
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s capital markets group in New York continues to advise major corporations, financial institutions, and investors as issuer’s and underwriters’ counsel. The team has a particularly strong reputation for its work on company-side representations. Paul Rodel has broad experience in the private equity, healthcare, insurance, financial services, industrials, tech, and aviation sectors, among others. He leads the practice alongside Steven Slutzky, who regularly handles securities offerings for both issuers and underwriters. Morgan Hayes advises issuers, private equity firms, and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings. Benjamin Pedersen is active in the insurance, media and telecoms, healthcare, tech, and industrials spaces. Eric Juergens and Matthew Kaplan are also key contacts in the group.
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Key clients
- Access Industries, Inc.
- American Coastal Insurance
- American International Group
- Ambac Assurance Corporation
- Antares Holdings LP
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Brighthouse Financial
- CPP Investments
- Carlyle Group
Work highlights
- Assisted Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the financing aspects in its acquisition, together with TowerBrook Capital Partners, of R1 RCM Inc. (NASDAQ: RCM) (“R1”), at an enterprise value of $8.9 billion.
- Advised Westpac in the SEC registered offer and sale of $1 billion 5.512% Notes due November 17, 2025, $1.25 billion 5.535% Notes due November 17, 2028, $500 million Floating Rate Notes due November 27, 2025 and $750 million 6.820% Subordinated Notes due November 17, 2033.
- Advised Warner Bros. Discovery in the cash tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Warner Media, LLC, Discovery Communications, LLC and WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc. to purchase up to approximately $2.61 billion aggregate purchase price of various Senior Notes.
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Practice head
Paul Rodel; Steven Slutzky
Other key lawyers
Morgan Hayes; Benjamin Pedersen; Eric Juergens; Matthew Kaplan