Proven experience in designing and implementing sophisticated multi-jurisdictional transactions
Our lawyers, commended for their high quality service and sound knowledge, have extensive experience and technical expertise in capital markets, advising leading Spanish and Portuguese listed companies as well as international companies with interests on the Iberian Peninsula.
Our Capital Markets Practice is recognized in the market, because we have advised on some of the largest initial public offerings (“IPOs”) and takeover bids (“TOBs”) that have taken place in Spain and Portugal in recent years, including the most relevant TOBs on the Iberian Peninsula.
We advise on many issues, including TOBs, security issues and placements, IPOs and securities subscriptions, and private placements of securities, and we defend against TOBs, mergers, acquisitions and restructuring of listed companies, as well as advising companies on fulfilling their obligations to the regulatory and supervisory authorities of domestic securities and stock markets. We have also advised on the creation of the Spanish Alternative Investment Market and advised companies on its listing procedures.
Equity capital markets: We cover the full spectrum of equity transactions and equity-linked instruments, including IPOs, first-time listings, secondary offerings, block trades, private placements, privatizations, sovereign and quasi-sovereign offerings, spin-offs, convertibles and exchangeable bond issues.
We also provide legal advice on all phases of capital market transactions, including corporate structuring, governance advice and tax planning in anticipation of transactions, pitch and advice on new products for bankers, advice on offering procedures, namely publicity and research, prospectus/offering circular drafting, negotiation of underwriting or purchase agreements, trust indentures, fiscal agency agreements and other transaction documents.
We also also represent small and medium companies, particularly in their initial public offerings.
Securities offerings: We represent issuers, underwriters, selling and controlling shareholders, and other market participants in a wide variety of securities offerings, including initial public offerings, preferred stock offerings, investment grade debt offerings, commercial papers, new and existing MTN programs, stand-alone Eurobonds, warrants, tax-driven private offerings, covered bonds, public covered bonds, privatizations, sovereign and quasi-sovereign offerings, convertibles and exchangeable bond issues, and other market activities related to securities offerings, such as trading and stabilization.
