Andrei Sirabionian is a capital markets partner whose practice focuses on representing foreign and domestic issuers, underwriters, and investors in a broad range of public and private securities transactions. His experience spans initial and secondary public offerings as well as exempt offerings of equity and debt, and he regularly advises public companies on ’34 Act reporting requirements, corporate governance matters, stock exchange rules, and ongoing securities law compliance.
Andrei’s practice includes transactions involving Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) at both the IPO stage and in connection with business combinations. He additionally counsels clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses, spinoffs, joint ventures, and “going private” transactions.
- Representation of companies in the technology, entertainment, life sciences, shipping, offshore drilling, software, retail, payments, fintech and cryptocurrency industries, along with underwriters and placement agents, in a large number of financing related transactions including IPOs, follow on equity offerings, high yield debt offerings, convertible debt transactions, registered direct, at-the-market and rights offerings.*
- Representation of dozens of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in successful initial public offerings and business combinations.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with an independent music company.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with a provider of infrastructure services.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with a digital therapeutics company.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with a digital healthcare group.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with a developer of confidential computing cybersecurity solutions.*
- Representation of a special purpose acquisition company in its merger with a digital asset mining service and cloud-mining service provider.*
- Representation of an entertainment and content production company in its recent business combination.*
- Representation of a digital asset mining company in its business combination.*
- Representation of a Nasdaq listed public company in its recapitalization through a series of PIPE and equity line transactions for an aggregate of $736 million of its common shares, preferred shares and warrants.*
- Representation of a Nasdaq listed operator of semi-submersible oil platforms and underwater drill ships in connection with its merger with an offshore drilling contractor in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2.7 billion, inclusive of the client’s debt, and as securities counsel, in the $3.7 billion restructuring of the company’s balance sheet.*
- Representation of a NYSE listed international marine transport enterprise in connection with its merger with a marine transportation services provider which created a combined entity with assets in excess of $4.0 billion.*
- Representation of an American multinational financial services corporation in its IPO which at the time was the largest IPO in U.S. history.*
- Representation of numerous placement agents, investors and issuers in private placement financing transactions, including PIPE transactions.*
*A number of the above matters were handled prior to joining McGuireWoods LLP.