Practice Expertise

  • Finance
  • Food, Beverage and Restaurant
  • Lender Representation
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Areas of Practice

  • Finance
  • Food, Beverage and Restaurant
  • Lender Representation
  •  

Profile

Monika Sanford is a partner in the Finance Practice Group of Haynes and Boone. Monika's practice is focused on the representation of financial institutions and borrowers in commercial loan transactions. Monika has experience in representing lenders with negotiating and documenting loans to real estate private equity funds in connection with subscription secured financings as well as negotiating and documenting other secured and unsecured transactions. Additionally, Monika has represented borrowers in intercreditor relationships and in subordinated financing transactions, and has represented issuers in connection with offerings of senior secured notes.

Bar Admissions
Texas

Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2007, cum laude; SMU International Law Review, Staff Editor; Asian American Law Students Association, Vice President.
B.B.A., Finance, University of Texas at Austin, 2004, with high honors, Minor in Economics

Areas of Practice

  • Finance
  • Food, Beverage and Restaurant
  • Lender Representation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Assisted in the representation of major U.S. and foreign lenders as lead agents in connection with documenting and closing more than $3 billion of subscription secured revolving credit facilities to private equity funds secured by the capital commitments of the fund's various investors.

Assisted in the representation of lead agent and arranger in documenting and closing $600 million worth of revolving credit facilities to an investment grade insurance company and its affiliate.

Assisted in the representation of lead agent in connection with a $160 million revolving credit facility provided to a pharmaceutical company secured by the assets of the borrower and the various subsidiary guarantors.

Assisted in representation of one of the largest dining, hospitality and entertainment companies in the United States in connection with: a $235.6 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a public offering of $406.5 million of subordinated secured notes together with an additional tack-on offering of $50 million subordinated secured notes, secured by real and personal property assets managed by domestic subsidiaries; and the private offering by the parent company of $110 million of senior secured notes, secured by the capital stock of a subsidiary.

Assisted in the representation of an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploration of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties in connection with the public offering of $750 million of senior unsecured notes and the simultaneous redemption and discharge of $350 million of senior secured notes.

Assisted in the representation of an international apparel manufacturing company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $140 million senior secured revolving credit facility secured by real and personal property.



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