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.
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.
- DZS, Inc.
- EnLink Midstream, LLC
- Imperial Capital
- Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- Liberty Media Corporation
- Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
- NRG Energy, Inc.
- Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
- RBC Capital Markets, LLC
- Seaport Global Securities LLC
- SHUAA Capital PSC
- Stephens, Inc.
- Summit Midstream Partners, LP
- Sunnova Energy Corporation
- Swire Pacific Limited
- Transocean Inc.
- Waste Management, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Securities LLC
- Westlake Corporation
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.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Samantha Hale Crispin, Josh Davidson, Doug Getten