Collin Z McVicker
Associate
Collin is a member of the firm's private equity group with broad experience in banking and finance, energy, and digital asset transactions. He leads some of the largest, most complex bitcoin-based loans (BBLs) and crypto-collateralized financings in the world, while also advising lenders, borrowers, and sponsors across oil and gas, project finance, data center development, and infrastructure on debt and equity financings, M&A, and commercial transactions.
Key Matters
Some of the experience represented below may have been handled at a previous firm.
Crypto
- Monet Bank, a FDIC-insured U.S. bank based in Plano, Texas, in structuring its bitcoin-based loan program for loans ranging from $50 million to $500 million
- Leading international blockchain company in a multi-billion dollar debt financing secured by bitcoin, other digital assets and foreign stock holdings
- Leading international blockchain company in a billion dollar debt revolving financing to a global crypto platform secured by bitcoin and other digital currency
- Leading international blockchain company in a multi-million dollar debt financing to a Singapore-based borrower secured by pledges over foreign shares, bitcoin and other digital currency
- Leading international blockchain company in a debt financing to a bitcoin mining venture with sites in Australia, Ethiopia, Norway, Paraguay and the United States with over 350 MWs of capacity and 11 hosting entities
- Leading international blockchain company in a debt financing to a Hong Kong-based borrower specializing in crypto trading and market-making
- Leading international blockchain company in a debt financing to a London-based family office and asset management business
- Alternative lender in structuring its real estate crypto custody loan program for real estate loans ranging from $3 million to $300 million with bitcoin being used as additional collateral to enhance LTV ratios
- Alternative auto lender in structuring its exotic car crypto custody loan program for auto loans ranging from $250 thousand to $2 million with bitcoin being used as additional collateral to enhance LTV ratios
- Hawthorne Street Capital, L.P., in organizing and launching its digital asset investment fund and in forming the bitcoin-based HSC Bitcoin Holdings fund, including establishing digital asset custody arrangements for its Bitcoin holdings
- U.S. public company in a debt revolving financing from a leading global crypto platform secured by Ethereum
- South American bank in a financing to a financial services platform that serves cross-border businesses in emerging economies using blockchain technologies, backed by digital assets
- Bitcoin mining company in negotiating an increase in its power allocation to 600MW capacity at its bitcoin mining site in Texas
- Bitcoin mining company in negotiating hosting and long-term lease agreements across several sites and locations in the United States
- Digital asset company in connection with a 210 million Hedera delayed draw term loan facility
- Non-profit bitcoin foundation headquartered in Texas co-authoring a White Paper on bitcoin custody in the state of Texas
- Digital asset company in connection with its initial coin offering taking bitcoin as collateral to secure investors' payment of cryptographic security tokens
Asset-Based Lending
- Multinational investment bank in a $2.1 billion syndicated, asset-based revolving credit facility to a contract compression services provider
- Multinational investment bank in a $1.05 billion cross-border, secured asset-based revolving credit facility to MRC Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries, an international distributor of pipe valves and fittings
- Multinational investment bank in a $250 million secured asset-based revolving credit facility to Basic Energy Services
- Multinational investment bank in a $150 million secured revolving credit facility to an oilfield services company in connection with its $300 million secured notes offering
- Multinational investment bank in a $90 million secured revolving credit facility to an oilfield services company
- Multinational investment bank in a $75 million Canadian revolving credit facility to an oilfield services company
- Multinational investment bank, as administrative agent, DIP and exit facility lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization sale of Tuesday Morning Corporation, a national retail chain
- Multinational bank in connection with a $170 million revolving credit facility to a supplier of cranes
- National investment bank in connection with a $15 million revolving credit facility to a manufacturer of archery equipment
- Multinational bank in connection with a $30 million revolving credit facility to an asset management firm
- National bank in a $30 million secured revolving credit facility to a contract compression and packaging company
- Venture capital-backed last mile eCommerce company in an asset-based revolving credit facility
- Nine Energy Services, Inc. in a $175 million secured term loan and revolving credit facility in connection with its initial public offering
Energy – Upstream Oil & Gas
- Pontem Energy Capital in a $200 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility in the Permian Basin and Alaska Outer Continental Shelf
- Multinational financial services company in a $2 billion secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
- Multinational financial services company in a $1.5 billion secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Haynesville Shale
- Multinational investment bank in a $1 billion secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to an oil and gas exploration and production company
- Multinational financial services company in a $1 billion secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Eagle Ford Shale
- Multinational financial services company in a $1 billion secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Permian Basin
- Multinational financial services company in a $500 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to an owner of royalty and mineral interests in the Wattenberg Gas Field in Colorado's DJ Basin
- Privately held oil and gas exploration and production company in a $500 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility
- Multinational financial services company in a $300 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota
