O’Melveny Worldwide
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus

Nidhi Geevarghese maintains a diverse practice representing private equity sponsors, public and private borrowers, investment funds, banks, direct lenders, and various financial institutions in connection with a range of debt financing matters, including acquisition financings, syndicated loan transactions, direct lending transactions, asset based financings, and project financings. She has significant experience with distressed debt investments, out-of-court workouts and debt restructurings, debtor-in-possession financings and exit financings. Nidhi also advises an array of international and domestic airlines, leasing companies, trustees, banks and other institutional investors in connection with aviation and equipment finance matters, including securitizations, secured debt issuances, finance lease arrangements and other complex structured financings.

  • Represented Surgical Specialties Corporation in connection with US$265 million senior secured credit facilities with Capital One, among others
  • Represented Skyview Capital in connection with a US$65 million senior secured revolving credit facility with MidCap Financial and Apollo
  • Represented eHi Car Services in connection with a US$200 million equivalent credit facility with Deutsche Bank, among others
  • Represented Electronics for Imaging in connection with a US$150 million senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank, among others
  • Represented Highview Capital in connection with US$80.5 million senior secured credit facilities with Ally Bank and Stellus Capital
  • Represented Aviation Capital Group in connection with a term loan facility with BNP Paribas, among others
  • Represented Capital One in connection with the restructuring of Castex Energy Partners pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization
  • Represented Coso Geothermal Power in connection with US$90 million senior secured notes purchased by John Hancock and JPMorgan Chase
  • Represented a leading financial institution in connection with a US$125 million senior secured revolving credit facility for Diamond Foods
  • Represented Entegra Power Group with respect to the restructuring of $1.8 billion of secured indebtedness through a pre-negotiated Chapter 11 plan of reorganization
  • Represented Macquarie Infrastructure Company, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, Macquarie Renewable Energy Holdings and their affiliates with respect to various proposed acquisitions, dispositions and financing matters
  • Represented Steel River Infrastructure Fund and its affiliates, including PNG Companies and Peoples Natural Gas, with respect to various proposed acquisitions and several financing arrangements
  • Represented LaGuardia Gateway Partners with respect to the complete redevelopment and long-term operation of the Central Terminal Building at New York LaGuardia Airport
  • Represented Hecate Energy LLC with respect to several matters, including a joint venture to develop solar generating projects, the sale of certain solar projects and a financing arrangement
  • Represented Bloom Energy Corporation with respect to the financing of a portfolio of baseload fuel cell electricity generators, as part of a long-term strategic partnership with Exelon Generation Company
  • Represented a leading financial institution with respect to the tax equity financings of various wind power projects
  • Represented Mitsui & Co. in acquisition and investment transactions in North and South America

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D.: cum laude; Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law
  • Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, M.B.A., International Business
  • University of Rochester, B.A., Economics and Political Science: magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Activities

Externships

  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Author

  • “A Shocking Loss of Investor Protection: The Implications of Morrison v. National Australia Bank,” Brooklyn Journal Of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law (2011)