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US Securities - London

McDermott Will & Emery has a team of skilled US-qualified lawyers with a wealth of experience in international securities transactions permanently based in our London office, significantly enhancing the range of services available to our UK and international clients.

Our client base includes leading investment banks, financial intermediaries and both US and non-US corporate issuers in numerous jurisdictions and covering a wide range of industry sectors.

We offer our clients a comprehensive all-round service. From London, we work closely with securities lawyers based across our network, including more than 100 lawyers in our US and European offices. In addition, we are supported by our corporate and finance lawyers, who advise on all associated finance, tax and regulatory aspects of securities issuance and M&A matters.

The experience of members of our group includes:

Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring

  • Advising a German manufacturer with respect to its negotiated stock-for-stock acquisition of a US-based NASDAQ-traded target and its concurrent NASDAQ quotation
  • Advising a European private equity firm on the restructuring and sale of its mezzanine investment in a European leveraged buyout
  • Advising a London-based hedge fund on its investment in a vehicle to undertake an unsolicited takeover of a London Stock Exchange-listed target
  • Advising Polygon Investment Partners with respect to the British Energy plc restructuring and related matters
  • Advising Constellation Brands on its cash and stock acquisition of BRL Hardy Limited, the Australian wine producer

Capital Markets and Securities

  • Advising a German holding company on its offering of €100,000,000 of PIK Notes due 2013
  • Advising Swiss private bank EFG International on its CHF 5 billion initial public offering
  • Advising an English plc on its offering of £60m Senior Second Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2012
  • Advising a German manufacturer with respect to its US-traded American Depositary receipts program and NASDAQ quotation
  • Advising a European private equity firm on its mezzanine investment in a European leveraged buyout
  • Advising various brokers and issuers with respect to flotations and admissions to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM

 

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