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A&O Shearman

Capital Markets: High-Yield Products

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A&O Shearman

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Capital Markets: High-Yield Products - USA

Band 4

What the Team is Known For
A&O Shearman acts for both issuers and underwriters on a range of corporate and securities matters. The attorneys are able to advise on a wide variety of capital markets deals, ranging from high-yield debt offerings to IPOs. The team utilizes its notable cross-border capability in advising international banks on their most complex transactions and possesses industry specialization in the technology, telecommunications and healthcare sectors, among others.
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Work Highlights

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  • A&O Shearman advised the underwriters in connection with CSX Corporation’s public offering of $600 million of its 5.200% Notes due 2033.

Strengths

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  • A&O Shearman offers substantive knowledge and understanding of complex issues alongside great client service.

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  • The entire team is outstanding, from the partners to the associates and the paralegals.

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  • A&O Shearman regularly provides thoughtful, tailored and balanced advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Taylor Landry
    Taylor Landry

    Taylor Landry

    Taylor Landry has a growing reputation for his work representing MLPs, public and private companies. He has notable experience of providing counsel on complex IPOs.

    • Taylor is an exceptional attorney who excels in both capital markets and M&A transactions.

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    • Taylor has been a phenomenal partner to work with. He is incredibly responsive and always has a finger in the wind to the changing market conditions.

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    • Taylor has great execution and negotiating skills.

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  • Lona Nallengara
    Lona Nallengara

    Lona Nallengara

    Lona Nallengara is well regarded for his representation of issuers in capital market transactions, in particular advising on investment grade debt offerings.

    • Lona's exceptional expertise and deep knowledge of our business and the industry in which we operate has enabled him to provide strategic advice that has been instrumental for us.

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    • Lola is responsive, forward thinking, business-oriented and knowledgeable about the practice area.

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    • Lona is extremely responsive, accurate and pragmatic.

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    • Lona is renowned for his securities law expertise but also provides excellent strategic and practical advice that combines his technical expertise with business awareness.

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  • Antonia E. Stolper
    Antonia E. Stolper

    Antonia E. Stolper

    Senior statesperson Antonia Stolper enjoys an outstanding reputation for her work on international capital markets advising issuers and underwriters across the spectrum of securities matters.

    • Antonia Stolper is a top-class practitioner with invaluable experience in the Latin American capital markets realm.

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  • Kyungwon Lee
    Kyungwon Lee

    Kyungwon Lee

    Kyungwon Lee handles a range of high-yield debt mandates for issuers, initial purchasers and lead managers.

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  • Marc Plepelits
    Marc Plepelits

    Marc Plepelits

    Marc Plepelits is appreciated by clients for his knowledge of both the DCM and ECM markets. His expertise includes floating-rate secured bonds and dollar-guaranteed global notes issuances. Clients further benefit from his expertise in IPOs, capital increases and share placements as well as convertible bonds.
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  • Mark Leemen
    Mark Leemen

    Mark Leemen

    Mark Leemen is highly regarded for the provision of US law expertise from his Sydney base, frequently advising clients in relation to major capital raisings.
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  • Trevor Ingram
    Trevor Ingram

    Trevor Ingram

    Trevor Ingram is noted for his work advising companies, banks and private equity firms on sterling and dollar-denominated debt.
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