Ms. Tammi Senga Niven

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Attorney

  Firm Name

  Locke Lord LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Transactions

  Representation of the joint 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 companyl; Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $1.5 billion syndicated credit facility for an NYSE-listed leading independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company with operations focused in the Rocky Mountain and Midcontinent regions of the United States, and natural gas gathering, processing and storing assets; Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $1 billion multi-currency syndicated senior revolving credit facility for a global engineering, construction and services company and defense services provider; Representation of the special servicer for an $825 million mortgage debt in a Chapter 11 case; Representation of the administrative agent in connection with the workout of a $632.5 million credit agreement with a major finance company; Representation of the administrative agent in connection with a $475 million revolving credit facility to a publicly traded REIT; Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in a $400 million secured credit agreement with a leading resort owner, hotel manager, and real estate developer; Representation of lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with $300 million term loan for a NYSE-listed independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company with operations focused in the Rocky Mountain and Midcontinent regions of the United States, and natural gas gathering, processing and storing assets; Representation of the lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with a $250 million secured syndicated revolving credit facility for a company engaged in nationwide marketing and distribution of propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels and marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets; Representation of the purchaser/lessor in connection with a $130 million sale-leaseback facility of more than 500 natural gas compressors; Representation of a letter of credit issuer in connection with a committed $75 million multi-currency letter of credit facility; Representation of the servicer in connection with the provision of special services relating to a $65 million mezzanine loan; Representation of a provider of outsourced network and infrastructure services to the telecommunications industry in connection with a $50 million borrowing base credit facility secured by accounts receivable and other assets and $25 million of subordinated debt' Representation of an oil and gas exploration and production company in connection with a $50 million revolving credit facility secured by oil and gas properties; Representation of an oil and gas company in connection with a structured forward sale of production under a "prepaid" hedging transaction secured by oil and gas assets located in California, Texas and Kansas, using ISDA documents for the hedges and traditional oil and gas financing documents for collateral support; Part of a team of lawyers providing support for a bank's internal legal department with the negotiation of the bank's ISDA agreements with energy companies, including advising the bank on its guidelines under the ISDA Schedules for energy hedges; Representation of a global leader in the computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software market in its debtor-in-possession credit facility; Representation of the DIP agent and pre-petition agent in the Chapter 11 case of an independent energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production; Representation of financial institutions and investment banks with respect to the review of loan files in connection with the securitization and syndication of mortgage and mezzanine loans in a variety of CMBS and CDO vehicles and the placement of mortgage and mezzanine whole loan and participation assets in various repo and warehouse facilities; Representation of commercial lenders in connection with real estate acquisition financings, permanent real estate loans, construction loans, tax-exempt bond financings, equipment financings, letter of credit transactions, lease transactions, synthetic lease transactions, sale/leaseback transactions, and governmental leasing transactions.