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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
Swedbank - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Swedbank
Underwriter
Volvo Group - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, Crédit Agricole, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Chase, DNB Bank ASA, HSBC, Svenska Handelsbanken, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Nordea, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Swedbank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, UniCredit
Underwriter
CIBC - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Canada (National)
Bond issue
CIBC
Issuer
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG - OeKB - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Austria
Bond issue
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG - OeKB
Issuer
AA Bond Co - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Channel Islands: Jersey
Bond issue
AA Bond Co
Issuer
ESR Cayman Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
ESR Cayman Ltd
Issuer
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Indonesia
Bond issue
PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk
Issuer
LHV Pank AS - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Estonia
Bond issue
LHV Pank AS
Issuer
Luminor Bank AS - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Estonia
Bond issue
Luminor Bank AS
Issuer
Volkswagen Group - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Japan
Bond issue
Volkswagen Group
Issuer
SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Issuer
Hemso Fastighets AB - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Hemso Fastighets AB
Issuer
Fastighets AB Balder - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Fastighets AB Balder
Issuer
Atrium Finance Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Cyprus
Bond issue
Atrium Finance Ltd
Issuer
Volvo Group - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Société Générale, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, DNB Bank ASA, BNP Paribas, Nordea, Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Svenska Handelsbanken, UniCredit, Swedbank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Sparebanken Vest - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Nordea Bank Finland Oyj, Swedbank
Underwriter
Bank of Communications - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Bank of Communications
Underwriter
Bank of Communications - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
CITIC Group Corp, China Everbright Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, CSC Financial Co Ltd, CMB International Capital Ltd, ICBC, Guotai Junan Capital, Bank of China, Huajing Securities Co, China Minsheng Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, JP Morgan Chase, China International Capital Corp, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Crédit Agricole, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Nomura - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Japan
Bond issue
Nomura
Underwriter
Stonegate Pub Co Financing plc - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Rabobank, Lloyds Banking 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
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