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.
Key Contacts
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Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer and Manager Counsel, Nationwide
Chambers USA 2025
Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer and Manager Counsel, Nationwide
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Named a “Leading” Firm for Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS
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Shortlisted for Capital Markets: Equity “Team of the Year”
IFLR1000 United States Awards 2021
Clients note that the entire team is “incredibly strong.”
Chambers USA 2021
This team is excellent. When what seems to be unique circumstances arises, this team has seen it before and has a good sense for how to deal with those circumstances. They inspire trust. Moreover, the senior associates at the firm are trained well and provide excellent value.”
Legal 500 2025
Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities/Capital Markets Law
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Named Capital Markets “Practice Group of the Year”
Law360 2015 and 2014