Resident of Simpson Thacher’s New York office, Nicholas Baker is a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Practice. Nicholas concentrates his practice on restructuring and bankruptcy matters, as well as advising on complex out-of-court secured transactions and intercreditor arrangements. He has represented creditors, purchasers and borrowers in Chapter 11 proceedings, cross-border insolvencies and out-of-court restructurings. Some of his clients have included JPMorgan, Bank of Montreal, Goldman Sachs, Solus Alternative Asset Management, Angelo Gordon and First Reserve.
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Work Highlights
- Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A. in its Chapter 11 case
- BMO Harris Bank, as administrative agent, for the prepetition RBL lenders and DIP lenders in connection with Lilis Energy’s Chapter 11 cases
- Financing parties in debt restructuring transactions by Ferrellgas
- Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, for the RBL lenders in connection with Ultra Petroleum’s Chapter 11 cases
- Joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in the exit facilities provided to Weatherford in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings
- JPMorgan, as DIP financing and exit financing agent, in Halcón Resources’ Chapter 11 reorganization
- JPMorgan in LightSquared’s Chapter 11 reorganization, including with respect to existing positions and new exit investments
- MSU Energy as plan sponsor in the cross-border restructuring of Stoneway Energy
- Angelo Gordon in the out-of-court restructuring of Abraxas Petroleum
Education
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McGill University, 2002 B.A.
Honors Degree
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2007 J.D.
Admissions
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New York 2008
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2009
Nicholas Baker is a Partner in Simpson Thacher’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Corporate Practice. Nicholas concentrates his practice on restructuring and bankruptcy matters, as well as advising on complex out-of-court secured transactions and intercreditor arrangements. He has represented creditors, purchasers and borrowers in Chapter 11 proceedings, cross-border insolvencies and out-of-court restructurings. Some of his clients have included JPMorgan, Bank of Montreal, Goldman Sachs, Solus Alternative Asset Management, Angelo Gordon and First Reserve.
His experience includes the representation of:
- Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A. in its Chapter 11 case
- BMO Harris Bank, as administrative agent, for the prepetition RBL lenders and DIP lenders in connection with Lilis Energy’s Chapter 11 cases
- Financing parties in debt restructuring transactions by Ferrellgas
- Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, for the RBL lenders in connection with Ultra Petroleum’s Chapter 11 cases
- Joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in the exit facilities provided to Weatherford in connection with its emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings
- JPMorgan, as DIP financing and exit financing agent, in Halcón Resources’ Chapter 11 reorganization
- JPMorgan in LightSquared’s Chapter 11 reorganization, including with respect to existing positions and new exit investments
- MSU Energy as plan sponsor in the cross-border restructuring of Stoneway Energy
- Angelo Gordon in the out-of-court restructuring of Abraxas Petroleum
Nicholas received his B.A., with Honors from McGill University in 2002 and his J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2007.