Freshfields‘ capital markets practice includes a strong focus on the tech sector, where it leverages its presence in California and New York. Sarah Solum, based in Silicon Valley, advises tech companies and investment banks on investment-grade debt and convertible notes offerings. Solum co-heads the practice with Pamela Marcogliese, who splits her time between Silicon Valley and New York, and represents clients in a wide range of capital markets transactions, including shelf registrations and takedowns, convertible offerings, MTN programs and liability management matters. Recent additions to the team include Calise Cheng, moving from Cooley LLP in December 2024, and Erik Gerding, former director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, who joined in January 2025.
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Key clients
- AST SpaceMobile, Inc
- EVgo
- Oracle
- Super Micro Computer, Inc.
- Mercury Technologies
- Sonoco Products Company
- Various pre-IPO and public companies
- Underwriters (led by BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities) for Republic Services
- Human Interest, Inc.
- ServiceTitan
- Leerink Partners LLC
Work highlights
Advised AST SpaceMobile, Inc. on its $1.15 billion offering of aggregate principal amount of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2036.
Advised Oracle on $32 billion of debt issuances over the past 12 months
Advised new client Supermicro on a private placement of $700 million convertible senior notes and certain amendments and waivers with respect to its existing $1.725 billion convertible senior notes, and another offering of $2.3 billion convertible senior notes.
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Practice head
Sarah Solum; Pamela Marcogliese
Other key lawyers
Phillip Stoup; Calise Cheng; Erik Gerding; Michael Levitt