Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its presence in DCM deals, which the capital markets practice handles alongside equity and high yield transactions. Dorothee Fischer-Appelt, who is dual-qualified in English and US law, is the lead partner and her recent work includes advising The Scottish Investment Trust plc on a consent solicitation for its outstanding English law bonds and new issuance of those bonds upon its merger with JPMorgan Global Growth & Income plc. Key partner Helena Nathanson focuses mainly on structured finance but has a key role on the trustee side of DCM transactions. She counts The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc among her clients.
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- 'The team’s biggest strength is its ability to draw on its global resources - much of the work that they do for us is cross-border in nature and requires expertise in a number of jurisdictions to which the team are able to tap into seamlessly. This helps to keep costs down and, more importantly for the transaction, to stay on track timing-wise, as there is no need to search for a firm in the unexpected jurisdiction.'
- 'Helena Nathanson is very pragmatic and cuts right through the legal jargon. She doesn’t hide behind legal caveats and provides plain, straightforward legal advice. She’s a safe pair of hands.'
Work highlights
- Acted as sole English and U.S. legal counsel to The Scottish Investment Trust plc in relation to a consent solicitation in respect of its outstanding English law governed bonds and new issuance of those bonds upon its merger with JPMorgan Global Growth & Income plc as successor issuer (September 2022).
- Representation of The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc in its capacity as trustee and security agent in connection with a first of its kind exchange traded fund where the underlying collateral is carbon credit allowances.
- Representation of UBS AG as sole lead arranger in a Regulation S offering of CHF 100 million of 2.150% notes by Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) under its US$ 10 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, listed on the Swiss Exchange. The offering was governed by English law. KNOC is the national oil and gas company of Korea and is wholly owned by the Korean government.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dorothee Fischer-Appelt