“BakerHostetler LLP offers an acclaimed team of corporate practitioners renowned for their adept handling of mid-market transactional work, alongside additional expertise in securities offerings and corporate governance matters. The firm acts for a broad spectrum of public and private corporates and private equity investors.”
— Chambers USA 2024
BakerHostetler’s Capital Markets and Securities team helps public and private companies finance their growth and acquisitions and manage their balance sheets through a variety of equity and debt offerings and other capital markets transactions appropriate to their business needs.
We represent both issuers and underwriters in transactions such as:
- Initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Follow-on equity offerings, including at-the-market offerings and registered direct offerings
- SEC-registered and Rule 144A debt offerings
- Private placements of common and preferred equity and units, convertible instruments, and debt
- Refinancing transactions, including exchange offers, tender offers and redemptions
- Equity and debt repurchase transactions and programs
We are adept at navigating the regulatory regimes that impact securities offerings, including federal securities laws and SEC processes, stock exchange and self-regulatory organization rules, and state “blue sky” requirements. Our lawyers include former SEC staff from the SEC’s Divisions of Corporation Finance and Enforcement, and our working understanding of the regulatory agencies is critical to the offering process and provides extensive insight into securities compliance requirements.