Overview
McDermott Will & Schulte is recognized as America’s leading investor counsel in private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions. We represent a variety of investors and investment banks in alternative investment structures, including PIPE transactions and related products such as Rule 144A offerings, registered direct offerings, pre-IPO financings, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), reverse-merger financings and equity lines.
Long a leader in investor representation, particularly in the development of sophisticated and complex products, we have also become a go-to adviser to investment banks and placement agents on their most complex assignments. The firm has represented investment banks in innovative going-public, reverse-merger transactions with simultaneous completion of syndicated private placements, and helped develop a complicated product that combines PIPE and SPAC elements.
In response to an ever-changing SEC regulatory landscape, we have been at the forefront of developing new structures, approaches and solutions for navigating through the challenges of capital raising. The firm provides the market with updates on policy changes and developments and is a leader in working with regulators to inform and develop approaches to market issues.
We consistently top rankings by the leading providers of research, data and analytics covering the PIPE market. We regularly rank No. 1 in PrivateRaise’s list of the Top 25 PIPE Investor Law Firms for total placements advised (2009 to 2020) and No. 1 in PlacementTracker’s list of top legal investor advisors for PIPE deals (2010 to 2020) with an unparalleled number of deals and total dollars advised.