Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Representing a broad base of international and domestic issuer and manager clients, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP heavily specializes in the whole spectrum of equity-linked and debt securities offerings, in addition to high-value IPOs. The team shows strength in managing multiple offerings of ordinary and common shares, with the main focus being on the aviation, energy, and retail industries. The practice is led by Joshua Ford Bonnie, Roxane Reardon, and Kenneth Wallach, with the Washington DC-based former being an expert in counselling companies on complex spin-offs and strategic transactions. From New York, Reardon and Wallach bring vast experience in handling single-tranche convertible note offerings and corporate finance transactions to the outfit, while David Azarkh predominantly concentrates on leveraged buyouts. In Palo Alto, William Brentani is a general securities expert, and John Ericson and Richard Fenyes both concentrate on restructurings, debt capital markets transactions, and acquisition finance. All lawyers are New York-based unless otherwise mentioned.