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Capital Markets: Debt

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Capital Markets: Debt - UK

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What the Team is Known For
Linklaters houses a market-leading capital markets team that is recognised for its skilled handling of both debt and equity transactions as well as offering capabilities in high-yield matters. The team handles matters across the UK, Europe and the USA, demonstrating prowess in areas such as liability management, sovereign bonds and equity-linked products. The firm benefits from strong ties to its banking and finance team and has particular expertise in convertible bond issues and green bond DCM transactions.
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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised the joint bookrunners, on the initial public offering of Ferrari Group PLC and its listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters have excellent domain knowledge and a strong team, especially at partner level.

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  • The Linklaters’ capital market team provided exceptional support. They are highly responsive, proactive and commercially-minded.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jason Manketo
    Jason Manketo

    Jason Manketo

    Jason Manketo is a renowned ECM expert who is sought out for his US securities expertise. He has a strong reputation for advising both corporate clients and underwriters on IPOs and follow-on offerings. In addition to his client-facing work, Manketo is also co-head of Linklaters' equities practice.

    • Jason is technically amazing and unflappable, it didn't matter what came up when.

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  • Ben Dulieu
    Ben Dulieu

    Ben Dulieu

    Ben advises on a wide range of debt, equity-linked and equity issues in the international capital markets. He has particular experience in convertible and exchangeable bonds, standalone bond issues, Medium Term Note (MTN) programmes, liability management and associated listing and regulatory rules and regulations.

    Ben is co-head of the firm’s Swiss desk and has particular experience in assisting Swiss corporates in accessing the international capital markets.

    • Ben has developed a reputation as one of the leading lawyers in the London market for complex equity-linked transactions in particular, being involved in numerous “first of a kind” fund raisings.

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  • Carson Welsh
    Carson Welsh

    Carson Welsh

    Carson Welsh focuses on DCM and brings a great deal of experience to his work in the space. He has a strong reputation for his work on hybrid bonds and liability management exercises.

    • Carson is very good and clearly a top player in the capital securities world.

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  • Cecil D Quillen
    Cecil D Quillen

    Cecil D Quillen

    Cecil Quillen leads Linklaters' US securities practice and is widely viewed as an authority on matters in that space. He is sought out for his advice on deals relating to a variety of debt instruments, including green and equity-linked bonds.
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  • Elaine Keats
    Elaine Keats

    Elaine Keats

    Elaine Keats comes highly recommended for her work advising banks on various debt transactions and is widely recognised for her superlative expertise in liability management.

    • You can always pick up the phone to them and get strong technical legal advice, they know their stuff and are always commercial.

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  • James Wootton
    James Wootton

    James Wootton

    James Wootton advises on IPOs and secondary listings as part of his corporate-focused practice. He stands out for his ability to handle cross-border deals, particularly those involving the USA and countries in the Middle East.
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  • Pam Shores
    Pam Shores

    Pam Shores

    Pam Shores is highly regarded for her advice to financial institutions and corporates on ECM transactions. She stands out for her experience of advising on high-value IPOs and secondary listings at both the domestic and international level.

    • Pam is always fantastic, really level headed. She has been excellent, and brings a combination which not all lawyers have of technical ability and the understanding to give legal advice.

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  • Tom Thorne
    Tom Thorne

    Tom Thorne

    Tom Thorne is noted for his work on rights issues and IPOs, where he is frequently called upon to advise both issuers and financial institutions.

    • Tom at Linklaters is client-focused and a technically competent lawyer.

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    • Tom always has the right instincts and provides commercially-oriented advice. He is an all-round excellent equity capital markets partner.

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  • Andrew Chaplin
    Andrew Chaplin

    Andrew Chaplin

    Andrew Chaplin is recognised for his issuer side practice and liability management work. His is also notable for providing clients with advice on regulatory capital markets transactions.

    • Andrew has excellent expertise in most fields.

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  • Arjun Muddu
    Arjun Muddu

    Arjun Muddu

    Arjun Muddu is known for his representing both banks and financial institutions in complex and often cross-border matters. He also has experience in establishing sustainability-linked note programmes.
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