Benjamin Ratliff
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Ben focuses his practice on general corporate and finance matters. He is actively engaged in the negotiation and documentation of a wide variety of commercial lending transactions, including syndicated and single-bank credit facilities, asset-based lending (including reserve-based lending), sponsor-backed acquisition financing, master limited partnership financing, and second lien/mezzanine financing. He works with teams that frequently represent financial institutions, private equity sponsors and corporate borrowers in all stages of their financial transactions.
Professional experience
Collapse allJD, cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2009
BBA., Finance and Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Ben is a member of the Order of the Coif.
Ben was admitted to practice law in Texas in 2009.
- Texas State Bar
- Represented public company in a merger consummated through a double pre-packaged bankruptcy in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $1.44 billion credit facility.
- Represented public company in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $1.5 billion commercial paper facility.
- Represented international drilling services company in connection with the financing of a $350 million term loan closed simultaneously with its $775 million notes offering.
- Represented administrative agent in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $1 billion reserve-based revolving credit facility for an exploration and production company secured by assets in the eagle ford shale formation.
- Represented sponsor-backed master limited partnership, as borrower, in connection with financing of a $100 million revolving credit facility closed simultaneously with the partnership's initial public offering.
- Represented sponsor-backed portfolio company, as borrower, in connection with the $62.5 million financing secured by sand reserves used in the hydraulic fracturing process.
- Represented international drilling services company in connection with the financing of a $500 million term loan closed simultaneously with its $1.15 billion notes offering.
- Represented bulk liquid chemical company in connection with the financing of a $200 million revolving credit facility.
- Represented second lien administrative agent in connection with the financing of a $15 million second lien facility for an owner and operator of oil and gas properties.
- Represented administrative agent in connection with the financing of a $66 million facility for a midstream company.
- Represented private-equity sponsor in negotiating an $8 million first lien facility and $9.5 million second lien facility in connection with the acquisition of a farm produce packaging company.
- Represented second lien administrative agent and lender in connection with the negotiation and documentation of a $20 million term loan to a consumer fireworks company.
- Represented private-equity sponsor in negotiating a $21 million senior secured facility and a $12.5 million mezzanine facility in connection with the acquisition of a specialty industrial products company.
- Represented private-equity sponsor in negotiating an $15.5 million financing in connection with the acquisition of an oilfield services business.
- Represented private-equity sponsor in negotiating an $19 million financing in connection with the acquisition of a food packaging company.
- Represented administrative agent in the workout and restructuring of a $200 million dollar facility secured by private equity assets closed simultaneously with the settlement of multiple lawsuits.
- The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, Best Lawyers, 2022 - 2025
- Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2023 - 2024
- Texas Rising Star, securities, Thomson Reuters, 2017 - 2019
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Dallas Bar Association
News
Two dozen lawyers selected to Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide
July 10, 2023
Cross-border team represents CrowdOut Capital in acquisition of Sourceability
January 11, 2023
CORE Industrial Partners and Arizona Natural Resources advised on procurement of Contract Filling Inc.
September 02, 2022