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Capital Markets

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, listen carefully to their needs, and provide practical legal counsel to help them achieve their objectives.

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.

Insights & Events

Latest

Updates June 2026

New Nasdaq 23/5 Rule and Its Potential Impact on Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings

Rethinking CMPO strategy in a market that rarely closes
11 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Amendments Governing Registered Offerings Related to Form N-2 and Preemption of State Securities Law Registration

Market Participants Should Consider Submitting Comments to Shape the Final Rules
16 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Dramatic Changes to Public Company Reporting Framework

Part of a Larger Effort to "Make IPOs Great Again"
4 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Significant Changes to the Public Offering Process for Small-Cap Issuers

Proposal Would Eliminate Baby Shelf Restrictions and WKSI Framework Would Be Replaced
10 min read
Speaking Engagement Recap May 19, 2026

ISDA Virtual Conference: Variable Share Forwards

ISDA Virtual Conference: Advanced Equity Derivatives Strategic Equity Solutions in the US
1 min read
Updates May 2026

What Corporate Management Should Consider When Responding to Government or Stockholder Demands

The Corporate Guide
9 min read
News May 2026

Faegre Drinker Represents Teva Pharmaceutical in its Agreement to Acquire Emalex Biosciences

2 min read
Speaking Engagement Recap April 30, 2026

Renovating the FX Market

2026 ISDA Annual General Meeting
1 min read
Updates April 2026

Responding to Appraisal Demands

The Corporate Guide
8 min read
News March 2026

Faegre Drinker Serves as Counsel for Financial Advisor to Capstone Green Energy Holdings in $112.5 Million Investment

1 min read
Insights
Updates June 2026

New Nasdaq 23/5 Rule and Its Potential Impact on Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings

Rethinking CMPO strategy in a market that rarely closes
11 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Amendments Governing Registered Offerings Related to Form N-2 and Preemption of State Securities Law Registration

Market Participants Should Consider Submitting Comments to Shape the Final Rules
16 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Dramatic Changes to Public Company Reporting Framework

Part of a Larger Effort to "Make IPOs Great Again"
4 min read
Updates May 2026

SEC Proposes Significant Changes to the Public Offering Process for Small-Cap Issuers

Proposal Would Eliminate Baby Shelf Restrictions and WKSI Framework Would Be Replaced
10 min read
Updates May 2026

What Corporate Management Should Consider When Responding to Government or Stockholder Demands

The Corporate Guide
9 min read
Updates April 2026

Responding to Appraisal Demands

The Corporate Guide
8 min read
Updates March 2026

SEC Provides Guidance for “Baby Shelf” Limited ATM Issuers

New Corporate Finance Interpretation of Securities Act Form S-3 — Question 116.26
4 min read
Updates March 2026

The “Baby Shelf” Requirements: A Compliance Guide for Issuers

Updated Edition (March 2026)
14 min read
Published Articles March 2026

Key 2026 Trends in M&A and Investment in Defence Systems in the UK and Europe

Defence Online
1 min read
Updates March 2026

The Duty of Disclosure: No Right to Remain Silent

The Corporate Guide
7 min read

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Capital Markets Team