People

Overview

Alex Kamel advises commercial banks, lead arrangers, placement agents and private equity funds and mezzanine funds as well as publicly and privately held corporate borrowers and issuers, in domestic and international commercial lending, direct lending, structured financing and other complex financial transactions.

His experience includes syndicated loans, reserve-based and asset-based facilities, asset-backed securitizations, sustainability-linked facilities, acquisition financings, mezzanine facilities, direct lending, public offerings and private placements of debt securities, restructurings and other structured financings.

Alex represents clients in a variety of industries, including energy, manufacturing, commercial and residential development, restaurants and foodservice, pharmaceuticals and infrastructure. Alex's energy industry experience includes matters involving oil and gas exploration and production, offshore drilling, midstream, oilfield services, distribution, storage and transportation, clean energy and sustainability.

Admission & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 2014
    Senior Notes Editor, Georgetown Law Journal
    Global Law Scholar
  • B.A., Political Science, The University of Texas Pan American 2010
    summa cum laude

Experience

Agent, Lead Arranger and Lender Representation

  • Represented agent bank and lead arranger in $2 billion syndicated, senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility to a public oil and gas exploration and production company.
  • Represented agent bank and lead arranger in $750 million syndicated, senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility utilized in part to fund an acquisition.
  • Represented agent bank and lead arranger in $500 million syndicated, senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility.
  • Represented direct lender in $85 million secured reserve-based term loan to a private equity-backed upstream company.
  • Represented direct lender in its capacity as secured creditor in the restructuring of upstream E&P company.

Company and Fund Representation

  • Represented public borrower in $5 billion syndicated, senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility.
  • Represented public offshore drilling borrower in $1.175 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S issuance of senior secured notes.
  • Represented public offshore drilling borrower in $500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S issuance of senior secured notes and $225 million syndicated, senior secured, credit facility.
  • Represented borrower in $1 billion syndicated, reserve-based revolving credit facility for an oil and gas exploration and production company.
  • Represented major restaurant chain as borrower in $105 million syndicated senior secured credit facility.
  • Represented investment fund on behalf of one of its portfolio companies in $650 million syndicated, reserve-based revolving credit facility.