Utilising expertise in a cross-border manner, with significant activity across North America and Europe, Baker Botts L.L.P. represents initial purchasers in both secured and unsecured lending matters and a range of acquisitions, and capital markets transactions, often weighted towards the energy sector, covering partial financing for two significant acquisitions and complex upsized private placements, as well as expertise in MLPs and structured equity products. The group regularly advises initial purchasers in a myriad of senior notes offerings. Such clients are often advised by Houston-based Doug Getten, a significant lawyer on the underwriter side in the team, together with Samantha Hale Crispin in Dallas. Elsewhere. Josh Davidson, also in Houston, is a standout practitioner on the underwriter side.
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- ‘Detail oriented and very professional. They quickly respond to questions and anticipate issues before they become problems.’
Key clients
- Arcosa, Inc.
- Atlas Credit Partners, LLC
- BKV Corporation
- BMO Capital Markets Corp
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
- Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
- Citroniq Chemicals LLC
- Clearway Energy Operating LLC
- Consensys Software Inc.
- Coterra Energy Inc. (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation)
- Crestwood Equity Partners LP
- CVR Energy, Inc. / Special Committee – Strategic of the Board of Directors of CVR Energy, Inc.
- Diamond Generating Corporation
- DZS, Inc.
- Electrum Group
- EnLink Midstream, LLC
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Gulfport Energy Corporation
- H-E-B, LP
Work highlights
Represented Coterra Energy in its $1.5 billion senior notes offering to finance its accretive Permian Basin acquisitions.
Represented Gulfport Energy Corporation in $650 million high-yield offering and related tender offer and refinancing.
Advised Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. as initial purchasers on a senior notes offering by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
Practice head
Samantha Hale Crispin; Doug Getten
Other key lawyers
Josh Davidson