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Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP is at the forefront of the high-yield market, being equally strong in both issuer and underwriter side engagements. With a core team of capital markets specialists in New York that have extensive experience in high-yield, it has a range of sector experts in multiple offices around the country, including Houston, Washington DC, Chicago and several California offices. Marc Jaffe is managing partner of the New York office and a rounded capital markets specialist with deep expertise in high yield. Ian Schuman is global head of the capital markets team and another prominent figure in this space, as is Stelios Saffos, who is vice-chair of the global group. Corey Wright is a leading name in high-yield bond and bank financings.
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Key clients
- American Airlines Group Inc.
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Citigroup
- Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Jefferies
- J.P. Morgan
- Light & Wonder, Inc.
- O-I Glass, Inc.
- Viasat, Inc.
- Wells Fargo
- Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised the initial purchasers on GTCR’s $2.175bn and £600m senior secured notes offerings to support its acquisition of a majority stake in Worldpay
- Advised the initial purchasers in LifePoint Health’s upsized $1.1bn senior secured notes offering.
- Advised American Airlines on a $750m senior secured notes offering
Lawyers
Leading lawyers
Latham & Watkins LLP
Stelios Saffos, Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices and Global Chair of the Hybrid Capital Practice, is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Saffos is a member of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets Practice.
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Ian Schuman is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, where he formerly served as the Deputy Office Managing Partner. He is global Co-chair of the firm's Capital Markets Practice and a member of the Corporate Department and Private Equity Finance Practice.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian Schuman, Stelios Saffos, Jeffrey Lawlis