Capital Markets
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
- High yield debt
- Investment grade debt
- IPOs
- Secondary offerings
- Follow-on offerings
- Shelf registrations
- Private placements
- Convertible/exchangeable securities
- Acquisition financing
- Tender/exchange offers
We have extensive experience advising clients across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, transportation, airlines, media, telecommunications, gaming, lodging, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and life sciences, and retail and consumer products.
Debt
Weil has substantial experience advising issuers and underwriters on all types of public and private debt securities transactions, including high yield debt, investment grade debt, acquisition financings and private placements.
We frequently collaborate with lawyers in our Banking & Finance, Private Equity and M&A practices to advise clients on bridge financings backed by bond offerings in the context of both leveraged and investment grade acquisition financings.
Equity
Weil has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on all types of public and private equity transactions including IPOs, secondary and follow-on equity offerings, equity-based acquisition financings and debt refinancings, equity-linked securities, PIPEs and private placements.
In conjunction with our Private Equity practice, we frequently advise portfolio companies of private equity firms on their IPOs and follow-on/secondary offerings.
Leveraged Finance
Weil’s Leveraged Finance team routinely represents lenders, underwriters, issuers and borrowers on their most sophisticated, complex high yield bond offerings and leveraged loans.
Private Equity Finance
Institutional Finance
Weil’s Institutional Finance lawyers regularly advise leading global financial institutions as arrangers and underwriters on their most significant investment grade and leveraged financings.
Investment Grade Finance
In particular, we frequently utilize the combined strength of our New York and London platforms to advise corporate borrowers and financial institutions on cross-border transactions.
Key Contacts
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Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS & Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs – USA Nationwide
Chambers USA 2024
Shortlisted for Capital Markets: Equity “Team of the Year”
IFLR1000 United States Awards 2021
Clients note that the entire team is “incredibly strong.”
Chambers USA 2021
Weil always brings the right resources to bear, quickly and efficiently.”
Legal 500 2021
Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets Law
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Named Capital Markets “Practice Group of the Year”
Law360 2015 and 2014
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Weil named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS & Capital Markets: Securitisation: CLOs – USA Nationwide Award Brief — Chambers USA 2024
- Weil Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets Law Award Brief — U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global 2023
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel, Nationwide Award Brief — Chambers USA 2024
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets in the U.S. Award Brief — IFLR1000 2022
- Weil Named a "Leading" Firm for Capital Markets: High-Yield Offerings Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2023
- Weil Named a "Leading" Firm for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity Offerings Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2023
- Weil Shortlisted for Capital Markets: Equity “Team of the Year” Award Brief — IFLR1000 United States Awards 2021
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on $3.5 Billion Refinancing for BroadStreet Partners Deal Brief — June 17, 2024
- Weil Guides SoftBank in Successful Restructuring of $4 Billion in WeWork Debt Deal Brief — June 13, 2024
- Weil Advises the Banks in Owens Corning’s $2B Notes Offering and $875M Tender and Exchange Offers Undertaken in Connection With the Acquisition of Masonite International Deal Brief — June 03, 2024
- Weil Advises American Securities in its Agreement to Sell Acuren Deal Brief — May 22, 2024
- Weil Advises the Underwriters on Hasbro’s $500 Million Notes Offering Deal Brief — May 15, 2024
- Weil Advises Cedar Fair on Financing Related to the Merger with Six Flags and Redemption of its 2025 Senior Secured Notes Deal Brief — May 03, 2024
- Weil Advises Underwriters in UL Solutions’ $1.1 Billion IPO Deal Brief — May 02, 2024
Latest Thinking
- After the Supreme Court’s Macquarie Decision, are Public Companies Off the Hook for their MD&A Trends Disclosures? Alert — Capital Markets — By Corey Chivers, Leigh Dannhauser, Alexander D. Lynch, Howard B. Dicker and Evert J. Christensen — PDF — April 16, 2024
- Current Financial Statements – What’s Necessary to Price An Offering 2024 Calendar Alert — Global Finance Practice — By Alexander D. Lynch, Corey Chivers, Daniel S. Dokos, Michael Hickey, Frank R. Adams, Heather L. Emmel, Barbra J. Broudy, Merritt S. Johnson, Ashley Butler and Michael Stein — PDF — November 15, 2023