The Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP capital markets practice focuses on a broad range of equity offerings, including initial and follow-on public offerings, at-the-market programs, bought deals, shelf takedowns, PIPE transactions, direct listings and SPAC-related offerings. The practice is led from Washington DC by Jonathan Talcott who regularly guides clients through IPOs, follow-on offerings, confidentially marketed public offerings and Rule 144A equity offerings. David Mannheim has a particular focus on life sciences, technology, and clean energy businesses. Michael Rafter represents public non-traded REITs and regularly counsels real estate sponsors on REIT formations and accessing non-traded broker-dealer and registered investment advisor distribution channels.
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Key clients

  • Abpro Corporation
  • TD Securities LLC
  • Coincheck Group N.V.
  • ONE Nuclear Energy, LLC
  • Eagle Energy Metals Corp.
  • Bancroft Capital, LLC
  • Apimeds Pharmaceuticals
  • SmartStop
  • Cartiga, LLC
  • Jackson Acquisition Co. II
  • Trump Media & Technology Group, Corp.
  • PSQ Holdings, Inc.

Work highlights

Advised SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc on its recently completed underwritten public offering of common stock and related initial listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Represented Trump Media and Technology Group Corp in its private placement of approximately $1.44 billion in common stock and $1.00 billion in convertible notes, to fund Trump Media’s Bitcoin treasury strategy.
Represented Thunder Bridge, the SPAC, in its business combination with Coincheck.
Practice head

Jonathan Talcott

Other key lawyers

David Mannheim; Michael Rafter