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Richard Kline

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Latham & Watkins LLP

Latham & Watkins LLP

United States • Finance

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Capital markets: equity offerings

Boasting a strong track record of representing financial institutions and major 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 IPOs and follow-on offerings, while the latter is highly knowledgeable in complex structured equity and mezzanine financings. Also in New York, Marc Jaffe stands out for his IPO experience, Rick Kline has experience of advising innovators in the tech space, while in Los Angeles, Greg Rodgers focuses on convertible notes offerings. 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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+1.650.470.4987
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Profile

Position

Rick Kline, Chair of Latham’s Technology Industry Group and Bay Area Corporate Department, advises leading innovators and financiers on a full spectrum of corporate and securities matters.

Rick combines his keenly pragmatic approach with a sophisticated understanding of the tech sector, including software, digital health, digital media, and information technology, to guide clients on:

    • Complex equity securities offerings, including IPOs, direct listings, 144A offerings, and follow-on stock offerings
    • Venture financings
    • M&A transactions
    • Corporate governance matters

He forges trusted relationships with CFOs, CEOs, and general counsel to help clients meet the challenges that arise at any stage of a company's growth, particularly as they approach life as a public company. Rick unlocks the resources of the firm's robust global platform to craft practical commercial solutions, including relating to employee benefits and M&A.

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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 Reddit, Inc. Smith Douglas Holdings LLC The Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund Vroom, Inc.

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.