Capital markets: debt offerings

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a major player in investment grade, high-yield debt and acquisition financing-related debt offerings. It remains noted for its advice to major corporates, private equity houses and their portfolio companies, along with a range of underwriters. Convertible debt offerings are a recent area of further growth, along with bankruptcy and financial distress-driven transactions. Alexander Lynch leads the capital markets team and is noted for convertible debt offerings. Corey Chivers and Frank Adams are key partners in the team with Merritt Johnson and Michael Hickey providing further senior firepower, the latter rated for his bank relationships. Barbra Broudy is also a key name. All named partners are based in New York.

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Testimonials

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‘The capital markets team is a strong and coordinated and they are intuitively collaborative as an extension of my business. They manage to be very efficient, looking straight to the points that need to be addressed.’
‘Frank Adams has proven to be an established individual in the market, who knows the best course of action and who skillfully navigates all processes. He demonstrates a strong level of sophistication and commercial awareness. Barbra Broudy has also been a key advisor. She shows a strong level of sophisticated legal advice and good judgement in our interactions.’

Key clients

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Citigroup
Deutsche Bank
The Estée Lauder Companies
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Iron Mountain Incorporated
J.P. Morgan Securities
Marvell Technology, Inc.
Mizuho Securities
Morgan Stanley & Co.
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Softbank Vision Fund
Talen Energy Supply
TD Securities Inc.
TE Connectivity
Truist Securities, Inc.
WEX Inc.
Willis Towers Watson

Work highlights

Advised Softbank Vision Fund II-2 as sponsor of a $2.8bn exchange offer of WeWork.
Advised The Estée Lauder Companies on its $2bn offering of investment grade senior unsecured notes.
Advised Morgan Stanley, as sole bookrunner, in a $2bn 144A/Reg S offering of senior secured and senior guaranteed notes by Royal Caribbean Cruises to refinance existing indebtedness.