Practice Expertise
- Finance
Areas of Practice
- Finance
Profile
Brent Shultz is a partner in the Finance Practice Group in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone and represents banks, financial institutions, investment funds and borrowers in a wide range of complex financing transactions.
Brent’s practice focuses on fund finance (including capital commitment secured facilities), energy finance (including oil and gas reserve-based lending and credit facilities to midstream companies), investment grade lending, cash-flow facilities, asset-based facilities, acquisition finance, leveraged finance and other corporate finance transactions. In addition, his experience includes project finance, real estate finance, restructuring/workout and cross-border finance matters. Brent is a trusted advisor to his clients and works diligently to understand their businesses and craft practical solutions to address their needs.
Brent is a member of the firm’s pro bono committee, representing pro bono clients in veteran’s matters and acting as counsel for The H.E.A.R.T. Program, a Houston nonprofit that helps adults with intellectual/developmental differences to achieve their potential. He is also an active member of his community, holding leadership roles with his local church, volunteering with charitable organizations and is a proud father of two daughters.
Prior to joining Haynes and Boone, Brent was a financial analyst and strategic planner at ATA Airlines and was responsible for complex financial modeling, budgeting, and financial management.
Brent’s practice focuses on fund finance (including capital commitment secured facilities), energy finance (including oil and gas reserve-based lending and credit facilities to midstream companies), investment grade lending, cash-flow facilities, asset-based facilities, acquisition finance, leveraged finance and other corporate finance transactions. In addition, his experience includes project finance, real estate finance, restructuring/workout and cross-border finance matters. Brent is a trusted advisor to his clients and works diligently to understand their businesses and craft practical solutions to address their needs.
Brent is a member of the firm’s pro bono committee, representing pro bono clients in veteran’s matters and acting as counsel for The H.E.A.R.T. Program, a Houston nonprofit that helps adults with intellectual/developmental differences to achieve their potential. He is also an active member of his community, holding leadership roles with his local church, volunteering with charitable organizations and is a proud father of two daughters.
Prior to joining Haynes and Boone, Brent was a financial analyst and strategic planner at ATA Airlines and was responsible for complex financial modeling, budgeting, and financial management.
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2011; U.S. Tax Court
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, magna cum laude; Order of the Barons; Executive Editor, Houston Law Review
B.A., Economics and Management, DePauw University, cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Finance
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
$6 Billion Credit Facility for ConocoPhillips
Represented the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $6 billion unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility for ConocoPhillips.
$5 Billion Subscription Financing
Represented the administrative agent and arrangers of syndicated subscription-secured credit facility for a $15 billion real estate private equity fund, and various domestic and foreign affiliates thereof.
$2.75 Billion Subscription Financing
Represented the administrative agent and arrangers of syndicated subscription-secured credit facility for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, L.P., a $16.524 billion fund, and various domestic and foreign affiliates thereof. The credit facility consisted of a revolving line with a domestic and foreign currency letter of credit option. The facility is secured by the unfunded capital commitments of over 400 separate investors.
$1.35 Billion Secured Financing
Represented the Administrative Agent in connection with a $1.35 billion secured revolving and term loan facility to a major international ski resort.
$750 Million Asset-Based Financing
Represented an energy services company in connection with its $750 million asset-based lending transaction.
$600 Million Acquisition Financing
Represented KMG Chemicals Inc. in connection with a $600 million revolving and term loan credit facility for its acquisition of Flowchem, a leading manufacturer of pipeline performance products.
$500 Million Credit Facility for Suburban Propane, L.P.
Represented the lead arranger and bookrunner, and administrative agent, in connection with a $500 million secured syndicated revolving credit facility for Suburban Propane, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in nationwide marketing and distribution of, propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, and marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets.
$129 Million Term Loan Facility
Represented Texas Capital Bank as sole lead arranger and administrative agent of a $129 million senior secured term loan credit facility, to SED Houston Real Estate, LLC, to finance, in part, the acquisition by certain affiliates of Redwood Capital Investments of the Houston-area territory assets and operations of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., one of the nation’s largest wholesale distributors of Anheuser-Busch and Grupo Modelo products.
$125 Million Acquisition Financing
Represented the lead arranger and bookrunner, and administrative agent, in connection with a $125 million secured syndicated revolving and term credit facility to a human resources company in connection with a major acquisition.
$75 Million Senior Secured Advancing Line of Credit
Represented the mezzanine capital provider in the negotiation of a senior-secured credit facility to finance the development of Permian Basin oil and gas properties.
$76 Million Project Financing
Represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Mandated Lead Arranger and Lender for a $76 million secured loan facility to fund construction of a 7.5-megawatt (net) biomass-to-energy facility on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii.
$6 Billion Credit Facility for ConocoPhillips
Represented the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $6 billion unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility for ConocoPhillips.
$5 Billion Subscription Financing
Represented the administrative agent and arrangers of syndicated subscription-secured credit facility for a $15 billion real estate private equity fund, and various domestic and foreign affiliates thereof.
$2.75 Billion Subscription Financing
Represented the administrative agent and arrangers of syndicated subscription-secured credit facility for Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IX, L.P., a $16.524 billion fund, and various domestic and foreign affiliates thereof. The credit facility consisted of a revolving line with a domestic and foreign currency letter of credit option. The facility is secured by the unfunded capital commitments of over 400 separate investors.
$1.35 Billion Secured Financing
Represented the Administrative Agent in connection with a $1.35 billion secured revolving and term loan facility to a major international ski resort.
$750 Million Asset-Based Financing
Represented an energy services company in connection with its $750 million asset-based lending transaction.
$600 Million Acquisition Financing
Represented KMG Chemicals Inc. in connection with a $600 million revolving and term loan credit facility for its acquisition of Flowchem, a leading manufacturer of pipeline performance products.
$500 Million Credit Facility for Suburban Propane, L.P.
Represented the lead arranger and bookrunner, and administrative agent, in connection with a $500 million secured syndicated revolving credit facility for Suburban Propane, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership engaged in nationwide marketing and distribution of, propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, and marketing of natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets.
$129 Million Term Loan Facility
Represented Texas Capital Bank as sole lead arranger and administrative agent of a $129 million senior secured term loan credit facility, to SED Houston Real Estate, LLC, to finance, in part, the acquisition by certain affiliates of Redwood Capital Investments of the Houston-area territory assets and operations of Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P., one of the nation’s largest wholesale distributors of Anheuser-Busch and Grupo Modelo products.
$125 Million Acquisition Financing
Represented the lead arranger and bookrunner, and administrative agent, in connection with a $125 million secured syndicated revolving and term credit facility to a human resources company in connection with a major acquisition.
$75 Million Senior Secured Advancing Line of Credit
Represented the mezzanine capital provider in the negotiation of a senior-secured credit facility to finance the development of Permian Basin oil and gas properties.
$76 Million Project Financing
Represented Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as Mandated Lead Arranger and Lender for a $76 million secured loan facility to fund construction of a 7.5-megawatt (net) biomass-to-energy facility on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii.
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