Spearheaded by the trio of Keith Townsend, Elizabeth Morgan, and Cal Smith, King & Spalding LLP is renowned for its vast knowledge in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. With an offering focused on the issuer side, the practice handles all aspects of private placements and equity-linked securities. Based in Atlanta, Townsend and Smith each specialize in capital markets transactions and corporate governance matters, and Zachary Davis concentrates on secondary offerings and share repurchases. In New York, Elizabeth Morgan primarily represents investment banks and investors, while Houston’s Jonathan Newton is knowledgeable on SEC reporting obligations.
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Key clients
- Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
- Shimmick Corporation
- General Motors Company
- Novelis Inc.
- Magnera Corporation
- Shimmick Corporation
- Fanatics Lids College
Work highlights
Advised General Motors in the repurchase of $10 billion common stock.
Advised Shimmick Corporation on its Nasdaq IPO.
Advised Cantor Fitzgerald as sole underwriter and book-running manager in Lionheart Holdings’ $200 million NASDAQ IPO.
Lawyers
Practice head
Keith Townsend; Elizabeth Morgan; Cal Smith
Other key lawyers
Zachary Davis; Jonathan Newton; Heath Trisdale; Trevor Pinkerton; Kevin Manz; Laura Bushnell; Peter Schwartz; Zack Peffer