- Multinational financial services company in a $300 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Wattenberg Field
- Multinational financial services company's energy sector in a $300 million second lien term loan facility to an oil and gas exploration and production company
- Multinational investment bank in a $200 million secured reserve-based revolving credit facility to a private operator in the Anadarko Basin
- Multinational investment bank in a $200 million secured reserve-based revolving credit facility to an oil and gas producer
- Publicly traded oil and gas exploration company in a $152 million second lien notes offering and $54 million third lien notes offering
- Multinational financial services company in a $120 million syndicated lender group in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Emerald Oil, Inc., et al. filed in Delaware Bankruptcy Court
- Privately held oil and gas exploration and production company in a $100 million secured reserved-based revolving credit facility
- Multinational financial services company's strategic capital arm in a $50 million second lien secured term loan facility to an oil and gas producer
- Multinational financial services company's strategic capital arm in a $50 million second lien secured term loan facility to an oil and gas exploration and production company
Energy – Midstream Oil & Gas
- Multinational financial services company in a $300 million secured revolving credit facility to a midstream oil and gas company and its subsidiaries
- Multinational financial services company in a $250 million secured revolving credit facility to a midstream oil and gas company and its subsidiaries
- Multinational financial services company in a $170 million revolving credit facility provided to a midstream oil and gas company and its subsidiaries
- Multinational financial services company in a $145 million secured revolving credit facility and $15 million term loan credit facility to a midstream crude oil and natural gas services business
- Multinational financial services company in a $100 million secured revolving credit facility to a midstream oil and gas company and its subsidiaries
- Multinational financial services company in a $90 million secured revolving credit facility to a midstream oil and gas company and its subsidiaries
- Multinational financial services company in a $50 million revolving credit facility provided to a midstream gas company and its subsidiaries
Energy – Project Finance
- Multinational investment bank's renewable energy sector in the development and tax equity financing of a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) and 50 MW storage project in San Bernardino, California
Private Credit & Alternative Capital
- Special situations investor and its co-investors in a $247.5 million secured term loan credit facility provided to a grid-scale solar generation project development and construction business
- Private debt capital fund in a $120 million subordinated term loan to acquire a provider of healthcare communications and patient payment solutions
- Private equity fund in connection with $135 million term credit facility and $250 million equity commitment from an alternative capital provider
- Bluescape Energy Recapitalization and Restructuring Fund III and its parallel funds in a $100 million subscription line facility
- Special situations investor in a $93 million revolver and multi-draw term loan facility provided to a series of marine retail dealerships
- Public technology company in connection with $108 million revolving, $90 million second lien term and $20 million third lien term credit facilities and additional $24 million of equity financing
- Public cannabis company in connection with a $350 million term credit facility and up to $270 million of additional debt financing, comprised of $120 million of real-estate secured indebtedness, a $100 million accordion and a $50 million revolving credit facility to purchase more than 150 cannabis dispensaries across 15 states
- Portfolio company of private equity fund in connection with $1.133 billion term loan and $20 million revolving credit facilities to purchase more than 125 car wash sites across 7 states
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with a $143 million term loan, $10 million first lien revolving, and $150 million second lien term credit facilities to purchase more than 135 car wash sites across five states
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with a $135 million term loan, $27.5 million delayed draw term loan and $15 million first lien revolving credit facility and a $25 million term loan second lien term loan to purchase more than 50 car wash sites across Texas
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with $122.5 million term, $150 million delayed draw term and $20 million revolving credit facilities to purchase more than 70 car wash sites across Ohio and Virginia
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with $100 million revolving and $35 million term credit facilities to acquire providers of fire and security protections
- Private debt capital fund in a $40.9 million senior subordinated notes offering to acquire a lifescience transformative company
- Private debt capital fund in a $40 million subordinated term loan to acquire a pharmaceutical technology business
- Public company in connection with $30 million revolving and $165 million term credit facilities
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with a $29 million term credit facility for general corporate purposes
- Private debt capital fund in a $26 million subordinated term loan to acquire a biotechnology development business
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with $25 million term, $5 million revolving and $7 million second lien credit facilities to purchase modern furniture and décor stores
- Venture capital-backed parking logistics company in various acquisitions, a revolving credit facility and a second-lien multi-draw term loan credit facility
- Venture capital-backed minerals discovery company in a revolving credit facility and second lien multi-draw term loan credit facility
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with $5.5 million term credit facility to purchase airplanes
- Portfolio company of a private equity firm in connection with $5.3 million term credit facility to purchase real estate