Nicholas Baker

Nicholas Baker is a Restructuring Partner in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Capital Structure Solutions Practice. Nicholas concentrates his practice on complex capital solutions, particularly in stressed or distressed transactions, liability management transactions, in-court and out-of-court restructurings and intercreditor arrangements. He balances his practice between company-side and creditor representations and enjoys helping clients develop and implement commercial, creative solutions. His clients include large commercial banks, public companies, private lenders and sponsors.

His recent publicly disclosable experience includes the representation of:

• LanzaTech in complex preferred equity infusion to de-SPAC company from anchor equity holder with structured debt solutions while public equity was trading for less than a $1.00.
• JPMorgan and an ad hoc group of lenders in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of QVC Inc.
• JPMorgan in the structuring and negotiation of a series of liquidity enhancing transactions for Sinclair
• Anagram International in its Chapter 11 cases
• MSU Energy as plan sponsor in the cross-border restructuring of Stoneway Energy 
• First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company as purchaser of Silicon Valley Bank
• Cohesity in its acquisition of the data protection business of Veritas
• Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent and lender in connection with the bankruptcy cases of Thrasio
• JPMorgan as administrative agent on behalf of revolving lenders in connection with an out-of-court recapitalization of GrafTech