McGuireWoods LLP’s debt capital markets group maintains close relationships with leading financial institutions, including Bank of America Corp., as well as companies in the utilities and materials sectors, continuing to serve them as issuer’s counsel in connection with a wide range of investment-grade offerings. With considerable experience handling public and private offerings, Greg Kilpatrick leads the practice. Hannah Thompson Frank in Pittsburgh plays a key role in the team, advising on debt offerings, exchange offers, and recapitalizations, among other matters. Barlow Mann is well versed in debt and hybrid securities transactions. Richard Viola is also a key contact. All lawyers mentioned are based in Charlotte unless otherwise noted.
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Key clients
- Bank of America Corporation
- Dominion Energy, Inc.
- PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
- Altria Group, Inc.
- NiSource Inc.
- Markel Group Inc.
- Sealed Air Corporation
- PRA Group, Inc.
- BioFrontera Inc.
- Newbridge Securities Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented Dominion Energy and its SEC-registered subsidiary issuers, VEPCO and DESC, in connection with multibillions of dollars-worth of debt offerings, as well as multiple subsidiary issuers controlled by Dominion Energy in various private placements of securities.
- Represented Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in connection with more than 75 debt offerings in aggregate of over $11 billion.
- Represented Santander Holdings USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Madrid-based Banco Santander, S.A., in connection with three separate securities offerings worth an aggregate $2.25 billion.
Lawyers
Practice head
Greg Kilpatrick
Other key lawyers
Hannah Thompson Frank; Barlow Mann; Richard Viola