The Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe capital markets department advises on a broad range of equity transactions for both issuers and underwriters, with particularly strong experience in the technology and healthcare sectors. Practice head Albert Vanderlaan, based in Boston, focuses on high-growth technology and life sciences companies, advising on IPOs, follow-on offerings, compliance and disclosure obligations. Brett Cooper specialises in corporate finance and represents US, Canadian, European and Asian issuers and underwriters in securities law matters, M&A and general corporate work. Jamie Evans is noted for his strength in technology-sector public offerings, while Alice Hsu brings particular experience in the energy and financial services industries.
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‘Technical expertise, extremely responsive, provides practical and business-focused solutions.’
‘Albert Vanderlaan and Nicole Walsh provide amazing customer service and the highest level of professional services. They and their teams are incredibly responsive and act as business partners to our business.’
Key clients
- BioAtla, Inc.
- Crown PropTech Acquisitions
- FormFactor, Inc.
- Genenta Science S.p.A.
- Local Bounti Corporation
- Luminar Technologies, Inc.
- Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc.
- Serve Robotics Inc.
- Varex Imaging Corporation
Work highlights
Advised Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc. on its $368 million initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Advised the underwriters in multiple notes offerings for Ally Financial Inc, totaling $2.35 billion. Served as designated underwriters’ counsel for Ally Financial’s unsecured notes program since May 2019, during which time Ally has offered and sold more than $11 billion aggregate principal amount of notes.
Advised Local Bounti on a $312 million term loan maturity extension and reduction, a $300 million term loan refinancing with preferred equity issuance, and a $25 million private placement, collectively strengthening the company’s financial foundation and supporting its growth strategy.
Practice head
Albert Vanderlaan
Other key lawyers
Nicole Walsh; Brett Cooper; Jamie Evans; Alice Hsu