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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Bank lending : Borrower side
Bank lending : Lender side
Bank lending : Sponsor side
Financial restructuring
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Financial services regulatory : Contentious
Financial services regulatory : Non-contentious
Investment funds
Hedge funds
Real estate funds
Private equity funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
Restructuring : Corporate
M&A
M&A - Foreign
Capital markets : Debt - Foreign
Financial and corporate - Foreign
M&A - Foreign
Banking and finance - Foreign
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation - Foreign
Project finance - Foreign
Private equity - Foreign
Investment funds - Foreign
Banking - Foreign
Capital markets : Equity - Foreign
Restructuring and insolvency - Foreign
Capital markets - Foreign
Firm overview

A&O Shearman is a financial and corporate powerhouse that has strong rankings across almost all our practice areas. Traditionally lender focused, A&O Shearman remains a go-to firm for banks in all manner of transactions. A member of the UK ‘magic circle’ the firm has 44 offices in 31 countries. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Bank of Communications - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Bank of Communications
Underwriter
Zurich Finance (Ireland) dac - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Kanton Zurich, Mizuho Bank, UBS
Underwriter
Lansforsakringar Bank AB - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Nordea Bank Finland Oyj
Underwriter
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Swedbank
Underwriter
CIBC - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC
Issuer
Alpha Bank AE - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Greece
Bond issue
Alpha Bank AE
Issuer
EUROFIMA - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Switzerland
Bond issue
EUROFIMA
Issuer
Central American Bank for Economic Integration-CABEI - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Honduras
Bond issue
Central American Bank for Economic Integration-CABEI
Issuer
Petroleos Mexicanos - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Mexico
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC
Underwriter
Banco de Chile - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
A&O Shearman
Chile
Bond issue
Banco de Chile
Issuer
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc. - M&A
2022-03-22
A&O Shearman
Japan
M&A
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc.
Buyer
Taxually - M&A
2022-05-17
A&O Shearman
Hungary
M&A
Taxually
Target
Koninklijke DSM NV - M&A
2022-05-31
A&O Shearman
Switzerland
M&A
Koninklijke DSM NV
Buyer
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Finland
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Akita Bank Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Finland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Groupe BPCE, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Nordea, Nykredit, UniCredit
Underwriter
Bank of Ireland - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, UBS
Underwriter
African Development Bank - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Côte d’Ivoire
Bond issue
Société Générale
Underwriter
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Mitsubishi Corp, Mizuho Bank, Nomura, Nordea, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, TD Global Finance, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings
Underwriter
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Commerzbank, Groupe BPCE, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Société Générale
Underwriter
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Tom Schoors will combine the new EU chair role with his post as Belgium managing partner, helping global clients to tap into the firm’s EU expertise across 16 offices
ESG
Lawyers at A&O Shearman and Vinson & Elkins say that judges are approaching statutory interpretation differently following Loper Bright, but they are still paying attention to government arguments
New hires were made across the finance practices in New York, San Francisco, London and Milan
M&A
Paolo Nastasi, managing partner for Italy, delves into Q1 market trends, deal structures and how the firm is driving growth at a practice level
Regulations must be effective, not excessive, says OCC chief Rodney Hood
M&A
As the European Commission seeks input on updating its 20-year-old merger rules, focusing on traditional competition metrics will no longer be enough, lawyers say
The UK managing partner reflects on her career and discusses the opportunities ahead for the firm, particularly in leveraged finance
Partner Tom Grant discusses the legal innovation behind the first Solvency II-compliant restricted tier 1 bond issuance in Portugal and how it can help the firm to win more work
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