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Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel

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Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel - USA - Nationwide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an established capital markets practice, with capabilities across debt and equity transactions, including in traditional IPOs and SPAC IPOs. The firm represents both issuers and underwriters in complex transactions, as well as possessing notable experience working with private equity firms. The capital markets team maintains close relationships with Weil's banking and M&A departments to provide clients with a comprehensive service.

Work Highlights

  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised The Kroger Co. on a $10.5 billion aggregated offering of senior notes.

Strengths

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Weil is very creative in coming up with solutions that work for us.

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The Weil team has the ability to effectively communicate advice and counsel on complex matters, as well as a strong bench of talent and extensive experience in securities law.

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The partners at Weil are smart, thoughtful and think through to the issues that will impact their clients down the road.

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The Weil team understands securities laws deeply and knows the precedents against which something can be compared.

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The firm really has its finger on the pulse of the market, which really sets it apart.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Lynch
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Alexander Lynch
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Band 4
Alexander Lynch regularly acts for public and private companies in diverse sectors, including energy, healthcare and technology. His impressive equity practice sees him advise on a range of matters, from traditional IPOs to SPACs.

Alex is quite simply an outstanding corporate partner who is keenly intelligent, personable, an excellent communicator, intuitive, practical, humble and respectful.

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Merritt Johnson
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Merritt Johnson
4
Band 4

Merritt Johnson tackles a wide range of capital markets issues, with particular expertise advising on debt offerings.

Merritt has deep understanding of securities laws, hustles hard for his clients and is extremely commercial.

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Michael Hickey
4
Michael Hickey
4
Band 4

Michael Hickey is the co-head of Weil's capital markets practice. He has a specialty in advising large financial institutions on a wide range of debt and equity transactions.

Michael is super commercial, really knowledgeable, understands the broader capital markets well and is very good at navigating complex questions.

Michael brings decades of hands-on experience on all sides of the aisle to support complex financial transactions and drive practical and market-leading outcomes.

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Heather Emmel
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Heather Emmel
5
Band 5
Heather Emmel has a flourishing capital markets practice across debt and equity. She draws particular praise for her expertise on matters involving SPACs.

Heather knows and understands her clients' business and commercial needs and is able to look at the big picture.

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Alexander Lynch
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Alexander Lynch
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Merritt Johnson
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Merritt Johnson
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Michael Hickey
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Michael Hickey
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Heather Emmel
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Heather Emmel
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