• Banking and Finance
• Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Energy Industry Team

Hoang “Quan” Vu has represented lenders (senior and subordinated), issuers, borrowers, sponsors, purchasers, and various public and private companies on a variety of transactions totaling over $15 billion. His practice has an emphasis on finance transactions involving companies in the oil and gas industry and other energy-related industries, including:

• Syndicated finance
• Project finance
• Oil, gas and energy (including alternative energy) lending
• Leveraged lending
• Asset-based lending
• First/second lien financing
• General secured and unsecured commercial finance
• Acquisition finance
• Real estate lending
• Structured finance
• Loan and credit restructuring
• Reorganizations, workouts, bankruptcy collateral analysis and sales
• Sale leaseback transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code, opinion and collateral transactions
• Mergers and acquisitions

His practice also includes general corporate, contract, real estate, intellectual property, distributorship and litigation matters, with an emphasis on Asian-owned businesses.

Prior to joining Gardere, Mr. Vu was a partner in the Banking and Finance Group at Mayer Brown LLP.

• Represented GMAC LLC in a $3.5 billion revolving and term loan facility made to Residential Funding Company LLC and GMAC Mortgage LLC in connection with a public exchange offer of existing notes by Residential Capital LLC.
• Represented agent bank for a $1.3 billion revolving and term loan facility for W&T Offshore Inc. in connection with the acquisition of offshore oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Represented ConocoPhillips Company in connection with refinancing and ongoing development of a more than $1 billion LNG facility in Texas.
• Represented underwriters and agent bank in connection with a U.S. $600 million bond and loan project finance and parallel Canadian $600 million bond and loan project finance of a U.S.-Canadian pipeline co-sponsored by four major energy companies.
• Represented first lien agent bank in a $700 million refinancing of a $300 million first lien credit agreement in connection with the acquisition of Texas and Louisiana offshore oil and gas properties.
• Represented agent bank in connection with $800 million credit facility to an investment grade company.
• Represented agent bank in a $500 million bridge facility to Reliant Energy.
• Represented agent bank for the senior debt on a $500 million U.S. and Canadian global credit facility (with an initial $300 million borrowing base) for a public oil and gas company.
• Represented agent bank in connection with a $450 million credit facility for the purchase of more than 22 turbines.
• Represented Global Fortune 500® company in proposed acquisition of a business process solutions company previously publicly valued in excess of $450 million.
• Represented agent bank in a $350 million credit facility for an oil and gas exploration and development company and the related mortgage-back commodity swap arrangement.
• Represented the senior debt (more than 20 insurance companies) on the $330 million project financing of the new St. Louis Cardinals baseball stadium.
• Represented borrower in connection with a $250 million credit facility to finance the construction of multiple mobile pods to be used for oil and gas recovery services.
• Represented agent bank in a $140 million project finance of a wind turbine facility in Krayn, Pa.
• Represented agent bank in a $135 million refinancing of a project financing of a gas gathering system in Wyoming.
• Represented an energy trading company, as borrower, in the negotiation of a $130 million uncommitted senior credit facility and of a subsequent subordinated loan facility.
• Represented agent bank in $115 million term loan and revolving credit facility to an oilfield services company.
• Represented agent bank in $105 million credit facility to a subsidiary of a public energy company in connection with the monetization of a prepaid gas forward sale contract.
• Represented agent bank in connection with a $100 million credit facility for a gas gathering borrower in Texas.
• Represented agent bank for the senior debt in connection with the project finance of a more than $100 million fractionation plant and cryogenic plant in Louisiana.
• Represented public energy company as a manufacturer and lessee in series of sale leaseback transactions involving $75 million of solar panel systems with three financial institutions.
• Represented agent bank in $50 million oil and gas borrowing base credit facility to a borrower in the oil and gas exploration and production business.
• Represented J.B. Poindexter & Co. Inc., as borrower, in connection with a variety of asset-based credit facilities, including a $50 million asset-based credit facility with LaSalle Bank National Association, and in connection with the acquisition of various companies in and out of bankruptcy.
• Represented agent bank in $45 million revolving and term loan facility for oilfield services company.
• Represented lender in $30 million revolving facility to a private mezzanine lender.
• Represented borrower in oilfield services industry in $25 million revolving credit facility.
• Represented agent bank in a revolving credit facility to a proppants company.
• Represented a Japanese bank as senior agent in connection with the synthetic leasing of various aircraft.
• Represented various U.S. and Canadian lenders and private companies on numerous mezzanine facilities and oil and gas borrowing base credit facilities.
• Represented an ethanol company as the borrower and issuer in a proposed project finance of an ethanol plant in Montana.
• Represented agent bank in successful, bankruptcy court-approved, payoff of an insurance-backed credit facility to Bob West Treasure LLC, and Enron special purpose vehicle.
• Represented affiliated borrower entities in a number of loan facilities with the Bank of San Antonio.
• Representing a multiple creditors' committees and bankrupt debtors in collateral and lien analysis and related bankruptcy matters.
• Representing bankrupt debtor in the cable industry in a DIP facility.
• Represented energy trader in multiple hedge transactions and provided finance advice regarding extensions of credit by energy trader.
• Represented natural gas trader in various financing, acquisition and contractual dispute matters.
• Represented agent bank in two total return swap transactions relating to loan facilities involving power plants.
• Represented agent bank in a workout of a term and revolving credit facility to a company engaged in the wire harness business.
• Represented a U.K. bank as agent bank for the senior debt on the monetization of metering assets.
• Representation of creditors and borrowers in various Article 8 and Article 9 Uniform Commercial Code matters.
• Represented various private companies (including several Asian-owned businesses) in negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, acquisitions, leases of real property, intellectual property matters, distribution agreements, contractual disputes, litigation and general corporate matters.

