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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
Electrolux AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Banco Bradesco, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank
Underwriter
African Development Bank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Côte d’Ivoire
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole
Underwriter
Scania CV AB (publ) - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Swedbank
Underwriter
Volvo Group - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank, DNB Bank ASA, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Nordea, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Société Générale, Svenska Handelsbanken, Swedbank, UniCredit
Underwriter
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, DekaBank, DNB Bank ASA, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, UBS
Underwriter
Sunny Express Enterprises Corp - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, ICBC
Underwriter
CICC Hong Kong Finance 2016 MTN Ltd - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, Citigroup, ICBC, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Innotek Capital Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Nomura - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Japan
Bond issue
Nomura
Underwriter
CIBC - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC
Issuer
Eurobank Ergasias SA - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Greece
Bond issue
Barclays, Eurobank Ergasias SA
Underwriter
Bank of New Zealand - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
New Zealand
Bond issue
Bank of New Zealand
Issuer
Vasakronan AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Vasakronan AB
Issuer
Bank of New Zealand - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
New Zealand
Bond issue
Bank of New Zealand
Issuer
Bank of Communications - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Bank of Communications
Underwriter
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Nordea
Underwriter
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Export Development Canada-EDC
Issuer
Export Development Canada-EDC - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Export Development Canada-EDC
Issuer
Bank of Montreal - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
BMO Capital Markets
Underwriter
Central America Bottling Corp - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Guatemala
Bond issue
Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Bank of Nova Scotia - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia
Issuer
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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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