Robert Meyer

Robert Meyer is a Partner in Simpson Thacher's New York office and member of the Banking and Credit Practice. He regularly advises leading financial institutions, investment and commercial banks, private credit funds, private equity firms and corporate borrowers on a broad range of complex financing transactions, including acquisition financings, leveraged financings, bank and bridge financings, general corporate and investment grade financings, private credit financings, asset-based loans, liability management transactions and refinancing transactions.

His recent experience includes the representation of:

• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in providing $1.8 billion in committed financing for the acquisition of the construction materials business of Stavola Holding Corporation by Arcosa, Inc.
• Lead Arrangers in financings for Nordson Corporation’s acquisitions of Atrion Corporation, Polyusus Lux XX S.à r.l. and AgriTech Holding S.à r.l.
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in providing senior secured financing to Everus Construction Group, Inc. in connection with its spin-off from MDU Resources Group, Inc.
• KKR in numerous transactions including:
  • The financing related to KKR’s agreement with Telefónica, a leading global telecommunications company, to establish OnNet Fibra, Chile’s first open access wholesale fiber optics company
  • The financing of OnNet Fibra’s acquisition of the telecommunications company Entel’s fiber optic infrastructure in Chile
  • Several other financings for a series of private borrowers
• CWT Travel Holdings, Inc. in a series of deleveraging recapitalization transactions
• Aramark Services, Inc. in the $1.1 billion refinancing of its existing credit agreement
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in the $1.495 billion financing for Semtech Corporation’s acquisition of Sierra Wireless
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in a financing for Mastronardi Produce consisting of a $420 million Ag tranche term loan, a $300 million term loan A and a $200 million revolver
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in the $2.1 billion refinancing of Maximus’s existing credit agreement
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in multiple financings and refinancings for Hanesbrands
• JPMorgan and other lead arrangers in the $800 million refinancing of Office Depot’s ABL facility
• Royal Bank of Canada and other lead arrangers in the financing for Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board’s buyout of Vantage Elevator Solution
• Sunopta Inc. in the $265 million refinancing of its existing credit agreement
• Velocity Financial, Inc. in a new $175 million secured term loan credit agreement

Robert has been with Simpson Thacher since he received his J.D. in 2016 from the University of Michigan Law School. He received his B.A. in 2011 from the University of Virginia. Robert is admitted to practice in New York.