Biography
Gregg Bateman is a member of Seward & Kissel’s Management Committee and the Head of the Global Banking and Corporate Trust Practice.
Gregg Bateman is a member of Seward & Kissel’s Management Committee and the Head of the Global Banking and Corporate Trust Practice.
Gregg has extensive experience representing banks and financial institutions in connection with complex domestic and international debt financing transactions, including secured and unsecured credit facilities, asset securitizations, structured finance transactions, project finance transactions and depositary receipt programs.
Gregg regularly advises clients in connection with lending and securities transactions involving both domestic and foreign collateral and highly complex intercreditor structures. In particular, he specializes in broadly syndicated loan facilities and private credit transactions.
In addition to origination work, Gregg regularly represents administrative agents, collateral agents, trustees and ad hoc lender and bondholder groups in connection with complex corporate, sovereign and state-owned defaults, workouts, restructurings and liquidations.
In particular, Gregg is a well-known pioneer in the liability management transaction space, having represented the administrative agent in the first liability management transaction related to J Crew’s existing loans whereby the “Drop Down Transaction” was first utilized. Gregg was also involved in some of the first “uptier” liability management transactions, representing the administrative agent in credit facilities related to Trimark, Boardriders and Envision Healthcare. Additionally, Gregg represented the administrative agent in a loan to At Home Group whereby the “Double DIP” liability management transaction was first implemented. Gregg is regularly consulted for his expertise in connection with liability management “blockers”.
He is currently a member of the Loan Syndication and Trading Association, where he serves on the Primary Market Committee, and the American Bar Association, where he serves on the Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees Committee.
Capabilities
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
- J.D., 2005
- Dean Merit Scholar
University of Michigan
- B.A., 2002
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Represented (i) Trustee, Collateral Custodian and Collateral Agent in connection with Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.’s and Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd.’s issuance of $840 million PIK Toggle Senior Secured Notes, and (ii) Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with $1.3 billion of debtor-in-possession loans to Spirit Airlines LLC.
- Represented Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with (i) $1 billion loan to Franchise Group, Inc., (ii) $750 million of debtor-in-possession loans to Franchise Group, Inc., and (iii) $433 million takeback loan to Fusion Buyer, LLC.
- Represented Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with a $400 million superpriority term loan and a $350 million superpriority revolving loan to Naked Juice LLC.
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with (i) a $2 billion junior priority term loan to Travelport Finance, and (ii) a $3.4 billion priority lien term loan to Travelport Finance
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $400 million senior secured super-priority DIP loan to WeWork Inc.
- Represented the administrative agent in connection with a (i) $3.25 billion term loan to Lumen Technologies, and (ii) $2.4 billion term loan to Level 3 Financing
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $1.32 billion term loan to AmSurg LLC
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $1 billion term loan to Cablevision Funding LLC
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with an $800 million term loan and $380 million revolving loan to One Identity
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $635 million term loan to Diamond Sports Group
Recognitions
- SuperLawyers New York Metro Rising Star – 2015-2020
- Legal 500 US Elite (New York) – Banking & Finance
Publications
- “Intercreditor Side Agreements in Unitranche Facilities: The Rise of Agreements Among Lenders,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2026)
- “Digital Dollars and Legal Dilemmas: Navigating Perfection and Control of Virtual Currency,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2025)
- “The Bristol Myers Decision: A Harsh Reminder of Registered Holder vs Beneficial Owner Actions,” JD Supra (2024)
- “No Soup for You! Disqualified Lender Lists in Leveraged Loan Facilities,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2024)
- “What’s in a Name? That Which we Call a Loan by Any Other Name is Still a Loan,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2023)
- ““More Money, More Problems: Considerations for Perfection and Control of Virtual Currency,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2022)
- “Down to the Wire: Citibank Wins Big in Revlon Appeal,” JD Supra (2022)
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law
- J.D., 2005
- Dean Merit Scholar
University of Michigan
- B.A., 2002
Bar Admissions
- New York
Representative Work
- Represented (i) Trustee, Collateral Custodian and Collateral Agent in connection with Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.’s and Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd.’s issuance of $840 million PIK Toggle Senior Secured Notes, and (ii) Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with $1.3 billion of debtor-in-possession loans to Spirit Airlines LLC.
- Represented Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with (i) $1 billion loan to Franchise Group, Inc., (ii) $750 million of debtor-in-possession loans to Franchise Group, Inc., and (iii) $433 million takeback loan to Fusion Buyer, LLC.
- Represented Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in connection with a $400 million superpriority term loan and a $350 million superpriority revolving loan to Naked Juice LLC.
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with (i) a $2 billion junior priority term loan to Travelport Finance, and (ii) a $3.4 billion priority lien term loan to Travelport Finance
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $400 million senior secured super-priority DIP loan to WeWork Inc.
- Represented the administrative agent in connection with a (i) $3.25 billion term loan to Lumen Technologies, and (ii) $2.4 billion term loan to Level 3 Financing
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $1.32 billion term loan to AmSurg LLC
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $1 billion term loan to Cablevision Funding LLC
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with an $800 million term loan and $380 million revolving loan to One Identity
- Represented the administrative agent and collateral agent in connection with a $635 million term loan to Diamond Sports Group
Recognitions
- SuperLawyers New York Metro Rising Star – 2015-2020
- Legal 500 US Elite (New York) – Banking & Finance
Publications
- “Intercreditor Side Agreements in Unitranche Facilities: The Rise of Agreements Among Lenders,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2026)
- “Digital Dollars and Legal Dilemmas: Navigating Perfection and Control of Virtual Currency,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2025)
- “The Bristol Myers Decision: A Harsh Reminder of Registered Holder vs Beneficial Owner Actions,” JD Supra (2024)
- “No Soup for You! Disqualified Lender Lists in Leveraged Loan Facilities,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2024)
- “What’s in a Name? That Which we Call a Loan by Any Other Name is Still a Loan,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2023)
- ““More Money, More Problems: Considerations for Perfection and Control of Virtual Currency,” International Comparative Legal Guide – Lending & Secured Finance (2022)
- “Down to the Wire: Citibank Wins Big in Revlon Appeal,” JD Supra (2022)