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O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

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O'Melveny & Myers LLP

About

Provided by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Issuers and investment banks trust O’Melveny to help them successfully execute a broad spectrum of strategic and capital-raising transactions across a range of industries, including financial, health care, retail, technology, media, communications, real estate, and energy.

Our capital markets team has substantial experience running the most complicated and high-profile deals. We view challenges from all perspectives—companies, investment banks, and regulators—to navigate deals seamlessly from launch through pricing and closing. Our clients also benefit from the insight and experience of the many former high-ranking SEC officials at the firm, who advise on complex regulatory matters.

We help clients achieve a full spectrum of capital markets transactions, including:

  • Initial public offerings, secondary and follow-on stock offerings

  • Investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings

  • Convertible notes and other equity-linked securities offerings

  • Medium-term note programs

  • Liability management transactions, such as tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations, amendments and waivers

  • Spin-offs, split-offs and other carve-out transactions

  • Equity forwards and other complex derivative transactions

  • Rule 144A, Regulation S, Section 4(a)(2) / Regulation D, PIPEs and other unregistered offerings

  • At-the-market programs

  • Block trades and bought deals

  • Stock exchange listings

Clients (12)

  • Air Lease Corp.
  • American Honda Finance Corp.
  • Citigroup Global Markets
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • eHi Car Services
  • Electronics for Imaging
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Healthcare Trust of America
  • JP Morgan
  • Malibu Boats
  • Morgan Stanley

Industries (11)

  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

O'Melveny & Myers boasts a full-service capital markets team that represents issuers and underwriters, including investment banks, REITs and multinational corporations, in a variety of debt and equity transactions. The firm harbors experience and expertise across a range of sectors including technology, healthcare and entertainment.

Notable practitioners

Shelly Heyduk is a key contact for the firm.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • O’Melveny & Myers represented Centrus Energy Corp. in its private offering of $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • O'Melveny is capable of handling complex and sophisticated matters.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondentUSA
  • The team is super responsive and service oriented.

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Members

Provided by O'Melveny & Myers LLP

  • Rob Plesnarski

  • C. Brophy Christensen

  • David J. Johnson, Jr.

  • Eric Sibbitt

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