Equity Offerings

Global Experience. Global Recognition.

Assisting corporations of all sizes – from all corners of the globe – to finance their growth through initial public offerings and secondary equity issuances is a mainstay of our Global Securities practice. Milbank represents underwriters and issuers in all aspects of equity securities offerings, including initial and secondary public offerings on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ and concurrent private and foreign-listed offerings. In addition to equity offerings by domestic issuers, we have extensive experience with global equity offerings from Latin America, Asia, Europe and Canada. Major investment banks throughout the world routinely seek us out as underwriters’ counsel. Our attorneys have regular contact with the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and some of our attorneys, including partners, previously were senior SEC staff members. We draw upon our SEC contacts and experience to assist clients with difficult disclosure issues and SEC legal matters.

The dynamic problem-solving strategy that we provide in every transaction is best evidenced by our achievements. We have received Equity Deal of the Year, Debt and Equity-linked Deal of the Year, Technology Firm of the Year and Equity Law Firm of the Year by the International Financial Law Review, Telecom Firm of the Year by Infrastructure Journal, Equity Market Deal of the Year by ALB China Law Awards, Equity Deal of the Year by IFLR Americas and Best Primary Equity Issue by Latin Finance. We were also nominated for Singapore Equity Deal of the Year by Asian Legal Business and for International Law Firm of the Year, the International Financial Law Review’s most prestigious award, for four consecutive years.

We have extensive experience advising companies on corporate governance matters in anticipation of an IPO. In addition, we provide on-going securities and regulatory advice to public companies, including compliance with SEC reporting requirements, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,  the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and stock exchange listing rules.

Integration of Practice areas to meet the needs of our clients

Our equity securities expertise is complemented by our highly sophisticated Corporate, Private Equity, Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property and Tax practice areas. These practices greatly facilitate our clients’ due diligence review process, particularly as it relates to understanding an issuer’s organizational structure, employee benefit plans, business operations and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. These practices also assist our Securities team in assuring compliance with the requirements of the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

deep industry experience

We represent domestic and foreign issuers from a broad range of industries, with particular experience in transactions involving the following industries:

Our Equity Offerings Group also draws on expertise from our preeminent Satellite Finance, Infrastructure, Project Finance and Transportation Finance teams. The breadth and depth of our industry experience means our lawyers offer not only legal excellence but also sensitivity to industry-specific commercial issues.