Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s capital markets team is versatile, with individual practitioners at the forefront of industry trends such as ESG, green bonds and SDG-linked bonds. Members of the department also split their time between issuer and underwriter engagements. It has an excellent record in SEC-registered issuances and offerings for issuers that have recently been upgraded to investment grade status. The firm is a leading player in sovereign debt, particularly for Latin American states; it has the market leading Latin America practice amongst international firms. Jeffrey Karpf is a leading name in the market, including in investment grade bonds, convertible debt and liability management, and has close links to underwriters and managers. David Lopez is a leader in liability management and across the debt capital markets (DCM) space. Craig Brod , Adam Fleisher and Francesca Odell are also key partners. Named individuals are all based in New York.
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‘We know each other very well, we have constructed a longstanding relationship based on quality work and trust. They work as a team, they know the client and how to handle it. Francesca Odell is the leader of the team and she works very well with her team delivering results in a timely and quality fashion.'
Key clients
- The initial purchasers to GE HealthCare and the dealer managers to General Electric Company
- Lowe’s Companies Inc.
- The managers to Asian Development Bank
- HCA Inc.
- The underwriters to Citigroup Inc.
- United Mexican States (Mexico)
- Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust
- The underwriters and initial purchasers to Prudential Financial Inc.
- The underwriters to American Express
- American Tower Corporation
- The representatives of the underwriters to Edison International
- Southern California Edison
- The underwriters to Bank of New York Mellon
- The underwriters to BlackRock Inc.
- The representatives of the underwriters to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- The dealers to Citizens Bank
- The underwriters to The Hershey Company
- The underwriters to American International Group (AIG)
- Liberty Mutual Group Inc.
- Honeywell International Inc.
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