Latham & Watkins LLP’s debt capital markets team continues to advise major issuer and underwriter clients on high-value investment-grade and convertible debt offerings. Marc Jaffe’s extensive DCM expertise spans the tech, entertainment, retail, financial services, energy, and telecoms sectors. He regularly advises leading companies and investment banks as well as private equity and venture capital funds. With a particular focus on the retail, restaurant, and tech sectors, Ian Schuman chairs the firm’s global capital markets practice. Vice chair Stelios Saffos has considerable experience advising private equity sponsors, asset managers, financial institutions, and companies. Greg Rodgers divides his time between Los Angeles and New York and stands out particularly for his expertise in convertible debt offerings. Corey Wright has a strong track record advising financial institutions and arrangers. Hybrid securities specialist Tracey Zaccone joined the firm in April 2024 from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, further boosting the group’s capabilities in this area. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York, unless otherwise noted.
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- Atlassian
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
- Goldman Sachs
- Host Hotels & Resorts
- JP Morgan Chase
- Mizuho Securities
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters in Mastercard’s offering of an aggregate of US$1 billion of 4.875% unsecured senior notes due 2034.
- Advised Cadence Design Systems, an electronic systems design company, in its offering of US$2.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes.
- Advised General Motors Financial Company in numerous debt offerings in the last 12 months.
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Ian Schuman; Stelios Saffos; Jeffrey Lawlis
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Marc Jaffe; Greg Rodgers; Corey Wright; Tracey Zaccone