Jones Day‘s US-based team sits within a wider firm network with a strong European presence across countries such as the UK, Germany, France, and Italy, culimnating in its ability to act in high yield debt and equity transactions for international lenders on the issuer side. Brett P. Barragate and Jayant Tambe, located in New York, lead the group, while Rule 144A and Regulation S high-yield offerings. Cleveland-based Michael Solecki possseses a strength in securities law matters. Elsewhere, Rory Hood in New York stands out for his expertise in investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings. Joel May in Atlanta’s commerical nous is also praised by clients, and is also at the forefront of the group’s representation of public companies in public equity offerings.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Jones Day team and Joel May are fantastic. Very sharp and very commercial.'
- 'Joel May is very commercial and has great demeanor with the client and the other side.'
Key clients
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
- Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
- Gray Media, Inc.
- Newell Brands Inc.
- Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.
- TopBuild Corporation
- TransDigm Group Incorporated
- U.S. Acute Care Solutions, Inc.
- Wesco International, Inc.
Work highlights
Represented Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in connection with its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $850 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Unsecured Guaranteed Notes due 2031.
Represented TransDigm Group Incorporated in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $2.65 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2033.
Represented Newell Brands Inc. in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2028.
Practice head
Brett P. Barragate; Jayant Tambe
Other key lawyers
Joel May; Hannah Fregolle; Michael J. Solecki;