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Firm Advises in Telecommunications Company's Private Financing

Haynes and Boone, LLP successfully represented Goodman Networks Incorporated, a provider of outsourced network and infrastructure services to the telecommunications industry, in the private issuance of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12.125 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2018. >>



Paul H. Amiel

Partner

Dallas


2323 Victory Avenue
Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75219
T +1 214.651.5605
F +1 214.200.0555


Paul Amiel's practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate finance matters,  commercial contracts and general corporate matters. His expertise includes representation of both financial institutions and corporate borrowers in structuring and negotiating loan transactions,  workouts and public and private debt  placements and representation of corporate clients in drafting and negotiating various types of commercial contracts.  In addition, Mr. Amiel also has extensive experience in documenting mortgage banking transactions, including loan purchase and sale agreements, servicing agreements and custodial agreements, and representing issuers and underwriters in issuances of mortgage-backed securities.  As Chief Information Officer for Haynes and Boone, he also oversees the operations of the Information Services Department.

Mr. Amiel has completed transactions including:

  • Representation of numerous issuers of public and private offerings of debt securities including, senior and subordinated notes, secured notes and convertible debentures.
     
  • Representation of public utility in private placement of $170 Senior Secured Notes and in obtaining $200 million through secured revolving lines of credit.
     
  • Workout of $500 million of secured real estate loans to limited partnerships through a roll-up into a master limited partnership.
     
  • Representation of a gaming company in the development and construction financing of three riverboat casinos in Illinois and Mississippi involving a $90 million public debt offering and a $60 million private placement.   
      
  • Securitizations of residential mortgages and the issuance of mortgage-backed securities representing issuers and underwriters.
     
  • Numerous secured and unsecured working capital lines of credit, real estate financings and acquisition financings.

Professional Recognition

Recognized as a Super Lawyer - Securities and Corporate Finance (2004-2011)

Selected Representative Experience


Acquisition of Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc.
Represented Fertitta Morton's Restaurants, Inc. in its $180 million acquisition of Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc., a high-end steakhouse restaurant chain.

Represented Goodman Networks in Private Financing
Successfully represented Goodman Networks Incorporated, a provider of outsourced network and infrastructure services to the telecommunications industry, in the private issuance of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12.125 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

Represented Goodman Networks Incorporated in Private Debt Offering
Successfully represented Goodman Networks Incorporated, a provider of outsourced network and infrastructure services to the telecommunications industry, in the private issuance of $225 million aggregate principal amount of 12.125 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2018.

Debt Offering - EXCO Resources, Inc.
Represented EXCO Resources, Inc. in its $750 million public offering of notes and the redemption of previously outstanding notes.

Represented EXCO Resources in Public Debt Offering
Represented EXCO Resources, Inc. in its $750 million public offering of notes and the redemption of previously outstanding notes.

Wingate Parnters IV, L.P. Acquisition of Sunrise Oilfield Supply, Inc.
Represented Wingate Partners in its purchase of stock of Sunrise Oilfield Supply, Inc.

Recapitalization - Medical Benfits Claims Company
Represented CIC Partners, LP, when it partnered with the founder of the market leader in processing medical benefit claims to recapitalize the company.

Dallas Axle and Hub
Represented NuEra International, Inc. in its acquisition of Dallas Axle and Hub, Inc.

Purchase of Interest in Agricultural Concern
Represented CIC Partners, LP, in its purchase of a major interest in an agricultural concern, an entity created by the merger of two agricultural companies.

Debt Restructure and Collections
Represented Southwest Savings Association, Bonnet Resources, Amresco, and Sunbelt Savings Association in connection with the collection of hundreds of loans including, real property foreclosures, personal property foreclosures, litigation, demands for payment, restructurings, and bankruptcies. These loans covered all industries and involved many novel factual and legal issues.

Restructuring of Letters of Credit Securing Tax Exempt Bonds - Real Estate Developer
Represented a lender in connection with its numerous loans to a major Dallas real estate developer, including many letters of credit issued to enhance tax exempt bonds issued on behalf of the developer. The workout spanned a number of years and a number of loans, many of which were refinanced by other lenders, and some of which involved conveyance of certain properties by deed in lieu of foreclosure to an affiliate of the lender.

Lincoln Properties, Vantage Properties, and Trammell Crow
Represented the major secured creditor in connection with the restructure of these major real estate organizations.

Residential Mortgages Securitization
Represented issuers and underwriters in the securitization of residential mortgage and the issuance of mortgage-backed securities.

Sale of a Line of Business
Represented a large public international specialty insurance company in the sale of a line of business.

Swaps and Other Derivative Transactions
Haynes and Boone has substantial experience in assisting clients who have swaps and other derivative transactions with failed or failing counterparties. Most recently it has assisted a major petrochemical manufacturer in assessing the applicability of the bankruptcy code derivative safe harbor provisions to various long term supply contracts with financially distressed petrochemical producers. Also, Haynes and Boone has assisted more that 20 swap and derivative counterparties in unwinding their ISDA based transactions with various U.S. and foreign affiliates of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

Development of Multi-Use Community
Development, financing, partnership, and leasing of Victory Park, a new 75-acre office, hotel, retail and residential community in downtown Dallas, adjacent to the American Airlines Center.

Memberships

  • Business Law Section; American Bar Association;
  • Florida State Bar; Business Law and Computer Law Sections;
  • Texas State Bar;
  • Dallas Bar Computer Use and Technology Section;
  • Texas Association of Bank Counsel

Online Publications

02/03/2009 - Legislation Requiring Investment Fund Registration Introduced in the U.S. Senate
On January 29, 2009, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Carl Levin (D-Michigan) introduced the Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009 (the “Act”) in the United States Senate with the stated purpose of imposing more extensive regulatory oversight of hedge funds. However, the bill is not limited to hedge funds; it generally would apply to, and dramatically impact, all private funds (including private equity and venture capital funds) that rely on an exemption from registration under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Company Act”).1

05/19/2006 - Supreme Court Revisits Subrogation

01/18/2006 - Location for National Bank for Diversity Jurisdiction
On January 17, 2006, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held in Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Schmidt that, for purposes of accessing federal courts under the current diversity jurisdiction statute, 28 U.S.C.§1348, a national bank is a citizen only of the state in which its main office, as set forth in its articles of association, is located.

12/01/2005 - 2005 Texas Usury Reform: Finance Code Amendments Relating to Commercial Loans
In Texas, a lender who contracts for, charges, or receives interest in excess of the amount allowed by law can be subject to harsh penalties.  In 1997 and 1999, the Texas Legislature passed several significant reforms that provided some relief to lenders under Texas’ usury statutes.