Securities

Our lawyers excel in the quick turn-around of financial transactions. We represent a wide range of U.S. and foreign businesses, as well as sources of equity capital and debt financing such as banks and other financial institutions, individual and institutional investors. We facilitate a full range of financing transactions, including: public offerings, venture capital investments, leveraged buyouts, private placements of securities, strategic partnerships and joint ventures. We also regularly handle shelf registrations, periodic SEC filings, stock exchange listings and compliance solutions. Our clients are counseled on all aspects of securities law compliance including disclosure, reporting and enforcement issues.

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Representative Client Work

• Represented public office, government properties, senior living and hotel REITs in raising nearly $10 billion in public and 144A offerings of common equity, straight and convertible preferred equity and senior and convertible debt 
• Provided ongoing disclosure, governance and listing advice to Iron Mountain Incorporated, including public and 144A offerings and direct stock purchase plan
• Facilitated £150 million, CDN$175 million and €225 million senior subordinated debt placements for a U.S. public company; provided ongoing disclosure, corporate governance and stock exchange listing advice for same public client
• Represented a public senior living community operator in a $126 million convertible note offering
• Represented various companies in self-tender offers for outstanding notes
• Represented a private financial services firm in a $700 million 144A debt offering
• Represented a foreign software company in a recent acquisition and a going private transaction involving U.S. software company
• Represented a REIT in an acquisition and public spinoff of a fuel travel center company
• Served as company counsel in a $65 million transportation company IPO
• Represented a biotech company in multiple "registered direct" offerings of common stock and warrants 
• Facilitated a $2 million convertible note PIPE by a software company
• Assisted a financial services company in switching its listing from NASDAQ to NYSE