Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)

Chambers Review

New York-headquartered Davis Polk has high-end capabilities across transactional, regulatory and contentious areas. It is set up to serve global clients and project-manage matters from key financial centres, including London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong, and collaborates with selected partner firms in other jurisdictions for local law aspects. Primarily serving large US and international investment banks, financial institutions and corporates, the firm has extensive experience handling sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional M&A, financing and capital markets matters, as well as running international investigations and disputes, including global antitrust files.

The firm is highly proficient in project-managing sophisticated global financings and capital markets matters, coordinating from its US hubs and supported by its offices in key financial centres and partner firms. The firm is a top choice among banks and underwriters on substantial financing matters and issuances of debt and equity. The firm has been particularly successful in transatlantic IPOs, often where European clients list on the US exchanges, and has a strong handle on capital markets mandates involving the USA and Asia. The US teams display great proficiency in representing private equity shops in their international financings.