
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP investment-grade debt practice remains active on both the issuer and underwriter side. Valerie Jacob in New York has extensive experience handling debt offerings in the financial services, fintech, and tech sectors. Pamela Marcogliese, dividing her time between New York and Silicon Valley, provides issuers and underwriters with a comprehensive debt capital markets service that covers shelf registrations, convertible offerings, private placements, and liability management transactions. New York’s Michael Levitt represents companies, investment banks, private equity firms, and institutional investors. Sarah Solum in Silicon Valley has a broad capital markets practice spanning investment-grade offerings and SEC compliance. Jacqueline Marino joined the firm in New York from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in June 2024.
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Key clients
- TriNet
- Cazoo Group Ltd (NYSE)
- Lilium N.V.
- International General Insurance Holdings
- BuzzFeed
- Indivior
- AstraZeneca
- Molekule
- BofA Securities
- JP Morgan Securities
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Practice head
Valerie Jacob; Pamela Marcogliese; Michael Levitt; Sarah Solum
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Jacqueline Marino