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Nikolaos Chagias

Associate

Email

nikolaos.chagias@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7697

+1 917 660 6433

Offices

New York

V-CARD
Nikolaos represents financial institutions and corporate issuers in a broad range of capital markets transactions.

He also has experience advising public companies on their public disclosures, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters.

Nikolaos was previously an associate member of the Financial Restructuring & Insolvency practice, where he represented debtors, creditors, financial institutions, ad hoc creditor groups, cross border entities and other parties in interest in large and complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies and other distressed situations.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Underwriters in connection with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s USD500mn inaugural limited recourse capital notes offering.
  • Underwriters in connection with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's SEC-registered USD2.25bn notes offering.
  • Underwriters in connection with CSX Corporation’s USD550mn notes offering.
  • The dealer managers in connection with Teck Resources Limited’s USD1.384bn abbreviated cash tender offer.
  • An ad hoc group of lenders in connection with an enforcement action against Byju’s Alpha after a default on a USD1.2bn term loan.
  • Vice Group Holding Inc. and its debtor affiliates as counsel in their chapter 11 cases involving approximately USD834mn in funded debt obligations.
  • A significant institutional equity holder in the chapter 11 cases of FTX, the largest and most high-profile crypto bankruptcy to date.
  • A creditor in the chapter 11 cases of Talen Energy Corporation, LLC.
  • A creditor in the chapter 11 cases of Venator Materials PLC.
  • Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. in various governance related issues.
  • Ankura Trust Company as agent on multiple finance transactions.

Pro bono

  • Assist United States Army veteran with military discharge upgrades.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York

Academic

New York Law School, J.D., Magna Cum Laude

Hofstra University, B.A.

Languages

English, Greek

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.