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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
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Daiwa Capital Markets, Mitsubishi Corp, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Citigroup, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Nomura, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings
Underwriter
Vattenfall AB - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Barclays, BNP Paribas, Mitsubishi Corp, Nordea Bank Finland Oyj
Underwriter
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, JP Morgan Chase, Swedbank
Underwriter
Swedish Match AB - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank
Underwriter
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Nordea Bank Finland Oyj, ING Bank
Underwriter
Heimstaden Bostad AB - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Nordea, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
Gatwick Funding Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
Channel Islands: Jersey
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Crédit Agricole, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, National Australia Bank, Lloyds Banking Group
Underwriter
CCBL (Cayman) 1 Corp Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, ANZ Bank, China Construction Bank, Citigroup, DBS Bank, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Mitsubishi Corp, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Bank of Ireland - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Banco Santander, Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Elva Funding PLC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Morgan Stanley
Underwriter
Swedbank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
DZ Bank
Underwriter
Jyske Bank A/S - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
Denmark
Bond issue
Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Jyske Bank A/S
Underwriter
Yieldking Investment - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
British Virgin Islands
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, CSC Financial Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Standard Chartered Bank, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd
Underwriter
Jamestown Residential 2021-1 dac - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
Cayman Islands
Bond issue
Barclays
Underwriter
Islandsbanki hf - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
Iceland
Bond issue
Nordea Bank Finland Oyj, Swedbank
Underwriter
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
Sweden
Bond issue
JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
Underwriter
Banco Santander - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Ireland
Bond issue
Banco Santander
Underwriter
Bank of Communications - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
Hong Kong SAR
Bond issue
Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, BNP Paribas, HSBC, ANZ Bank, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, China Merchants Bank, Mizuho Bank
Underwriter
Storebrand Boligkreditt AS - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
Norway
Bond issue
Nordea Bank Finland Oyj, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, DNB Bank ASA, Société Générale, Citigroup, Commerzbank
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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    RTPR has assisted regional private equity fund active in South-Eastern Europe Provectus Capital Partners in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake in Seatbelt Consulting, Romania’s market leading provider of occupational health and safety services. The transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent agreed by the parties.
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