
Rafael A. Alvarado

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

Rafael’s practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions and corporate borrowers in a wide range of commercial lending transactions. He has assisted clients with domestic and international transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, senior and subordinate credit facilities, energy loans, acquisition financings and other leveraged financings.
Experience Highlights
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in a $2 billion reserve-based credit facility to a public E&P company
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, in a $500 million reserve-based revolving credit facility for an E&P company
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with Denbury, Inc.’s $615 million DIP-to-Exit reserve-based credit facility
Daseke, Inc., as borrower, under credit facilities and related debt financing commitments established to support Daseke, Inc.’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company and emergence as a publicly traded company
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in a $175 million amended and restated revolving credit facility, with U.S. and German tranches, to Neenah Paper, Inc.
Texas Capital Bank in a $30 million in an asset-based revolving credit facility to a an oilfield services company
Special situations investor as lender and administrative agent in $33.6 million of restructured first out/last out senior secured term loan credit facilities provided to a business to business payment processing and inventory software, technology and services business in order to recapitalize defaulted senior debt and implement a first out tranche of new money loans to fund cash collateral for a supersedeas appeal bond in an out of court workout and restructuring
Mizuho Bank as lead left arranger, administrative agent, and lender under a $1.4 billion senior unsecured syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility provided to DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP)
Credentials
- New York University School of Law, J.D., 2014
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.S., Mathematics with honors; B.A., Economics with honors, 2010
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Banking and Finance Law (Dallas), 2023
- D Magazine, “Best Lawyers in Dallas Under 40,” 2021
- Texas
- Spanish (fluent)
- Rankings & AwardsAugust 18, 2022
- Press ReleaseMarch 30, 2022
- Rankings & AwardsDecember 31, 2021
- Rankings & AwardsDecember 24, 2021
- Deals & CasesSeptember 29, 2021
- Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2020