Brian E. Minyard

Brian’s experience since joining Sidley includes representing:

• Represented J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, co-lead structuring advisor, placement agent, and secured hedge provider, in a US$640 million private offering of notes in an asset-backed securitization issued by Maverick Natural Resources, LLC.
• MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as pre-petition Administrative Agent, DIP Administrative Agent and Exit Facility Administrative Agent – multiple credit facilities for Chesapeake Energy Corporation, including its $4 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a borrowing base of $3.0 billion, its $925.0 million DIP Credit Facility, and its $2.5 billion committed exit financing consisting of a $1.75 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility and a $750 million first lien last out term loan
• Citizen Energy Operating, LLC – $1.5 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $725 million initial borrowing base to fund its acquisition of Roan Resources, Inc.
• Legacy Reserves, Inc. – $1.5 billion reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $460 million initial borrowing base to facilitate Legacy’s exit from Chapter 11 as well as Legacy’s $350 million senior secured superpriority debtor-in-possession credit agreement 
• Toronto Dominion Bank, as Administrative Agent – $2.0 billion term loan for Energy Transfer Operating, LP
• Privately held oil and gas company – $50 million senior secured multi-draw term loan agreement with an E&P focused direct lender to fund near term development program of its Eagle Ford assets
• Public oilfield services company – $1.5 billion revolving credit facility
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent – $1.0 billion revolving credit facility for Carlisle Companies Incorporated, a diversified, global conglomerate
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent – $500 million revolving credit facility and $150 million term loan for Arcosa Inc., a provider of infrastructure related products
• Orion Mineral Royalty Fund and Anglo Pacific Group – $140 million loan and royalty acquisition facility to finance a calcium carbonate mine located in the Dominican Republic and an associated processing facility located in Theodore, Alabama
• Administrative Agent – $500 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $105 million initial borrowing base for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Piceance Basin
• Wells Fargo Bank, as Administrative Agent – $1.0 billion revolving credit facility for Energy Transfer Partners, LP
• Administrative Agent – $250 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with an $80 million initial borrowing base for a privately held oil and gas company with a portfolio of non-operated assets across multiple basins
• MUFG Union Bank, as Administrative Agent – $300 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $220 million initial borrowing base for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Anadarko Basin
• Administrative Agent – $120.0 million revolving credit facility for a privately held exploration and production company with assets concentrated in the Permian Basin and the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent – $450 million revolving credit facility for Trinity Industries, Inc., a provider of railcar related services
• Public drilling company – $130 million term loan agreement and $40.0 million asset-based revolving credit facility to fund the acquisition of a private contract drilling company
• Administrative Agent – $250 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $45 million initial borrowing base for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Eagle Ford Shale Play
• JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Administrative Agent – $250 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $40 million initial borrowing base for Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C
• Discovery Natural Resources LLC – $700 million reserve-based senior secured revolving credit facility with a $350 million initial borrowing base 
• Madava Financial, as Administrative Agent – $110.0 million senior secured multidraw term loan agreement for a privately held exploration and production company with assets concentrated in the Wamsutter Field in Wyoming. 
• Administrative Agent – $70 million senior secured revolving credit facility for a privately held midstream company developing and operating natural gas infrastructure in Colorado
• Madava Financial, as Administrative Agent – $37.5 million second lien credit agreement for a privately held pipeline company providing natural gas gathering, compression and treating, and processing services in East Texas and North Louisiana

Brian’s extensive experience prior to joining Sidley includes:

• Administrative Agent – $1.5 billion senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $650 million for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Utica Shale play
• Administrative Agent – $500 million senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $65 million for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Anadarko Basin
• Administrative Agent – $75 million unsecured term loan facility for an interstate natural gas pipeline company
• Administrative Agent – $500 million senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $100 million for a privately held oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions
• Administrative Agent – $150 million senior secured revolving credit facility for an interstate natural gas pipeline company with assets across the United States
• Pre-petition First Lien Administrative Agent – Restructuring Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a privately held oil and gas company with assets along the southern coast of Louisiana and the $35 million second lien exit facility for, and preferred and common equity investment in, the newly formed purchaser of a majority of the debtor’s producing assets
• Administrative Agent – $2.5 billion senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility for a publicly traded independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin
• Administrative Agent – $300 million revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $75 million together with a $125 million term loan facility to a publicly traded independent oil and gas company with assets concentrated in the Eagle Ford and Mississippian plays
• Administrative Agent – $4.0 billion senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility for a publicly traded independent oil and natural gas company focused on discovering and developing a large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional natural gas and oil assets onshore in the United States
• Administrative Agent – $200 million senior secured delayed draw term loan to, together with the grant of a net profits interest in the oil and gas properties of, a publicly traded exploration and production company with assets concentrated in the Marcellus Shale 
• Administrative Agent – $1 billion senior secured reserve based revolving credit facility with a committed initial borrowing base of $500 million to a privately held independent oil and natural gas company in connection with the acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin for $2.5 billion