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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
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Swedbank, Groupe BPCE, UniCredit, Banco Santander, Chong Hing Bank Ltd
Underwriter
Credit Suisse - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Switzerland
Bond issue
Credit Suisse
Underwriter
African Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Côte d’Ivoire
Bond issue
Barclays, ANZ Bank, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Mitsubishi Corp, Daiwa Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Shinkin Central Bank, Citigroup, Société Générale, Mizuho Bank, ICBC, Nomura, JP Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Mizuho Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Mitsubishi Corp, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nordea, Nomura, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Crédit Agricole, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Barclays, HSBC, Daiwa Capital Markets, TD Global Finance, Goldman Sachs, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Aker BP ASA - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Nordea, ABN AMRO Bank, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, BNP Paribas, UniCredit
Underwriter
Futureal Development Holding - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
Hungary
Bond issue
Raiffeisen Bank SA
Underwriter
Lansforsakringar Bank AB - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
ABN AMRO Bank, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg - LBBW, Credit Suisse, Société Générale, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Danske Bank Corporate Finance - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Denmark
Bond issue
HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Société Générale, UBS
Underwriter
CISI Financial - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
CISI Financial, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Guotai Junan Capital, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd, Bank of Communications, Bank of China, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, China Everbright Bank, CITIC Group Corp, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, China International Capital Corp, Guosen Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Hungarian Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Hungary
Bond issue
UniCredit, Citigroup, ING Bank
Underwriter
Elva Funding PLC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Danfoss A/S - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Denmark
Bond issue
Citigroup, Nordea, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, BNP Paribas, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Akademiska Hus AB - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Nordea, Swedbank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Svenska Handelsbanken
Underwriter
Akademiska Hus AB - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Nomura, Nordea, Swedbank, Deutsche Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, Citigroup, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
SpareBank 1 BV - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, Citigroup, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, DZ Bank
Underwriter
Swedbank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Groupe BPCE, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Swedbank
Underwriter
Hammerson Ireland Finance DAC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Mitsubishi Corp, JP Morgan Chase, BNP Paribas, Barclays
Underwriter
Nestle - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Switzerland
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UBS, Royal Bank of Canada, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC, Deutsche Bank
Underwriter
Suzano Austria GmbH - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Austria
Bond issue
Bank of Nova Scotia International Ltd, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mizuho Bank, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, Rabobank
Underwriter
Airport Authority of Hong Kong - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, ANZ Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, DBS Bank, Scotiabank, Bank of China, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup, UBS, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Nomura
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
Sponsored

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  • IFLR1000
    Sponsored by Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
    RTPR assisted Autonom Services S.A. in relation to a new bond issue, with an aggregate nominal value of EUR 30 million and a maturity of 5 years, with a fixed annual interest rate of 6.14%. Autonom Services is the most important independent player on the operational leasing and rent-a-car markets in Romania. The bonds issued have been admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange and are correlated with the company’s sustainability objectives.
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    Sponsored by Radu Tărăcilă Pădurari Retevoescu SCA (RTPR)
    RTPR has assisted the Swedish investment company Oresa and the entrepreneur Cristian Amza in relation to the sale of the entire stake in the La Fantana group, which has subsidiaries in Romania and Serbia, to the strategic investor Axel Johnson. La Fantana is a market leader in watercooler and bottled water supply solutions, for companies, public spaces, but also for the residential segment, with national coverage in Romania and Serbia. The RTPR team was coordinated by partners Costin Taracila and Alina Stavaru, who were closely assisted throughout the process by Cezara Urzica (Senior Associate) and Andrei Nicolae (Junior Associate). The team also included Ianita Tui (Counsel), Ana Popa, Marina Fecheta-Giurgica (Senior Associates), Andrei Tosa (Managing Associate), Maria Luca, Irina Marinescu and Luka Perovic (Junior Associates). Cosmin Tilea (Partner), Andreea Stoiciu, Livia Tuca (Associates) and Ambra Lazar (Junior Associate) have advised on the financing aspects of the deal. The English law advisors involved in this deal were A&O Shearman lawyers Stephen Lloyd (Partner), Jeremy Wilkins and Adarsh Chhabria (Senior Associates), as well as Kate Eades (Partner) and Eoin Broderick (Senior Manager) from KPMG Law in London.
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    RTPR has assisted Evryo Group, owned by funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management, in relation to the sale of its renewable energy portfolio to PPC Group. The transaction includes the Evryo Wind Farm, Romania’s largest operational onshore wind farm, with a total installed capacity of 600 MW, and the group’s hydropower system comprising 4 hydroelectric plants and associated hydro facilities, with a total installed capacity of approximately 22 MW.