Arthur L. Lotz

Borrower-side Representations

• Hilcorp Alaska in its $5.6 billion acquisition of BP’s upstream and midstream business in Alaska
• Redwolf Natural Resources, an upstream oil & gas company, in a $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility
• An upstream oil & gas portfolio company in a $225 million secured term loan facility
• An upstream oil & gas portfolio company in a $110 million secured term loan facility
• Newfield Exploration Co. in its approximately $5.5 billion acquisition by Encana Corp. in an all-stock transaction
• Private hospital operator in its $710 million asset-based revolving credit facility
• An upstream oil & gas portfolio company in connection with $200 million first and second lien secured credit facilities and related intercreditor arrangements
• Verdad Resources in a $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility
• Texas Central Partners in connection with a $300 million credit facility for the development of a high speed rail project between Houston and Dallas
• Private equity fund in a $400 million secured revolving line of credit
• Upstream oil & gas portfolio company in a $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility
• Orbotech Ltd. in $300 secured term loan facilities in connection with the acquisition of SPTS Technologies
• CryoLife, Inc. in $255 million secured term loan and revolving credit facilities in connection with the acquisition of JOTEC AG
• Clearlake Capital Partners in connection with debt restructuring and exit financing of Knight Energy Holdings and its affiliates

Lender-side Representations

• Lenders in a $60 million secured term loan and revolving facilities to an oilfield waste disposal company
• BP Energy Company in a $200 million secured letter of credit facility used to backstop plugging and abandonment obligations provided to affiliates of Cox Oil, LLC in the acquisition of Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
• Bank of America, N.A. in multi-currency $800 million asset-based revolving credit facilities to subsidiaries of MRC Global Inc.
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in $400 million secured asset-based revolving credit facilities to C&J Energy Services
• Lead arranger and agent in $1.5 billion secured reserve-based revolving credit facilities to an upstream oil and gas portfolio company
• Lead arranger and agent in $240 million secured term loan and revolving credit facilities to a leading alternative investment firm
• Lead arranger and agent a $2.9 billion term loan facilities to Mariposa Merger Sub LLC in connection with the acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group
• Lead arranger and agent in $775 million term loan facilities to Energy & Exploration Partners

* Certain matters were handled prior to joining Kirkland.

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