Profile
Lou Ann Brunenn advises financial institutions and corporate borrowers on the structuring and documentation of secured and unsecured credit facilities. She regularly represents lead arrangers and administrative agents in a broad range of large corporate and middle-market syndicated transactions, including cash flow and asset-based facilities, acquisition financings, sponsor-backed financings, and multicurrency facilities. Her practice spans transactions from middle-market club deals to multibillion-dollar leveraged financings. She advises on the full life cycle of lending matters, from loan originations to distressed debt workouts and restructurings.
Lou Ann has experience across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, technology, telecommunications, insurance, restaurants, health care, transportation, media, and financial services.
Concentrations
- Cash flow and asset-based financings, acquisitions financings, sponsor-led financings, multi-currency facilities, and first lien/second lien facilities
- Structuring and negotiating facilities with multiple debt and lien priorities
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured $1.25 billion credit facility to a global consumer products company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured $1 billion credit facility to an equipment supply company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $1 billion multicurrency facility to a company that manufactures steel and metal.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $400 million multicurrency credit facility to company engaged in commercial farm support services.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $225 million acquisition finance credit facility for the purchase of manufacturing companies.
- Represented lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $150 million multicurrency credit facility to a digital infrastructure company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $100 million credit facility to a public technology platform company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured $200 million credit facility to a public company engaged in the manufacture of wire and cable products.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $460 million facility to a global marketing services company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in an unsecured $250 million facility to a U.S. subsidiary of a multinational food manufacturing company.
- Represented the administrative agent in an unsecured $300 million facility to a multinational corporation that produces paper-based consumer products.
- Represented the administrative agent in a secured cross-border $720 million multicurrency facility.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $250 million credit facility for a funeral and cemetery services company.
- Represented the administrative agent in a $150 million term loan facility to a public company engaged in the sale and production of industrial chemicals.
- Represented lead arranger and administrative agent in a $150 million secured cross-border credit facility.
- Represented sponsor in connection with the financing for acquisition of privately-owned provider of hearing aids and audiology services.
- Represented sponsor in $65 million senior secured credit facility for the acquisition of a telecom infrastructure company.
- Represented sponsor in $62.5 million secured credit facility for the acquisition of a home health care services company.
- Represented sponsor in $50.5 million floor plan financing, equipment financing and revolver for dealership portfolio companies.
- Represented borrower in $114 million secured acquisition finance credit facilities.
- Represented borrower in $133 million secured credit facility to a life insurance settlement company.
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $2.9 billion acquisition financing for a media company.°
- Represented the administrative agent in a $275 million multicurrency facility to co-borrowers domiciled in the United States, Canada, UK, and Australia.°
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $540 million facility to a radio broadcasting company.°
- Represented the lead arranger and administrative agent in a secured $500 million facility to an industrial services company in the energy and petrochemicals sector.°
- Represented Administrative Agent in workout of a $100 million senior secured credit facility to a supplier and manufacturer of OCTG and line pipe for the oil and gas industry in both the United States and Canada.°
- Represented industrial heating services company in connection with a secured $310 million revolving and term loan B facility.°
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Brunenn prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Recognition & Leadership
- Shortlisted, The Legal Benchmarking Group, "Women in Business Awards - Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year,” 2026
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2020-2026
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2023-2025
- Listed, D Magazine, Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2021 and 2023
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2021-2022
- Selected, Youth180 Texas, "Outstanding First-Term Director," 2020
- Listed, Thomson Reuters, “Texas Rising Star,” 2004-2008
- Board Member, Phoenix House Texas, 2023-Present
- Former Board Member, Youth180, Inc., 2018-2023
- Chair, 2022-2023
- Vice-Chair, 2021-2022
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Credentials
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J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, 1994
- Leading Articles Editor, SMU Law Review Association
- Order of the Coif
- B.S., cum laude, Texas Christian University, 1991
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas