Carter Brod
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLPMorgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP and its lead DCM partner Carter Brod are known for 'reliable and practical advice, always timely delivered'. The practice focuses on complex transactions rather than commoditised capital markets work, which sees it act for FTSE 100 UK plcs on investment grade deals, emerging markets issuers in debut bond issuance, and a range of private placements, convertible bonds, and liability management transactions. Brod assisted a US bank with the innovative $500m offering of Blue Loan Revenue Notes. TatFu Wong, who joined from Fangda Partners in Hong Kong, focuses on Chinese DCM transactions under English law.
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‘Reliable and practical advice, always timely delivered.'
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Prudential plc
- Destek Bank
- Fiba Enerji
- Aktif Bank
- Ulker Biskuvi
Work highlights
- Represented Bank of America as sole lead manager and structuring agent on a US$500 million “blue bond” transaction for the Republic of Gabon, the first ever “debt-for-nature swap” from Africa.
- Represented Bank of America, the lead manager, on a €205 million bond issuance for Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire de l’UEMOA (CRRH) SA, a regional mortgage refinancing lender operating in the countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
- Acted as US counsel to FTSE 100 company Prudential plc on issuer substitution transactions in respect of two series of its SEC-registered senior notes.
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