Patrick Perrier is a corporate associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where he currently practices in the firm’s Finance Practice Group and Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. Patrick represents public and private companies, portfolio companies, investment funds and other financial institutions in connection with complex and bespoke special situations and other debt financing transactions. He frequently advises clients on debtor-in-possession, rescue, exit and other distressed financings, workouts and restructurings. Additionally, he regularly represents borrowers (including sponsors and their portfolio companies) and lenders in connection with transactions involving acquisition financing, asset-based lending (including reserve-based lending for oil and gas transactions), cash-flow based lending, investment-grade lending, preferred equity investments, bridge financing, mezzanine financing and subordinated debt financing.
Patrick earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School in 2021, where he served as the Managing Authorities Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review and was selected as a member of the Order of the Coif. He also was a recipient of Vanderbilt’s Law and Business Certificate and a member of the Commodore cross country program. Patrick earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Energy Resources Engineering from Stanford University in 2018, where he was a member of the Cardinal cross country and track and field programs.
Patrick’s representative matters include:
Borrower-Side Representations
- Represented a leading rail transport service operator in connection with its $50 million revolving credit facility.*
- Represented Pan American Energy in its $300 million A/B loan from the Andean Development Corporation (Corporacion Andina de Fomento), the Latin American multilateral bank.*
- Represented a renewable energy private equity fund in connection with an approximately $10 million solar project financing facility.*
- Represented Genesis Energy, L.P. in its $500 million public offering of 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2030 and concurrent tender offer for its outstanding 5.625% senior unsecured notes due 2024.*
- Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining a $200 million revolving credit facility for an oil and gas exploration and development portfolio company.*
- Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining a $150 million revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of oil producing assets in the Permian basin.
- Represented a private equity sponsor in connection with obtaining $35 million of term financing to acquire a collection of landfill service companies.*
- Represented an oil and gas exploration and development portfolio company in connection with its $950 million revolving credit facility.*
Lender-Side Representations
- Represented Francisco Partners in connection with a $60 million term loan financing to RiskOptics Inc. (f/k/a Reciprocity Inc.).*
- Represented Vista Credit Partners in connection with a $125 million term loan financing to Fivetran, Inc.*
- Represented a private credit fund in connection with a $200 million term loan financing to a leading motion picture equipment provider.*
- Represented a private credit fund in connection with a $75 million term loan financing to a Southeastern chain of restaurants.
Workouts, Restructurings and Bankruptcy Refinancings
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with an $848 million first-lien revolving credit facility for Talen Energy Supply LLC.*
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien term lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases for Audacy Inc. and its subsidiaries, including negotiating a new DIP credit facility.
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien term loan lenders and noteholders to Radiology Partners in connection with a refinancing of the company’s outstanding debt.
- Represented a cross-holder group of term loan lenders to AccentCare in connection with an uptier debt exchange.
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien term loan lenders and noteholders to Rackspace Technology Inc. in connection with a both private and public exchange debt exchange.
- Represented a cross-holder group of term loan lenders and noteholders to Venator Materials PLC in connection with an exit ABL facility and exit term loan facility in connection with Venator’s emergence from Chapter 11.
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 cases for Mallinckrodt plc and its subsidiaries, including negotiating a new DIP credit facility and new exit credit facility upon emergence from bankruptcy.
Preferred Equity Representations
- Represented a private equity fund in connection with a $30 million preferred equity investment in a leading wood treatment company.*
Patrick is admitted to practice law in the State of Texas.
*Representations occurred prior to Patrick’s association with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Capabilities
- Finance
- Business Restructuring and Reorganization
- Liability Management and Special Situations
- Private Equity
Credentials
Education:
- Vanderbilt University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Stanford University - 2018 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- Texas Bar