $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility for sponsor-backed E&P company
  • Special situations investor as lender and administrative agent in $33.6 million of restructured first out/last out senior secured term loan credit facilities provided to a business to business payment processing and inventory software, technology and services business in order to recapitalize defaulted senior debt and implement a first out tranche of new money loans to fund cash collateral for a supersedeas appeal bond in an out of court workout and restructuring
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, in connection with a $325 million asset-based revolving credit facility to a public oilfield services company and related debt restructuring and intercreditor arrangements  
  • Private equity sponsor and its portfolio company in connection with a $150 million senior secured term loan financing and related revolving credit facilities to fund the acquisition of apple orchards and other related farm assets
  • Mizuho Bank as lead left arranger, administrative agent, and lender under a $1.4 billion senior unsecured syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility provided to DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP)

Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.

Practice Areas

Corporate

Global Finance

Direct Lending and Private Credit Lending

Leveraged & Syndicated Lending

Asset-Based Lending


Languages

English


Admissions

Texas Bar


Education

New York University School of Law, J.D. 2014

University of Texas at Austin, B.S., B.A. 2010