Overview
Guy Gribov is a partner in the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Houston office. He represents clients in a wide range of financial transactions. Mr. Gribov advises mezzanine funds, publicly and privately held corporate borrowers and issuers, private equity funds, credit funds and commercial banks on matters such as bank financings, mezzanine and structured financings, preferred equity investment and convertible debt. He has worked on matters involving an array of industries such as energy, where he has extensive experience in oil and gas exploration and oilfield services, as well as infrastructure and healthcare.
With experience counseling both lenders and borrowers, Mr. Gribov approaches every transaction with an understanding of the counter-party’s concerns and prides himself on arriving at solutions that satisfy both sides, helping to establish productive, long-term relationships between borrowers and lenders.
Mr. Gribov’s work has earned him praise from Chambers USA, where reviewers described him as a “superstar” who is “poised and efficient in what he does” (2019).
Recognitions
- Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2016–2020
- Chambers USA, Banking & Finance (Texas), 2015–2023; “Associates to Watch” in Banking & Finance (Texas), 2017 and 2018; “Up and Coming” in Banking & Finance (Texas), 2019
- IFLR1000, 2020–2023
- Legal 500 U.S., Finance: Commercial Lending, 2021 and 2022
Education
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2009 (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Columbia Journal of Transnational Law)
- Simon Fraser University, B.B.A., Finance, 2006
Representations
Private Credit/Direct Lending
- Riverstone in a $475 million senior secured term loan to an upstream E&P company
- Cibolo Energy Partners in a $130 million reserve-based loan to two funds focused on acquiring U.S. onshore oil and gas producing properties
- HPS Investment Partners in a $200 million financing to an upstream E&P company to finance the acquisition of W&T Offshore's interests in the Yellow Rose field in the Permian Basin
- EIG in a $300 million acquisition financing involving a syndicated senior secured loan to a midstream energy company
- Apollo in a $167.5 million secured holdco notes facility to an upstream E&P company
- EIG Global Energy Partners, as lender, in a $265 million private placement with a traditional power generation company under a note purchase agreement
- Apollo in a $250 million first lien secured term loan to an upstream E&P company for the development of oil and gas properties in North Dakota
- EIG in a $50 million note purchase agreement with Crown Oil Partners V, LP
- Oaktree Capital Management in a $75 million reserve-based note purchase agreement to an upstream E&P company
- Goldman Sachs in a $51 million senior secured multi draw term loan facility provided to finance the acquisition and subsequent development programs of a upstream and midstream oil and gas company
- EIG and GSO Capital in a $1.25 billion loan with associated warrants for acquisition and development of oil and gas properties
- Apollo Investment Corporation in numerous mezzanine loans and other structured investments to domestic oil and gas producers
- Stellus Capital Management in multiple preferred equity and structured debt investments in oil and gas producers
- A hedge fund lender in a $75 million note purchase agreement to King Operating Corporation
- Angelo, Gordon Energy Servicer, LLC in a $110 million secured term loan to be used for acquisition financing purposes by Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation
Syndicated Finance
- Talos Energy in a $950 million syndicated, senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility, including investment capacity for carbon capture and storage
- Caerus Operating LLC in a $1 billion secured reserve-based revolving credit facility
- Lario Oil & Gas Company in a $600 million secured revolving credit facility for parent company, O’s Companies, Inc.
- Concho Resources Inc. in a $3 billion secured reserve-based revolving credit facility
- Jagged Peak Energy LLC, as borrower, in a $1 billion secured revolving credit facility in connection with the initial public offering of Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
- A privately-held exploration and development oil and gas company in a $1.5 billion secured reserve-based revolving credit facility
- A publicly traded propane distributer and gas storage company in a $1 billion senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $700 million revolving credit facility and a $300 million term loan credit facility
Private Equity
- Energy Innovation Capital and Pearl Energy Investments, on behalf of their portfolio company, Streamline Innovations, Inc. as borrower in a $20 million senior secured, sustainably linked, delayed draw term loan
- Atinum E&P, Inc. and certain affiliates in (i) a $150 million reserve-based revolving first lien credit facility and a $50 million second lien term loan for Atinum South Texas, LLC, (ii), a $150 million reserve-based revolving first lien credit facility and a $75 million second lien term loan for Atinum Marcellus I LLC, (iii) a $300 million reserve-based revolving first lien credit facility and a $150 million second lien term loan for Atinum Midcon I, LLC, (iv) a $750 million reserve-based revolving first lien revolving reserve-based facility and a $75 million second lien term loan for Atinum Energy Investments, LLC, and (v) a $750 million reserve-based revolving first lien revolving reserve-based facility and a $75 million second lien term loan for Tradition Resources II, LLC
- Avista Capital Partners and its portfolio company Sidewinder Drilling in connection with the acquisition financing and related revolving credit facility for Sidewinder’s $242 million acquisition of Union Drilling
- Sentinel Peak Resources California, LLC in a $750 million secured reserve-based revolving credit facility in connection with the acquisition of oil and gas properties from Freeport
- A sponsor-backed midstream oil and gas company in a $250 million secured asset-based revolving credit facility
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.