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Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt

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Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP represents issuers across a range of fields, including energy, telecommunications and leisure, as well as global investment banks acting as underwriters on capital markets transactions. The firm brings to bear recognized strength in IPOs and high-yield debt and boasts an impressive roster of clients including household name issuers and leading private equity sponsors.

Work Highlights

  • Paul Weiss acted as issuer counsel to Carnival Corporation in its private offering of $3 billion of senior unsecured notes.

Strengths

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Paul, Weiss delivered exceptional value by flagging potential issues upfront and providing well thought-out solutions based on deep expertise and experience.

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Tenacity and creativity is what sets the Paul, Weiss team apart. The team is solution oriented and can act as an extension of our team to tackle complex issues.

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Paul, Weiss does a great job with thoughtful structures and is our go-to for outside-the-box matters.

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Paul, Weiss has always been there to strategize and deliver the desired legal outcome under the most complex circumstances.

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The firm has a good ability to balance legal and commercial considerations when providing guidance and could not be more responsive or better at communication.

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian M. Janson
3
Brian M. Janson
3
Band 3
Brian Janson's broad securities practice sees him acting for issuers, underwriters, and private equity sponsors on a range of debt and equity offerings.

Brian is a key and trusted resource and I place extreme confidence in his judgment.

He is an encyclopedia of knowledge, a fantastic problem-solver and is relentless in achieving the best possible outcome for his clients.

Brian is incredibly responsive and very knowledgeable.

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Gregory Ezring
3
Gregory Ezring
3
Band 3
Gregory Ezring's practice encompasses capital markets transactions of all kinds, including registered offerings of debt, equity offerings and private investments by companies. He is particularly specialized at conducting leveraged finance transactions on behalf of private equity funds and alternative asset managers.

If I want a second opinion on a very complex matter, I would reach out to Gregory.

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John C Kennedy
3
John C Kennedy
3
Band 3
John Kennedy enjoys a fine reputation in the New York market for his work handling a wide array of securities transactions.

John is a top-tier subject matter expert across multiple legal fields.

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Sean Wheeler
3
Sean Wheeler
3
Band 3

Sean Wheeler is regularly sought out to handle major IPOs, follow-on equity offerings and debt transactions on behalf of issuers and investment banks. He is particularly experienced at advising on securities connected with the energy industry.

Sean is very pragmatic in his approach.

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Tim Cruickshank
5
Tim Cruickshank
5
Band 5

Timothy Cruickshank offers wide-ranging strengths in debt and equity capital markets work. He offers particular experience in distressed financing matters and both in and out-of-court restructuring matters.

He is smart, practical and easy to work with. I'm a big fan of his.

He's super smart and an excellent lawyer. He's very good at complex, bespoke transactions - all the weird stuff that comes up in volatile markets. He has a great knack of dealing with challenging clients, managing those relationships and guiding them through complex issues.

He's among the elite level of lawyers, he provides clients with a great sense of the market and finds a way to get deals done in a way that is rare. He's a special kind of lawyer.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States
Sean Wheeler
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Sean Wheeler
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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Brian M. Janson
3
Brian M. Janson
3
Band 3
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Gregory Ezring
3
Gregory Ezring
3
Band 3
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John C Kennedy
3
John C Kennedy
3
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Tim Cruickshank
5
Tim Cruickshank
5
Band 5
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