The Debevoise & Plimpton LLP capital markets practice advises on SPAC and PIPE transactions, financings, capital raises and exit transactions. The team often represents clients on offerings exempt from SEC registration under Rule 144A and Regulation S, as well as spin-offs, debt tender offers, restructurings and connected M&A transactions. The New York-based group is co-led by Paul Rodel and Steven Slutzky. Rodel advises on initial public offerings, secondary and follow-on offerings, private placements and debt offerings, while Slutzky is particularly noted for his work on high-yield debt offerings, tender offers and consent solicitations. Matthew Kaplan counsels public and private companies on disclosure, corporate governance and financing matters. Peter Loughran regularly advises on US and international securities offerings.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Key clients
- Access Industries
- Alaska Air Group
- American Airlines
- American International Group, Inc.
- Antares Holdings
- Atkore, Inc.
- Barclays
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Brand Industrial Services
- Citigroup
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Corebridge Financial, Inc.
- Cornerstone Building Brands
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Elliott Investment Management, L.P.
- Focus Financial Partners
- Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC
- Goldman Sachs
- Hawaiian Airlines
- J.P. Morgan Securities
Work highlights
Advising Access Industries, a significant shareholder in Calpine Corporation, in Calpine’s $26.6 billion sale to Constellation.
Advising Corebridge Financial, Inc in American International Group’s $3.4 billion sale of Corebridge common stock to Nippon Life Insurance Company.
Advising Warner Bros. Discovery in its review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, as the Company continues to advance its previously announced separation of Warner Bros and Discovery Global.
Practice head
Paul Rodel; Steven Slutzky
Other key lawyers
Matthew Kaplan; Peter Loughran