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Simmons & Simmons Offices

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ONE ROPEMAKER STREET
LONDON
EC2Y 9SS
England
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Mr Rory Renshaw

Position
Rory specialises in debt capital markets transactions. He advises on the full range of debt and equity-linked products and works with a broad range of clients in numerous jurisdictions.
Rory’s clients include corporates, investment banks, funds, sovereigns and supranationals. He has extensive experience in MTN programmes, standalone bond issues, commercial paper, regulatory capital, private placements, liability management exercises and secured, convertible and corporate hybrid offerings. He also regularly advises corporate treasury teams in relation to their balance sheet management activities and disclosure obligations.
He takes pride in delivering pragmatic and innovative solutions focused on the commercial objectives of the client.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Debt capital markets
At Simmons & Simmons, ‘the team is commercial whilst maintaining Magic Circle standards of legal advice‘. Acting for banks, corporate issuers, funds, and institutional investors, the firm is known for its expertise in key market areas, notably sukuks, convertible bonds, and equity-linked deals. Practice head Piers Summerfield is a key adviser on equity-linked bonds. Charles Hawes, who is dual-qualified in New York and English law, frequently assists for issuers, sponsors and investment banks with compliance issues concerning US securities laws. The firm is investing in its DCM capability, having hired Rory Renshaw from Linklaters LLP in early 2024 to add depth in debt and equity-linked products.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Patent attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Real estate > Property litigation