Brian Flynn is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s Banking & Credit Practice, advising arrangers, lenders (including direct lenders) and borrowers on commercial lending and financing transactions, including private credit and syndicated financings. Brian’s practice focuses on energy related matters, including upstream and midstream financings and acquisition financings.
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Work Highlights
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- A major bank as lead arranger for $1 billion senior secured revolving credit facility for San Mateo Midstream.
- A leading financial institution as lead arranger for $1.2 billion senior secured reserved based lending credit facility for Northern Oil and Gas.
- A global oil field services company as borrower under senior secured $1 billion revolving credit facility secured by assets in over 16 different countries.
- Jefferies Finance as lead arranger for senior secured term loan b and super priority revolving credit facility for Stakeholder Midstream.
- Fifth Third Bank as lead arranger for senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility for sponsor-backed acquisition of data center and cloud services company.
- A leading private equity direct lender for senior secured term loan in connection with sponsor-backed acquisition of large U.S. shipping company.
Education
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University of Houston Law Center, 2016 J.D.
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UCD Sutherland School of Law & Smurfit Graduate Business School, 2006 M.B.A.
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Illinois State University, 2002 B.S.
Brian Flynn is Counsel in Simpson Thacher’s Banking & Credit Practice in Houston, advising arrangers, lenders (including direct lenders) and borrowers on commercial lending and financing transactions, including private credit and syndicated financings. Brian’s practice focuses on energy related matters, including upstream and midstream financings and acquisition financings.
Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes advising:
- A major bank as lead arranger for $1 billion senior secured revolving credit facility for San Mateo Midstream.
- A leading financial institution as lead arranger for $1.2 billion senior secured reserved based lending credit facility for Northern Oil and Gas.
- A global oil field services company as borrower under senior secured $1 billion revolving credit facility secured by assets in over 16 different countries.
- Jefferies Finance as lead arranger for senior secured term loan b and super priority revolving credit facility for Stakeholder Midstream.
- Fifth Third Bank as lead arranger for senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility for sponsor-backed acquisition of data center and cloud services company.
- A leading private equity direct lender for senior secured term loan in connection with sponsor-backed acquisition of large U.S. shipping company.
Brian received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2016, his M.B.A. from the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit School of Business in 2006, and his B.S. from Illinois State University in 2002. He is admitted to practice in Texas.