With a practice focused on issuers, the Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP team regularly handles equity offerings and the full range of registered public offerings, Rule 144A transactions and Regulation S offerings. The practice is led by John Kennedy, Brian Janson, Gregory Ezring and Eric Wedel. Janson is particularly experienced in leveraged finance transactions and corporate governance matters, while Kennedy represents both issuers and underwriters in private securities offerings. Ezring is well regarded for his work on debt restructurings and public equity offerings. Wedel is particularly noted for advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on complex acquisition financings.
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‘Very commercial. Strong advising private equity sponsors.’
‘Brian Jansen is excellent.’
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John Kennedy; Brian Janson; Gregory Ezring; Eric Wedel