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Caitlin S. Turner
Caitlin S. Turner
Senior Associate — Finance
E: csturner@velaw.com T: +1.713.758.2382
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Senior Associate — Finance

Caitlin S. Turner

Caitlin S. Turner
Houston
T: +1.713.758.2382
F: +1.713.615.5217

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

New York
T: +1.212.237.0015

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

E: csturner@velaw.com
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Caitlin S. Turner

Caitlin advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, other public and private borrowers, agents, lenders and underwriters in commercial lending, direct lending and other financial transactions, including on complex acquisition and leveraged financings and sustainable finance matters. Caitlin’s experience includes syndicated loans, high-yield and investment grade bond offerings, direct lending, reserve-based facilities, asset-based facilities, distressed debt and mezzanine facilities.

Acquisition Financings

  • RLH Equity Partners in connection with financing for its acquisition of a controlling stake in Astound Commerce, an information technology company

  • The Blackstone Group in its leveraged buyout for the acquisition of Sabre Industries, Inc., an electrical equipment company from the Jordan Company

  • The Blackstone Group in its leveraged buyout of a majority investment in Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., an environmental engineering and design consulting firm

  • Blackstone Infrastructure Partners in the leveraged financing and complex acquisition financing involved in its $3.3 billion acquisition of a controlling interest in Tallgrass Energy, a midstream energy infrastructure company and subsequently, together with affiliates of Enagas, GIC, NPS and USS, the acquisition of all outstanding publicly-held shares

  • Goldman Sachs-led arranger group in connection with $1.565 million of underwritten financing consisting of secured and unsecured high yield bonds, a term loan B and revolving credit facility, for Cablevision Lightpath LLC, a subsidiary of Altice USA in connection with Altice’s sale of a 49.99% stake in Cablevision Lightpath LLC to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

  • Tinicum L.P. in its leveraged acquisition of a controlling interest in Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company

  • TPG Growth and The Rise Fund in connection with their leveraged buyout of CLEAResult, a provider of energy efficiency solutions for utility companies

  • TPG Pace Energy Holdings Corp. in connection with financing its acquisition of oil and gas assets within EnerVest’s South Texas Division for approximately $2.66 billion in cash and stock

  • DigitalBridge in connection with its acquisition of a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the U.S.

  • Sixth Street Partners as a direct lender in various lending transactions, including in a $400 million secured term loan to Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., an upstream oil and gas company

  • CSG Investments, Inc., an affiliate of Beal Bank in $200 million of term loan financing to subsidiaries of Kosmos Energy LTD. that own Kosmos’ Gulf of Mexico Assets

  • Biodiesel company in connection with up to $50 million of term loan financing

  • Recycling and waste management company in connection with a $45 million bridge loan financing

  • Various midstream companies in connection with the incurrence, maintenance and renewal of their term loan B and revolving credit facilities

  • Various upstream oil and gas companies and commercial banks in connection with the incurrence, maintenance and renewal of reserve based lending facilities

  • Taco Bueno Restaurants in connection with its prepetition debt sale transaction and subsequent DIP financing

  • Jonah Energy in connection with its out-of-court restructuring, which including entry into an amended and restated credit facility with an initial borrowing base of $750 million

  • Goldman Sachs as first lien lender to Fieldwood Energy LLC, including through Fieldwood Energy LLC’s Chapter 11 process

  • Cloud Peak Energy in the sale of substantially all their operating assets to an affiliate of the Navajo Nation as part of its Chapter 11 cases involving approximately $350 million in funded debt and over $750 million in total liabilities

  • Kinetik Holdings LP in connection with its $1 billion offering of senior sustainability-linked notes

  • HighPeak Energy, Inc. in connection with its private placement of $225 million of senior unsecured notes due 2024

  • Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC in a $400 million unsecured notes offering

  • Targa Resources Corp. in connection with their $750 million offering of 4.200% senior notes due 2033 and $750 million of 4.950% senior notes due 2053

  • Oasis Petroleum in connection with a $400 million offering of senior unsecured notes to finance its acquisition of select Williston Basin assets from QEP Energy Company

  • Underwriters to CONSOL Mining Corporation in a $300 million secured notes offering

  • Underwriters to Basic Energy Services, Inc. in a $300 million secured notes offering

  • Underwriters to Summit Midstream Partners LP in an offering of $700 million senior secured second lien notes

Credentials

  • Vanderbilt Law School, J.D., 2015
  • Florida State University, B.A. Greek minor in Mathematics, B.A. Classical Civilizations minor in Humanities, magna cum laude, 2011
  • New York
  • Texas

News & Insights

Deals & Cases
Energy Transfer to Acquire Lotus Midstream in $1.45 Billion Transaction
March 27, 2023
Deals & Cases
Harvest Midstream Announces Agreement to Purchase Paradigm Midstream, LLC
February 28, 2023
Deals & Cases
Crescent Energy Announces $400 Million Private Placement of Senior Notes
February 1, 2023
Deals & Cases
Targa Resources Corp. Prices $1.75 Billion Offering of Senior Notes
January 4, 2023