Jason Manketo

Practice Areas

Jason is widely regarded as a leading capital markets lawyer, and is Global Co-head of the Firm’s Equities practice. He advises clients on the life cycle of their equity capital markets activities, from early stage fundraising through to IPOs and secondary market capital raisings, including accelerated bookbuildings and rights issues, as well as cross-border M&A and debt capital market transactions. As a member of the firm’s cross-practice ESG team, Jason has a particular focus on ESG disclosure and governance issues, and is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Advisory Group on Climate Disclosure.

Jason has led the teams on many of the firm’s most complex cross-border capital markets transactions, and has developed particular expertise advising clients listing in the UK, Benelux and MENA regions.

Jason’s experience spans many industry sectors, with particular expertise in fintech, financial services, consumer and industrials.   

Career

2002 - Partner, Linklaters London; 1996-2001 Associate, Linklaters London; 1993-95 Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York