Carson Welsh
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Capital Markets: Debt
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Band 2
About
Provided by Carson Welsh
Practice Areas
Carson is widely acknowledged as a leading debt capital markets lawyer, advising on the full range of debt capital markets transactions, including issues of senior debt, regulatory capital, corporate hybrid debt, equity-related debt and liability management and restructuring exercises.
Carson has extensive experience of acting for issuers and underwriters on major bank recapitalisations and issues of loss-absorbing instruments by bank and insurance companies. He worked on the development of all of the post-CRD IV bank, and Solvency II insurance, capital products, often advising on the first such products in countries across Europe.
Career
Carson is a member of the firm’s partnership board, the governance body responsible for strategic and core decisions, and led the firm’s equity and debt markets group from 2007 to 2012. Earlier in his career, Carson worked in the firm’s Hong Kong office, working on a range of emerging markets matters.
Chambers Review
Global
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carson is one of the best capital markets partners given his wealth of experience."
"Carson continues to be at the top of his game and leading the market in providing thoughtful advice around capital markets."
"Carson is one of the best capital markets partners given his wealth of experience."
"Carson continues to be at the top of his game and leading the market in providing thoughtful advice around capital markets."