Cooley LLP’s capital markets practice continues to build a strong reputation for advising issuers on investment-grade and convertible bond offerings, adding to its established ECM expertise. The group also has some major underwriter clients. With a strong presence in California, the team is noted particularly for its work in the tech, consumer, healthcare, and life sciences spaces, among others; their recent highlights include advising cloud-based data storage company Snowflake Inc., on its 0% $2.3bn inaugural convertible notes offering. With considerable experience handling offerings in the tech and life sciences sectors, Gian-Michele a Marca in San Francisco leads the team. Jason Savich, also in San Francisco, is active in the healthcare and tech sectors and has major issuer clients. Ellie Seber in Los Angeles has a varied practice that covers Rule 144A and convertible senior notes offerings.
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Key clients
- Oppenheimer & Co.
- Piper Sandler
- Snowflake
- Uber Technologies
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Bitdeer Technologies Group
- Core Scientific
- Air Lease Corporation
- Alarm.com
- Snap
Work highlights
- Advised Snowflake on its $2.3 billion convertible notes offering comprising $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible notes due 2027 and $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2029.
- Advised Uber in its offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.300% senior notes due 2030, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.800% senior notes due 2034, and $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.350% senior notes due 2054.
- Advised Snap on its Rule 144A offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2030, which includes the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase an additional $100 million aggregate principal amount of notes.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gian-Michele a Marca
Other key lawyers
Jason Savich; Ellie Seber