Capital Markets
Our global Capital Markets group boasts a remarkable versatility and creativity in handling the full range of offerings, including the most arcane, on behalf of clients who are among the most demanding and sophisticated consumers of legal services.
With a practice primarily focused on issuers, we are routinely handling some of the global market’s most innovative and complex equity, debt and hybrid securities offerings and the full range of registered public offerings, Rule 144A offerings and Regulation S offerings. We also represent many of the world’s preeminent private equity firms and their portfolio companies in connection with their acquisition financings, initial public offerings and subsequent financings.
We regularly guide and train boards and committees on their obligations under Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations and stock exchange rules; review internal policies on disclosure controls, investor communications, securities trading, document retention and financial analyst issues; and advise on securities law implications of stock-based employee compensation plans, employee stock purchase plans, dividend reinvestment plans, stock repurchase programs and self-tender offers. Uniquely positioned to provide best-in-class legal counsel, a number of our lawyers have held senior roles in the SEC and other key U.S. governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations.
“The seasoned Paul, Weiss team consistently impresses with their anticipation of issues, thoughtful advice and technical know-how to execute creative solutions.”
- Chambers USA
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Law360: Practice Group of the Year
- Ranked as a leading firm in numerous U.S. and international Chambers capital markets categories, with several lawyers highly ranked
- We are recognized as a leading firm with numerous lawyers in top rankings for Legal 500 US & UK debt, equity and high-yield debt categories
- Our firm and lawyers are top ranked in numerous capital markets categories in IFLR1000 2024
Recent Engagements
- Allied Universal in its $1.8 billion of high-yield debt offerings
- Carnival Corporation & plc in its $25.2 billion of debt offerings, $3.8 billion of common stock offerings and $2.5 billion of ATM equity programs since 2020
- Carrier Global in its private placement of an aggregate of $3 billion of notes, consisting of $1 billion of 5.800% notes, $1 billion of 5.900% notes and $1 billion of 6.200% notes due 2054, and an aggregate of €2.35 billion of notes, consisting of €750 million of 4.375% notes, €750 million of 4.125% notes and €850 million of 4.500% notes
- Clear Secure in its $470 million initial public offering
- Driven Brands in its $700 million initial public offering
- Fedrigoni in connection with the issuance of €430 million of senior secured notes and €300 million of senior holdco pay-if-you-can toggle notes
- GE Healthcare in its offering of an aggregate of $8.25 billion of senior notes, consisting of $1 billion of 5.550% senior notes, $1.5 billion of 5.600% senior notes, $1.75 billion of 5.650% senior notes, $1.25 billion of 5.857% senior notes, $1.75 billion of 5.905% senior notes and $1 billion of 6.377% senior notes
- MARA Holdings in its offerings totaling $2 billion of 0.00% convertible senior notes
- Rackspace Technology in its approximately $700 million initial public offering
- Rocket Companies in its $2 billion initial public offering
- Saur in its inaugural €550 million 4.875% “blue” senior notes, the first blue bonds issued by a French corporate
- Sun Country Airlines Holdings in its $250.9 initial public offering
