A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman
Augusto, a native Spanish speaker, has over 18 years of experience and is a versatile practitioner advising on project development and non-recourse financing, as well acquisition financing, of energy, natural resources and infrastructure projects across Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. He regularly advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors across a broad spectrum of financing vehicles including public-private partnerships, secured and unsecured credit facilities, private placements and securitizations. Augusto understands the cultural nuances of doing work in Latin America and can help his clients navigate the commercial and regulatory challenges which often impact deal making in the region.
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Global Head of Corporate and a partner in the Derivatives & Structured Products practice
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Global Co-Head of International DCM, Derivatives & Securitization and Financial Institutions Sector Lead
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Merritt Johnson is a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s Capital Markets practice. He focuses on high-yield and investment grade debt offerings, initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings, leveraged buy-outs and liability management transactions. Merritt has worked on transactions in a wide range of industries, including cannabis, healthcare, mining and metals, oil and gas, media and telecommunications, consumer retail products, technology and general industrials. He represents financial institution clients, including Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, and Goldman Sachs, and corporate issuers. Merritt’s recent representations include advising on the initial public offerings and U.S. listings of Sundial Growers and Landcadia Holdings II; an offering of common stock of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation by General Electric Company; investment-grade notes offerings by Williams Companies, American Tower Corporation, Kansas City Southern, McCormick & Company, Steel Dynamics, and S&P Global; high-yield bond offerings by Jefferies Finance, LPL Financial Holdings, FXI Holdings, Sensata Technologies and SS&C Technologies; a PIPE transaction by Neptune Solutions; and a direct lending transaction for sponsor BC Partners Advisors.
