Ropes & Gray LLP has a burgeoning presence in DCM offerings, for both issuers and underwriters. This includes a mix of investment grade and high-yield debt offerings, and it is further noted for its expertise in convertible and exchangeable debt transactions. Clients range from private equity houses and their portfolio companies, major corporates and bulge-bracket underwriters. It has an established record in life sciences, energy, financial services and other sectors. Spread across the firm’s Boston and New York offices, the DCM team is led by New York’s Paul Tropp and Christopher Capuzzi. Thomas Fraser is another key partner in Boston.
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Key clients
- Eversource Energy
- Sarepta Therapeutics
- IQVIA Holdings
- Blackstone
- Aquarion Water Company of New Hampshire
- TransMedics Group
- Trinity Capital Management
Work highlights
- Represented the underwriters in Dollar General Corporation’s $2.3bn senior notes offering.
- Represented Eversource Energy in its qualified re-opening of an additional $550m in aggregate principal amount of its senior notes, Series Z, due 2028.
- Represented IQVIA Holdings in the offering of $1.25bn in aggregate principal amount of senior notes.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Craig Marcus, Paul Tropp