Senet S. Bischoff

Senet Bischoff advises financial institutions and corporate clients on a broad range of corporate finance matters, with a particular focus on high yield debt, liability management transactions and equity offerings.

Drawing on his vast and varied product knowledge, Senet helps clients navigate a full array of financings to achieve their business goals. He provides clients a comprehensive understanding of different capital-raising and investment strategies to advise on:

- High yield bond offerings

- Leveraged buy-outs

- Liability management transactions

- Restructurings (both in-court and consensual)

- Distressed refinancings

- Distressed debt exchanges

- Recapitalizations, including rights offerings and leveraged recapitalizations

- Initial public offerings

- Exit financings

- Block trades

- Tax-free debt exchanges

- Investment grade bond offerings

- Convertible and hybrid capital financings

Senet also represents public and private companies in connection with securities law, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.

Senet regularly advises the world’s leading investment banks on market-wide issues of first impression, and regularly writes and speaks on corporate finance and securities topics.

Leadership

Senet serves as Chair of the firm’s Global Opinions and Confirmations Committee, and as Chair of the firm’s Ethics Committee. He previously served as Co-Chair of the New York Corporate Department and as a member of the Finance Committee, Corporate Dept. Opinion Committee, Ethics Committee, Training and Career Enhancement Committee, Associates Committee, and Women Enriching Business (WEB) Steering Committee.

Outside Activities

Senet is an accomplished amateur sailor. He has won more than a dozen world, continental, national, and collegiate national championships, including two Corinthian (all-amateur team) world championships in the Etchells class, and was the 1995-1996 College Sailor of the Year. He is actively involved as a volunteer in the sport of sailboat racing through current or past roles at the International Etchells Class Association, the New York Yacht Club, the United States Optimist Dinghy Association, and the US Team Racing Association.