Practice Areas: Securities & Corporate Finance

Our clients turn to us for help with a full spectrum of corporate finance transactions, including registered public offerings of debt, equity and hybrid securities, primary and secondary equity offerings, shelf registrations, asset securitizations, acquisition financings, private placements, Rule 144A and Reg S offerings, tender offers, issuer tenders and buy-backs, management and leveraged buy-outs, exchange offer and consent solicitations, spin-offs, going-private transactions, restructurings and recapitalizations.

Our wide-ranging practice also includes work with overseas investors participating in U.S. investments and developments, international offerings by U.S. companies and merger and acquisition financings.

Federal & state securities law compliance

McGuireWoods is a leader in counseling publicly held companies and large, privately held concerns with regard to federal and state securities and corporate governance matters. Many of our partners, and our firm, have been recognized locally and nationally for expertise in this area. For example, in Corporate Board Member magazine’s annual report on America’s best corporate lawyers, McGuireWoods has appeared each year, and has been noted as one of the top five firms in three of our locations. We regularly communicate with clients and other interested persons regarding developments in this area, including proposed and final SEC regulations, stock exchange rules and case law.