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Hogan Lovells US LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP has continued to grow its presence in equity offerings under the leadership of senior name Richard Aftanas, who heads the corporate and finance practice in New York. The firm is at the forefront of transactions in highly regulated sectors and the capital markets team has made its mark in life sciences and health care, real estate, and TMT. The capital markets team draws on expertise and client relationships from around its multiple US offices and its international presence brings it a spread of foreign issuers. Philadelphia Steve Abrams is another key member of the capital markets team, specializing in life sciences and healthcare offerings. Washington DC’s David Bonser is noted for REIT deals.
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Key clients
- Acasti Pharma Inc.
- BrightSpire Capital
- CNB Financial Corp.
- EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments LLC
- Equifax Inc.
- Hut 8 Mining Corp.
- J.P. Morgan
- Kite Pharma
- Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- OncoSec Medical
- OptiNose Inc.
- Papa John's International
- Phio Pharmaceuticals
- Portage Biotech
- Sesen Bio Inc.
- Vaccinex Inc.
- VICI Properties Inc.
- voxeljet AG
Work highlights
- Advised Equifax on its R$3.103bn ($596m) acquisition of Boa Vista Serviços in cash and stock transaction.
- Advised JP Morgan on a $317.4m offering of Class A common stock of New Fortress Energy by its selling stockholder, Energy Transition Holdings.
- Advised Marinus Pharmaceuticals on its $60m underwritten public offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase common stock, led by SVB Securities, RBC Capital Markets, and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Aftanas