Practice Areas
Michelle Gasaway has a full-service capital markets practice representing corporate and REIT clients, public and private companies, private equity sponsors, investment banks and other investors in their most significant capital markets transactions.
In nearly 30 years of practice at Skadden, beginning her career in Skadden’s New York office, Ms. Gasaway has cultivated extensive experience leading the full range of capital markets transactions, from traditional public and private debt and equity offerings, to more innovative, customized capital raising and balance sheet-related transactions, including having significant experience with M&A related capital markets transactions.
Ms. Gasaway has particularly extensive experience advising clients in sectors such as technology, including defense tech, aerospace, energy tech and digital assets; energy and natural resources; gaming and entertainment; consumer/retail; and real estate (REITs).
Ms. Gasaway’s full-service capital markets practice allows her to build strong, long-lasting relationships with clients, partnering with them as they grow and their businesses change over time. She has also represented all of the major investment banks.
Leveraging in-depth knowledge of financing alternatives and the latest trends in the capital markets, Ms. Gasaway is able to effectively provide her clients with a comprehensive understanding of financing strategies as well as practical, commercial and strategic advice customized to each client’s business, industry, objectives and culture. Ms. Gasaway’s representations include advising on:
• initial public offerings (IPOs), spin-offs and carve-outs
• investment-grade, crossover/hybrid debt and convertible debt
• PIPEs, private capital, minority investments and other private placements
• high-yield and other securitized and collateral-backed financings
• special situations and liability management exercises (LME), both opportunistic and distressed, including tender offers, exchange offers, amend and extend bond transactions, and consent solicitations
• preferred stock, mezzanine securities, warrants and other equity securities
• structured securities, tokenization and digital credit
• rights offerings, recapitalizations, restructurings, distressed financings, exit financings and other liquidity transactions
• acquisition financings
• joint venture and co-investment financing arrangements
• registered direct offerings, block trades and other common stock offerings
• “at-the-market” (ATM) programs and equity lines of credit (ELOCs)
• SPAC and de-SPAC transactions (and related PIPEs)
• other customized transactions
