Boasting a strong track record of representing financial institutions and major energy companies, Latham & Watkins LLP has in-depth knowledge in handling multi-jurisdictional equity offerings for managers and overseeing preferred equity financings for issuers. Mainly covering the automotive, financial services, and therapeutics spheres, the team is highly regarded for its expertise in high-value IPOs and secondary offerings of Shares of Class Common Stock. Spearheaded from New York by Ian Schuman and Stelios Saffos, the former specializes in convertible notes and follow-on offerings, while the latter is highly knowledgeable in complex structured equity and mezzanine financings. Also in New York, Marc Jaffe primarily acts for investment banks and venture capital funds, Rick Kline has experience of advising innovators and finances in the tech space, while in Los Angeles, Greg Rodgers focuses on commercial lending transactions. Nathan Ajiashvili and Alison Haggerty are also noted for their insight into public and private equity offerings from their base in New York.
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Key clients
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Citigroup
- Fluence Energy, Inc.
- Fractyl Health, Inc.
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan Chase
- Lineage
- Morgan Stanley
- Neuberger Berman
Work highlights
- Represented Lineage Logistics, the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse real estate investment trust, in its US$5.1 billion initial public offering.
- Represented the underwriters in ArriVent BioPharma, Inc.’s US$175 million upsized initial public offering.
- Represented the underwriters in Instacart’s US$660 million initial public offering.
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Alison Haggerty
Practice head
Ian Schuman; Stelios Saffos
Other key lawyers
Marc Jaffe; Greg Rodgers; Rick Kline; Nathan Ajiashvili; Alison Haggerty; Benjamin Cohen; Salvatore Vanchieri