Short-listed firms Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Davis Polk & Wardwell Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Last year was a bad year for initial public offerings and an especially bad year for initial public offerings that were anything but ordinary. But Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton helped push through two deals in emerging markets that stood out. The $238 million initial public offering of Wimm-Bill-Dann was a landmark deal for Russia and the $132 million privatization of Jordan Telecom was a tricky deal in a tough market. The firm also advised on the €636 million Alstom rights offering.
April 08 2003
