Overview
Issuers, investment banks and investors call on Faegre Drinker’s deep team of capital markets practitioners to help them pursue opportunities while managing risk. We regularly advise on both public and private capital raising and work with you to structure transactions that meet your needs. When we see potential risks, we say so and let you determine your tolerance. We know our clients’ businesses, goals and preferences; we listen to your needs and provide practical legal counsel to help you achieve your goals.
In recent years we have represented issuers in over $200 billion of capital markets transactions, as well as over 75 public offerings for underwriters and investment banks, including:
- Initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Follow-on and secondary offerings
- Direct stock exchange listings
- Convertible, equity-linked, high-yield and investment-grade debt securities and Eurobonds
- Private placements, including Rule 144A offerings and PIPEs
- At-the-market and equity line facilities
- Private equity, mezzanine financing and venture capital transactions
- Global medium term note programs
- Liability management transactions, including tender offers and the redemption of outstanding shares, consent solicitations and exchange offers
- Acquisition and carve-out financings
- Going-private transactions, stock splits, rights offerings and exit financings
Our clients rely on our experience for SEC registrations, FINRA compliance, Regulation M trading compliance and blue sky.