Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel

Equity capital markets. Morrison & Foerster has for decades been known as one of the leading securities firms advising issuers on private placements and IPOs. We are also well known for our work on cross-border or global offerings, where we are able to bring to bear the experience of our colleagues across a number of our offices. We are one of the few firms that is equally strong on the issuer and on the underwriter side. We are called on to assist in PIPE transactions, IPOs and follow-on offerings. Clients value our dexterity and experience in crafting new financial products and offering methodologies. 

Debt capital markets.

We represent both issuers and underwriters in debt offerings. We advise in connection with cross-border debt offerings (144A/4(a)(2)) by foreign issuers; advise in connection with high-grade and investment-grade debt offerings; advise in connection with continuous debt offering programs, like medium-term note and bank note programs; advise on secured debt issuances, including covered bond offerings; and advise in connection with structured notes offerings.