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Nikki Hurst Gibson

Nikki Hurst Gibson

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Nikki Hurst Gibson has extensive experience representing financial institutions and borrowers on commercial  lending transactions; structuring, drafting and negotiating loan documentation for asset-based financing transactions, including accounts receivable, inventory and equipment secured loan transactions; senior and subordinated debt financings; syndicated loans; securities as collateral; and real estate transactions.

Education

  • J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1985
  • A.B., Duke University, 1980

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
Representative Matters
  • Represented Bank of Texas in an $80,067,000 syndicated loan. The construction loan is part of a four-phase development and involves three industrial buildings totaling 1,953,620 square feet on two leasehold estates in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and owned in fee by the D/FW Airport.
  • Represented Chumash Capital Investments, LLC (CCI) in its acquisition of Azimuth Technology, LLC – a manufacturer of tight-tolerance firearm components – from LongVue Capital and Clavis Capital Partners.
  • Represented a seller in a $63M sale of two multi-family projects encompassing 485 units in 36 buildings in The Woodlands.
  • Represented a private equity fund in connection with the formation of a joint venture for the acquisition of three multi-family residential developments in excess of $135,000,000.
  • Represented a financial institution as Administrative Agent and lender in connection with a $77,500,000 syndicated loan to construct a senior living facility in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Represented a financial institution in connection with a construction loan, including historical tax credits for the rehabilitation of a warehouse.
  • Represented RBK Waterview Investors and AOF Waterview Holdings in the sale of a multi-family apartment complex in Florida, bringing to a conclusion the investment firm’s three-year involvement with the property.
  • Represented a real estate developer in connection with the acquisition and financing of a $35,000,000 multifamily residential development.
  • Represented a real estate developer in connection with a $46,000,000 sale of a multifamily residential development in Houston, Texas.
  • Represented a movie theater chain in connection with the refinancing of a senior secured credit facility and a minority investment to finance the expansion of the chain.
  • Represented a financial institution in the financing of a $21 million facility for the construction of a senior housing facility.
  • Represented a financial institution in the financing of a $12 million revolving credit facility and $6 million term loan for working capital and corporate needs.
  • Represented a financial institution in the financing of a $13 million acquisition and construction loan for student housing in Oklahoma.
  • Represented a real estate developer in connection with the acquisition and financing of a $25 million purchase of a shopping center in Houston, Texas.
  • Represented a financial institution as administrative agent on a $25 million syndicated loan transaction to an oil and gas services company.
  • Represented a financial institution in the initial financing and refinancing of a $24 million purchase of a restaurant chain, including the negotiation of an inter-creditor agreement with the mezzanine lender.

Noteworthy
  • Ranked in the Chambers USA 2022 legal directory for the “Banking and Finance” category for Texas.
  • Selected by attorney peers for The Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyer of the Year” in Commercial Finance Law, Dallas/Fort Worth, 2022
  • Featured in Best Lawyers®’ Texas' Best Lawyers, 2020
  • Paul Quinn College’s “President Award”
  • Named one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine, 2017, 2018 and 2021
  • Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2017-2023
  • Former in-house Legal Counsel for Bank One
  • Founding member and steering committee of Dallas Women's Forum, Duke University
Activities & Memberships
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Member of Board and Executive Committee, Alumni Association, Duke University, 2012-2018
  • Chair, Alumni Admissions Committee, Duke University Executive Committee, Co-Chair 2014-2018
  • North Texas Regional Board, Duke University
  • Member of Alumni Board Advisory Council, Dallas Women's Foundation
  • Member, Dallas Council, Annie's List
  • Member of the Board, Annual Fund Executive Committee, Duke University, 2005-2011
Presentations
  • 2019: "Who's Lending, What Terms and What is the Outlook for 2020?" Moderator, Annual InterFace DFW Industrial Conference, Dallas, Texas, September.
  • 2016: LLC and Partnership Interests as Collateral, University of Texas School of Law, “LLC’s, LP’s and Partnerships” Conference, Austin, Texas, July.
  • 2012: ”Perfecting Security Interests in LLC and Partnership Interests-How Hard Can that be?,” State Bar of Texas Webinar, August.
  • 2012: “LLC and Partnership Interests as Collateral: Current Practices, Issues and Pitfalls,” University of Texas School of Law, “LLC’s, LP’s and Partnerships” Conference, Austin, Texas, July.
  • 2012: "LLC and Partnership Interests as Collateral: Potential Risks for Lenders," Presented to Various Banking Clients, February, March, April, and May.
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