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 complex capital solutions, particularly in stressed or distressed transactions, in-court and out-of-court restructurings and intercreditor arrangements. He has represented creditors, boards of directors, 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, Gramercy Funds, Apollo Capital, Solus Alternative Asset Management, Angelo Gordon and First Reserve.
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Work Highlights
- JPMorgan as lead arranger of the $3.7 billion DIP financing for LATAM Airlines and JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and other lead arrangers in LATAM’s DIP to exit financing
- Gramercy Funds in multiple financial transactions to Latin American borrowers in the health care and infrastructure industry
- Apollo Capital Management in multiple private financing transactions to technology companies
- Goldman Sachs in a back-leveraged loan facility to a leading distressed investor
- Pyxus International in its Chapter 11 reorganization and in its comprehensive bond and loan exchange
- Angelo Gordon in in-court and out-of-court restructurings
- Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A. in its Chapter 11 case
- JPMorgan and a syndicate of prepetition revolving lenders in connection with the out-of-court financial restructuring of Yak Access
- BMO Harris Bank, as administrative agent, for the prepetition RBL lenders and DIP lenders in connection with Lilis Energy’s Chapter 11 cases
Education
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University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2007 J.D.
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McGill University, 2002 B.A.
Honors Degree
Admissions
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U.S. District Court Southern District of New York 2009
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New York 2008
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 complex capital solutions, particularly in stressed or distressed transactions, in-court and out-of-court restructurings and intercreditor arrangements. He has represented creditors, boards of directors, 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, Gramercy Funds, Apollo Capital, Solus Alternative Asset Management, Angelo Gordon and First Reserve.
His experience includes the representation of:
- JPMorgan as lead arranger of the $3.7 billion DIP financing for LATAM Airlines and JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and other lead arrangers in LATAM’s DIP to exit financing
- Gramercy Funds in multiple financial transactions to Latin American borrowers in the health care and infrastructure industry
- Apollo Capital Management in multiple private financing transactions to technology companies
- Goldman Sachs in a back-leveraged loan facility to a leading distressed investor
- Pyxus International in its Chapter 11 reorganization and in its comprehensive bond and loan exchange
- Angelo Gordon in in-court and out-of-court restructurings
- Joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in $1.2 billion of DIP financing for Avianca Holdings S.A. in its Chapter 11 case
- JPMorgan and a syndicate of prepetition revolving lenders in connection with the out-of-court financial restructuring of Yak Access
- BMO Harris Bank and a syndicate of prepetition RBL lenders and DIP lenders in connection with Lilis Energy’s Chapter 11 cases
- Financing parties in debt restructuring transactions by Ferrellgas
- 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
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.