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Josh Espinosa Baker Botts Dallas
Josh Espinosa
Special Counsel

Overview

Josh Espinosa advises corporate borrowers, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, commercial and investment banks, and other financial institutions on a full range of complex lending transactions, including leveraged financings, cross-border financings, and other secured and unsecured financings.

Josh was previously Vice President and Assistant General Counsel in the legal department of a global financial institution, where he focused on a variety of commercial lending matters.

Josh started his legal career at Baker Botts.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Southern Methodist University, Young Alumni Board - Board Member (2020-2023)
  • Prior Teach for America Corps Member, High School Literature Teacher

Education

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 2016
    cum laude
    Solicitations Editor & Executive Board Member, Georgetown Journal of International Law
  • B.B.A., Finance, Southern Methodist University 2011
    magna cum laude
  • B.A., Political Science, Southern Methodist University 2011
    magna cum laude

Experience

Credit Facilities, Debt Offerings and Private Placements

  • Multinational media and e-commerce company – $3.25 billion secured revolving credit facility
  • Engineering and construction company – $2.15 billion secured term loan facility; $1.0 billion secured revolving credit facility; and $1.3 billion secured letter of credit facility, secured by vessels and real property
  • Multinational integrated energy company – up to $2.1 billion secured seller financing in connection with sale of upstream business
  • Industrial refining and manufacturing services provider – $1 billion private placement of senior notes
  • Exploration and production company – $1 billion reserve based revolving credit facility
  • Engineering and construction company – $810 million secured letter of credit and revolving credit facility, secured by vessels and real property
  • Global translations and technology company – $250 million secured term loan facility; $250 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Private investor – $420 million secured term loan facility for financing acquisition; $25 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Residential solar service provider – $360 million secured revolving warehouse credit facilities
  • Industrial transportation provider – $350 million private placement of secured notes
  • Electric utility provider – $350 million unsecured revolving credit facility
  • Midstream energy services company – $350 million secured accounts receivables securitization facility
  • Midstream energy services company – $300 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Offshore services provider – $150 million secured revolving credit facility; $100 million secured term loan facility
  • Engineering and construction company – $230 million secured letter of credit facility
  • Industrial transportation provider – $230 million secured term loan financing, secured by helicopters
  • Industrial transportation provider – $200 million secured term loan financing, secured by helicopters
  • Institutional Investors – $150 million private placement of senior notes
  • Electric transmission utility – $100 million 364-day secured term loan facility; $45 million secured term loan facility; $20 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Residential solar service provider – $95 million solar equipment based revolving credit facility
  • Sponsor-backed cloud-based software provider – $65 million secured term loan facility; $5 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Sponsor-backed midstream investor – $50 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Engineering and construction company – $50 million receivables factoring facility
  • Sponsor-backed technology software services provider – $22 million secured term loan facility; $9 million secured revolving credit facility
  • Sponsor-backed construction services provider – $20 million secured credit facility