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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Capital Markets: Debt

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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Capital Markets: Debt - UK

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb maintains strong firm-wide expertise in emerging markets, US and European debt and equity offerings, and in regulatory concerns. The team also advises sovereign states and their underwriters on high-profile capital markets transactions. In addition, it is further recognised for its presence on equity transactions in the Nordic market.

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Work Highlights

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  • Cleary Gottlieb represented a sovereign wealth fund, as a selling shareholder, in the initial public offering of Galderma Group AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Strengths

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  • The team at Cleary are good at trying to find solutions. They managed a lot of complexity, different stakeholders and different jurisdictions really well.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sebastian R Sperber
    Sebastian R Sperber

    Sebastian R Sperber

    Sebastian Sperber is highly respected for his broad expertise across ECM and DCM transactions. International matters form a key part of his practice.

    • Sebastian has an encyclopedic knowledge of US securities laws.

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  • David Gottlieb
    David Gottlieb

    David Gottlieb

    David Gottlieb is widely respected for his international work handling debt transactions, from corporate and sovereign bond issuances to capital-raising transactions for banks.

    • David Gottlieb is a very capable lawyer.

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  • Sarah Lewis
    Sarah Lewis

    Sarah Lewis

    Sarah Lewis is recommended for her US securities expertise. She is a valued adviser for IPOs and share sales.

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