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Baker Botts L.L.P.

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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.
  • 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