Alexandra Kaplan

Alexandra Kaplan is Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Banking and Credit Practice and Co-Head of its Global Investment Banking practice. Alexandra represents investment and commercial banks, private credit funds and other financial institutions in connection with a wide variety of syndicated and direct lending transactions across multiple industries. Her practice focuses on complex corporate financings, including leveraged and investment grade facilities, acquisition finance, asset-based lending, bridge facilities, restructuring transactions and DIP and exit financings.

Alexandra sits on the Firm’s New Partner Committee and has previously served as Co-Chair of the Finance Committee and on the Personnel and Recruiting Committees. She has served as a Contributing Editor of “Getting the Deal Through” and co-authored the United States chapter of “Getting the Deal Through: Acquisition Finance,” published by Law Business Research.

Key matters on which Alexandra has worked include:

• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to $650 million of senior secured credit facilities for Nextracker Inc. in connection with its initial public offering
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to $1.75 billion of senior secured credit facilities in connection with the spin-off of DT Midstream from DTE Energy
• Representation of the lead arrangers in connection with $955 million first and second lien credit facilities to finance American Securities’ acquisition of LaserShip, Inc.
• Representation of the lead arrangers in connection with $225 million of senior secured credit facilities to finance Waldencast Acquisition Corp.’s business combination with Obagi Cosmeceuticals and Milk Makeup
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to approximately $2.2 billion of senior secured credit facilities for Robinhood Securities, LLC
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to $25 billion of senior credit facilities for General Motors 
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to a $750 million senior secured credit facility for Reddit, Inc.
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to approximately $415 million of senior secured credit facilities for Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Quantum Global Technologies, LLC
• Representation of the lead arrangers with respect to over $1.0 billion of senior credit facilities for Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

Alexandra advises on both domestic and international financings and has practiced in a variety of industries including media, healthcare, retail, airline, automotive, agriculture, telecommunications, insurance, financial products, energy and entertainment.

Alexandra received her J.D. in 2002 from Columbia Law School and her B.A. in 1997 from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Bar of the City of New York.