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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
KWG Group Holdings LTD - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Guotai Junan Capital, HSBC, China Minsheng Banking, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of East Asia, CITIC Group Corp, Goldman Sachs, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Sunac China Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, CITIC Group Corp
Underwriter
Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada
Underwriter
Dana Financing - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Luxembourg
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, BMO Capital Markets, KeyCorp, Barclays, Mizuho Bank, Citizens, Fifth Third Bancorp, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs
Underwriter
Bell Canada - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets
Underwriter
PT ABM Investama TBK - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
A&O Shearman
Indonesia
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, Mandiri Securities Pte Ltd
Underwriter
Banco Santander - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Spain
Bond issue
HSBC
Underwriter
Bank of Nova Scotia - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia
Issuer
New Metro Global Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
New Metro Global Ltd
Issuer
Sunac China Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Barclays, Guotai Junan Capital, China Securities Co Ltd, Morgan Stanley, CITIC Group Corp
Underwriter
Jiayuan International Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Seazen Resources Securities Limited, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, HSBC, Valuable Capital Ltd, Zhongrong PT Securities Ltd
Underwriter
TalkTalk Telecom Group plc - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Channel Islands: Guernsey
Bond issue
Barclays, Banco Santander, ING Bank, DNB Bank ASA, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, HSBC, Mitsubishi Corp
Underwriter
Compact Bidco B.V. - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Netherlands
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, Groupe BPCE, Nordea Bank Finland Oyj
Underwriter
PSP Capital Inc - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
Toronto-Dominion Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Barclays
Underwriter
Bank of Montreal - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
BMO Capital Markets
Underwriter
Sunac China Holdings Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
China Securities Co Ltd, Citigroup, Barclays, CITIC Group Corp, Credit Suisse, Guotai Junan Capital, HSBC, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Inversiones Atlantida SA - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Honduras
Bond issue
Inversiones Atlantida SA
Issuer
Heathrow Airport - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Channel Islands: Jersey
Bond issue
BMO Capital Markets, CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Scotiabank
Underwriter
Energias de Portugal SA-EDP - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Portugal
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP, JP Morgan Chase, Société Générale, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, CaixaBank, Citigroup, Mediobanca SpA, UniCredit
Underwriter
Eika Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Commerzbank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, ING Bank, Crédit Agricole, Nordea
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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