• J.D., Harvard Law School (1995)
• A.B., Harvard College, magna cum laude (1992)
  • Honors Economics
  • Recipient, John Harvard Scholarship

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Chair, Board of Trustees, Asian American Bar Foundation, Inc. (AABF) (2007–present) (help disburse over $10,000 annually to help numerous law students and student organizations, and support domestic violence groups, pro bono groups, immigration organizations, judicial interns, public interest workers, and hurricane relief funds)
  • Founding Member
• Former Chair, Board of Directors, Asian American Bar Association of Houston (AABA) (2007–2010)
  • Former President (2005) (helped establish first Community Outreach Program for the AABA and the pilot AABA Mentorship Program)
• Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2003–present)
• Member, National Conference Committee, National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (2012)

• Recognized, Texas Rising Star, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly (2004–2009)
  • Banking
• Recognized, Best Lawyers Under 40, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2004)
• Recognized, Lawyer on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine
• Recipient, Texas Legal Diversity Award, Texas Diversity Council (2008)
• Honoree and Keynote Speaker, Youth Leadership Council Banquet (2010)

• President, Harvard University Club of Houston (2007–present)
  • Member, Board of Directors (2004–present)
  • Co-Chair, Harvard's 375th Anniversary Fete (raise proceeds for various charitable causes) (May 2012).
  • Former Vice President, Programs (2004–2007)
  • Former Co-Chair, inaugural Crimson Award Gala: Building Bridges (raised approximately $120,000 in funds to help send Houston-area principals, teachers, and leaders of non-profit organizations to Harvard University for educational, leadership, and management training and to provide for education-related scholarships and stipends) (2005)
• Graduate, Center for Houston’s Future Leadership Class (Fall 2008)
• Director, Texas Dragon Boat Association (2011–present)
• Former Member, Asian Advisory Board, Houston Police Department
• Frequent panelist and speaker on diversity and leadership issues at numerous conferences and events (including Texas Diversity Council Annual Diversity & Leadership Conference and National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys)
• Competitive Ballroom Dancer, USA DanceSport
  • Former National Finalist in Amateur Championship American Style Ballroom (2003)
  • Former Texas Amateur International Standard Champion