Capital Markets: High-Yield Products | Global

Davis Polk is a prominent US firm with a significant global profile in capital markets across a range of jurisdictions. The law firm offers:

       • A leading New York-headquartered capital markets group in the USA.

       • A focused team in the UK with a strong emphasis on capital markets that enhances the firm's market share in Europe, particularly in relation to US law issuances by European companies.

       • Impressive Asian and Latin American practices.

       • Experience acting for international corporations and banks on some of the most high-profile IPOs in the global market and on complex high-yield and debt capital transactions.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett possesses a diverse capital markets practice with extensive expertise in debt, high-yield and equity matters. The law firm offers:

       • Considerable strengths from its US base, with high-end practices across the range of products in New York.

       • Global strength through a well-regarded London high-yield practice and a highly rated team of lawyers across Asia.

       • Substantial experience assisting first-time issuers and a well-regarded private equity practice to complement its global capital markets offering.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore has a formidable New York practice with notable strengths in equity, leveraged debt and high-yield debt matters. The law firm offers:

       • Significant strength and cross-border capabilities for high-end transactions, exerting influence globally through high-quality expertise in New York and London.

       • Robust connections with strong independent firms in other jurisdictions.

       • Experience advising a client base of high-end corporations on IPOs, exchangeable securities offerings and preferred stock offerings.

       • Strong relationships with global investment banks, allowing the firm to regularly act as underwriters' counsel in high-yield matters.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is an internationally-respected firm that offers an impressive spread of capital markets practices across areas of specialism. The law firm offers:

Linklaters is a leading UK firm which stands out for the breadth of its expertise in capital markets. The law firm offers:

       • A highly-regarded practice for a wide range of debt issuances, structured lending transactions and IPOs.

       • Strong relationships with many large financial institutions, regularly serving as underwriters' counsel, while also remaining a popular choice for issuers and corporate clients.

       • A highly integrated global team, particularly impressing across Europe and Asia, offering seamless handling of cross-border matters.

       • An impressive ability to win instructions on complex global equity transactions.

White & Case is a globally-renowned firm that possesses impressive capabilities in many key financial areas, as well as local law expertise in numerous other jurisdictions. The law firm offers:

       • Particular strength in the debt capital markets space.

       • An excellent track record in high-profile and complex Islamic financing and sukuk matters, as well as in sovereign debt issuances.

       • Long-standing experience in Africa, the Middle East and emerging markets.