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Ryan Maierson

Ryan Maierson

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

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Ryan Maierson advises companies on M&A and capital markets transactions. He previously served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, as Global Chair of Latham’s Public Company Representation Practice, Co-Chair of the firm’s ESG Task Force, and Chair of the firm’s Houston Corporate Department.

Ryan regularly guides public and private companies across industries — with a particular focus on energy, energy transition, and related technologies — on transactions including:

- Mergers and acquisitions

- IPOs and other securities offerings

Ryan brings more than 25 years of extensive deal-making experience and a broad perspective to his transactional advice. He forges long-term relationships with clients to advance their business objectives while helping them navigate corporate-governance compliance and other public-company requirements.

Ryan, a native Houstonian, is a recognized thought leader with particular skill at distilling complex concepts into commercially responsive advice. He serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he has co-taught “Doing Deals” — a course on M&A practice — since 2008.

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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States - USA

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Ryan Maierson's broad capital markets practice runs the full gamut of debt and equity securities offerings. He often represents issuers, underwriters and private equity sponsors in transactions in the oil and gas industry.

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  • Ryan is an expert and someone who we always enjoy working with.

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