Richard Aftanas > Hogan Lovells US LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells US LLP has a strong issuer-side global capital markets practice with experience in the real estate, life sciences, energy, tech, and financial services sectors, among others. Richard Aftanas regularly advises on IPOs and other equity offerings as well as high-yield and investment-grade bond offerings. He leads the team alongside Emil Arca, who is a key figure in the firm’s Latin American offering and represents underwriters, placement agents, issuers, and investors, among other market players, in connection with a wide range of debt capital markets transactions. Dividing his time between the firm’s New York and Frankfurt offices, Sina Hekmat has great experience spanning IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements.

Deploying specialists across the life sciences, real estate, and financial services spheres, Hogan Lovells US LLP has a strong track record representing foreign private issuers and investment banks. The practice has in-depth expertise in private placement offerings of equity securities and REIT transactions, with the New York-based team leader Richard Aftanas is highly knowledgeable in IPOs and investment-grade debt offerings. From Philadelphia, Steve Abrams is an expert in follow-on offerings ad PIPEs, while New York’s Sina Hekmat and Rupa Briggs have solid cross-border experience and de-SPAC business combinations. Meanwhile, in Northern Virginia, Kevin Greenslade concentrates on recapitalizations, managed buyouts, and private equity investments.