Hogan Lovells US LLP has a strong issuer-side global capital markets practice with experience in the real estate, life sciences, energy, tech, and financial services sectors, among others. Richard Aftanas regularly advises on IPOs and other equity offerings as well as high-yield and investment-grade bond offerings. He leads the team alongside Emil Arca, who is a key figure in the firm’s Latin American offering and represents underwriters, placement agents, issuers, and investors, among other market players, in connection with a wide range of debt capital markets transactions. Dividing his time between the firm’s New York and Frankfurt offices, Sina Hekmat has great experience spanning IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements.
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Key clients
- Ascati Pharma
- Banco Bolivariano
- Banco Guayaquil
- BOC Aviation
- Enel Group
- Portage Bio
- Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd
- The Central America Bottling Corporation
- The Republic of Ghana
- W.P. Carey
Work highlights
Acted as joint lead managers on an aggregate of more than US$7 billion in debt offerings for Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (Rentenbank), a development bank for the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and food industries in Germany.
Advised Enel Group, an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, on its US$2 billion sustainability-linked “Yankee” bonds issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
Acted as U.S. securities counsel to Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd, a leading digital transformation enabler in the small and medium enterprise market headquartered in Singapore, on its IPO and listing on the Nasdaq.
Lawyers
Practice head
Richard Aftanas; Emil Arca
Other key lawyers
Sina Hekmat