A&O Shearman has maintained an active deal flow in 2023 with a mixture of IPOs, secondary offerings, SPAC transactions and convertible securities. It continues to represent a multitude of large public companies and has established connections to major underwriters. More recently, its work for underwriters in IPOs and other equity offerings has stood out. It represented the underwriters of Mineralys Therapeutics’s upsized IPO in 2023, showcasing the team’s expertise in healthcare and life sciences deals, a key area of focus for New York’s Ilir Mujalovic, who leads the Americas capital markets team. Christopher Forrester is a key figure on the West Coast, in Menlo Park, and Bill Nelson is a leading name in Houston. Grissel Mercado has left the firm.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Very strong in coordinating global teams.’
‘Ilir Mujalovic is highly responsive and thoughtful - a thought leader in his area.’
Key clients
- BNP PARIBAS
- BofA Securities
- Canaccord
- CIBC Capital Markets
- Citigroup
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Evercore Group L.L.C.
- GMS Ventures and Investments
- Guggenheim Securities, LLC
- I-Bankers Securities Inc.
- Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I
- JMP Securities
- Leerink Partners
- Morgan Stanley
- Needham
- Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
- Ninteenth Investment Company LLC
- Piper Sandler
- RBC Capital Markets
- Stifel
- TD Cowen
- ThinkEquity LLC
- True Velocity
- UBS Securities (formerly Credit Suisse)
- Van Lanschot Kempen
- Valvoline Inc.
- Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- Worldwide Webb Acquisition Corp.
Work highlights
- Represented the underwriters of Mineralys Therapeutics’s $220.8m upsized initial public offering of 13,800,000 shares of common stock.
- Represented the underwriters of PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation’s $172.5m follow-on offering.
- Represented the sales agents in connection with commencement of Atmos Energy Corporation’s at-the-market equity offering program to offer and sell common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $1bn.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ilir Mujalovic