Notable Representations, Key Contacts
- High yield debt
- Investment grade debt
- IPOs
- Secondary offerings
- Follow-on offerings
- Shelf registrations
- Private placements
- Convertible/exchangeable securities
- Acquisition financing
- Tender/exchange offers
We have extensive experience advising clients across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, transportation, airlines, media, telecommunications, gaming, lodging, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and life sciences, and retail and consumer products.
Debt
Weil has substantial experience advising issuers and underwriters on all types of public and private debt securities transactions, including high yield debt, investment grade debt, acquisition financings and private placements.
We frequently collaborate with lawyers in our Banking & Finance, Private Equity and M&A practices to advise clients on bridge financings backed by bond offerings in the context of both leveraged and investment grade acquisition financings.
Equity
Weil has extensive experience advising issuers and underwriters on all types of public and private equity transactions including IPOs, secondary and follow-on equity offerings, equity-based acquisition financings and debt refinancings, equity-linked securities, PIPEs and private placements.
In conjunction with our Private Equity practice, we frequently advise portfolio companies of private equity firms on their IPOs and follow-on/secondary offerings.
Leveraged Finance
Weil’s Leveraged Finance team routinely represents lenders, underwriters, issuers and borrowers on their most sophisticated, complex high yield bond offerings and leveraged loans.
Private Equity Finance
Institutional Finance
Weil’s Institutional Finance lawyers regularly advise leading global financial institutions as arrangers and underwriters on their most significant investment grade and leveraged financings.
Investment Grade Finance
In particular, we frequently utilize the combined strength of our New York and London platforms to advise corporate borrowers and financial institutions on cross-border transactions.
Notable Representations
Representative Matters
Key Contacts
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Clients note that the firm is “extraordinarily broad and deep in their knowledge base,” adding that it provides an “exceptional service.”
Chambers USA 2017
They deliver absolute top-quality work and advice.”
Chambers UK 2018
[Weil] is praised for its ‘fast response times, strong business acumen, good industry knowledge and strong commercial advice’.”
The Legal 500 UK 2018
Weil “bring[s] a high level of experience and judgment to the most difficult and sensitive legal issues.”
Chambers USA 2017
The ‘extremely responsive’ group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP impresses with its ‘strong ability to navigate complicated, lengthy negotiations’.”
The Legal 500 US 2018
Named a Capital Markets Practice Group of the Year in 2014 and 2015
Law360
Ranked #3 for U.S. Equity IPOs (advising issuers) for FY 2017
Bloomberg Global Capital Markets League Tables