Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)

Chambers Review

New York-headquartered Davis Polk has high-end capabilities across transactional, regulatory and contentious areas. It is set up to serve global clients and project-manage matters from key financial centres, including London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong, and collaborates with selected partner firms in other jurisdictions for local law aspects. Primarily serving large US and international investment banks, financial institutions and corporates, the firm has extensive experience handling sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional M&A, financing and capital markets offerings, as well as running international investigations and disputes, including global antitrust files.

The firm’s London office provides high-end UK support for US and global clients on areas of capital markets, frequently linking with US colleagues to assist clients in transatlantic transactions and listings on US and UK stock exchanges – including dual listings. The team often advises financial services providers, banks, and pharmaceutical and TMT clients on their cross-border financings and listings, and is well versed in playing a project-managing role when directing local counsel across Europe and other regions. The firm has a solid reputation in the London market for its representation of underwriters and corporates on high-value cross-border debt and equity capital markets.