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Mike Bienenfeld

Mike Bienenfeld

Global 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets

South Africa

3 years ranked

About

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Mike is a US corporate and capital markets partner based in London. His practice focusses on equity and debt capital markets, public M&A and SEC advisory work. He is the co-head of the SEC compliance function at Linklaters, and established the firm’s SEC Transactions and Compliance Group. Mike is SEC counsel to some of the largest international companies listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ, and has significant experience advising on listings and IPOs on the major stock exchanges across the US, Europe and South Africa, event-driven rights issues and equity placings, private capital raising and debt capital markets transactions.

Mike is also a trustee of the mental health charity, Validity, which advocates on behalf of vulnerable people with mental health issues.

Career

Associate Linklaters 1998; counsel 2007; partner 2009.

Professional Memberships

New York Bar

Forum for US Securities Lawyers in London

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets - South Africa

Expertise Based Abroad
South Africa, expertise based abroad in UK

Individual Editorial
Mike Bienenfeld is a US-qualified lawyer based in the London office of Linklaters. He is consistently active on South Africa-related capital markets issuances and has a strong reputation among leading investment banks.

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