David Teh

Based in the New York office, David Teh leads the Alternative Capital and Private Credit group at Simpson Thacher. David has deep and versatile experience advising direct lenders, investment banks and corporate borrowers across many sectors on a broad range of direct loans and syndicated credit facilities. His work includes both U.S. and cross-border leveraged acquisition financings, unitranche facilities, ‘recurring revenue’ loans, ‘stretch senior’ loans, first and second lien credit facilities and leveraged and investment grade corporate credit facilities. David also advises on financings for workout and restructuring situations, recapitalizations and other customized loan financings. He joined Simpson Thacher from another international law firm.

Notable experience prior to joining Simpson Thacher includes representing:

• Ares Capital as administrative agent and the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the direct loan facilities supporting Alera Group’s recapitalization and merger with Propel Insurance
• Ares Capital as administrative agent and the joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the cross-border direct loan facilities in connection with Kohlberg & Co’s acquisition of Nelipak
• Ares Capital as administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with direct loan facilities to Dye & Durham
• Ares Capital as administrative agent and lead arranger for with direct loan facilities in connection with Genstar Capital’s acquisition of Arrowhead GS Holdings
• Ares Capital as administrative agent and lead arranger for the direct loan facilities in connection with HIG Capital’s acquisition of Continental Battery Company
• Blackstone Credit, certain funds managed by Apollo Global Management, KKR Credit, Thoma Bravo Credit and Antares Capital as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with the recurring-revenue unitranche loan to finance the acquisition of Medallia Inc. by Thoma Bravo
• The second lien administrative agent and lead arranger in connection with the second lien direct loan to finance the take-private acquisition of LSE-listed Sophos Group Plc by Thoma Bravo
• Partners Group in connection with the direct term loan facility to finance the acquisition of AGS Health
• The administrative agent and joint lead arrangers in connection with its unitranche loan facilities to finance Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Qlik Technologies
• Phillips Edison & Company REIT in connection with its senior unsecured credit facilities
• Compass Minerals Inc. in connection with its revolving credit facility and Term Loan A facility
• News Corporation in connection with its investment grade senior credit facilities
• The lead arranger and administrative agent in connection with its syndicated senior credit facilities to ASX-listed Arisocrat Leisure Limited
• Huntsman Corporation in connection with its leveraged and investment-grade syndicated corporate credit facilities
• Venator Materials PLC in connection with its IPO-related syndicated credit facilities and ABL facility
• Nord Anglia Education Limited with respect to its syndicated senior credit facilities in connection with its initial public offering on the NYSE and then subsequent take-private
• Baring Private Equity Asia with respect to the cross-border syndicated senior credit facilities for the take-private of ASX-listed SAI Global
• Various sports team financings including credit facilities for the Ottawa Senators, St Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils and stadium financings including for Rogers Place (Edmonton Oilers)

David received his B. Ec. and his LL.B from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He is admitted to practice in New York.