Baker Botts L.L.P. has an established capital markets practice, driven to a large extent by energy sector offerings. It has achieved a significant market share in high-yield debt, representing issuers and gaining particular prominence in underwriter-side engagements in recent times. The firm has a number of senior practitioners that are recognised for their expertise in high-yield and has growing credibility in sustainability-linked offerings. Houston based Joshua Davidson and Douglas Getten co-head the capital markets and MLP practice group are particularly noted for high-yield debt transactions, both having a large stable of issuer and underwriter clients.
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Key clients
- Barclays Capital Inc.
- BKV Corporation
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric
- CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
- Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
- Clearway Energy Operating LLC
- Coterra Energy Inc. (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation)
- DNB Markets, Inc.
- Dream Finders Homes, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Transocean in its $1.175bn Senior Secured Notes Offering and Related Conditional Redemption of Secured Notes.
- Advised Wells Fargo Securities in Crestwood Midstream Partners LP's Private Offering of Unsecured Notes.
- Represented the underwriters in Vital Energy, Inc.’s upsized offering of $900m of senior notes.
Lawyers
Practice head
Samantha Hale Crispin; Josh Davidson; Doug Getten