Morocco,South Africa,Australia,China,Hong Kong SAR
China,Japan,Korea,New
Zealand,Singapore,Thailand,Austria,Belgium,Czech
Republic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovak
Republic,Spain,Sweden,United
Kingdom,Argentina,Chile,Mexico,Peru,Bahrain,Oman,Qatar,UAE,Canada,Puerto
Rico,United States
Issuers, underwriters, investors and service providers
in both emerging and developed markets for
investment-grade, cross-over and high-yield credits turn
to us for our experience in debt capital markets. With
bases in all the major financial hubs, we can advise on
your transactions worldwide.
We help issuers across multiple sectors, from real estate
and financial services to technology and
telecommunications, to structure and sell their debt
securities. We handle these offerings internationally in
the leading financial hubs, such as London, New York, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Ireland and Luxembourg. And we have deep
experience with bonds and other debt securities through
various complex structures.
We have extensive cross-border experience in debt capital
markets. With lawyers based in 40+ countries throughout
the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia
Pacific, and offices in the major financial hubs globally,
we can advise on your transactions worldwide. We act for
sponsors, arrangers, originators, depositaries and other
parties on various capital markets offerings.
We advise on issuing investment grade, high-yield,
convertible and exchangeable debt securities, eurobonds,
commercial paper and medium-term note programs and on
private placements including green, blue and other
sustainability-linked issues. In structured finance, we
advise on green/social investment bonds through to
structured notes, securitizations and derivatives.
We also advise on liability management transactions,
including exchange offers, bond tender offers and consent
solicitations.
We have particular experience working on debt capital
markets funding. Here, we act for multinational banks and
insurers, for example, in regulatory capital issues of
Tier 1, additional Tier 1, restricted Tier 1 and Tier 2
capital. With US- and English-qualified lawyers in our
team, we advise on private offerings (Rule 144A),
offerings outside the US (Regulation S), and
SEC-registered debt offerings.
We work with our Tax, Derivatives and Financial Services
Regulatory teams to offer integrated advice and support on
your international transactions.
Experience
A London based real estate investment trust on the
issue of private placement notes to US institutional
investors.
A major Portuguese bank on the impact of negative
interest rates on its outstanding debt issuance.
Avation PLC, the London-listed commercial passenger
aircraft leasing company, on its discussions with
noteholders, their lawyers and financial advisers to
achieve a successful maturity extension on its USD350
million 6.5% senior notes by more than five years from
May 2021 to October 2026.
Axis Bank and a British multinational bank as
arrangers on the establishment of a Masala bond MTN
Programme for an Indian Financial Institution and the
IFC.
Banca Generali, as placement agent, in connection with
a revolving securitization transaction of receivables
deriving from loans granted by Credimi to several
Italian SMEs, in the context of the pandemic emergency
caused by COVID-19.
Bank of Beijing in relation to structured note
issuances under the MTN Programme of CSI Financial
Products Limited.
Eastern Power Networks Plc on the issue of GBP150
million wholesale bonds under their GBP10 billion EMTN
Programme.
Edenor, the largest electricity distribution company
in Argentina, on the successful exchange offer for
Edenor’s 9.75% senior notes due 2022. The debt
refinanced by the new bonds was allocated in
accordance with social bond guidelines to refinance,
in whole or in part, eligible projects designed to
expand access to electricity in low-income
communities, encourage the efficient use of
electricity and install electronic “smart”
meters to more efficiently measure electricity
usage.
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), an NYSE-listed
residential REIT, in its USD500 million public green
bond offering of 1.85% notes due 2031 and its
at-the-market public offering of up to 13 million
common shares.
NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA) in multiple offerings,
including a USD450 million convertible senior notes
offering and credit agreement amendment and a USD400
million offering 1% convertible senior notes due
2023.
UniCredit S.p.A. and UniCredit Bank AG in connection
with the renewal of the UniCredit’s Italian
issuing platform (governed by Italian law) for the
offer in Italy of certificates.
VF Ukraine on a consent solicitation exercise to the
holders of its outstanding USD500 million notes issued
by VFU Funding PLC to obtain additional flexibility to
make restricted payments subject to a leverage
test
W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) in multiple public debt
offerings, including but not limited to a EUR500
million public debt offering of senior notes on the
International Stock Exchange and a USD592 million
public offering of aggregate principal amount of its
2% Senior Notes due 2023.
Ziraat Bankasi A.S., as issuer, on the establishment
of its EUR1 billion global covered bond programme in
Turkey and related issuance.
