Capital markets

Freshfields is recognized as one of the world's leading capital markets practices and is considered the 'go to' firm for large, complex offerings. Our active IPO practice is fueled by our emerging companies practice and our private capital practice, as well as our deep experience in spinoffs, carve-out IPOs and dual listings. With leading practices in the world’s major financial centers including New York, Silicon Valley/San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Hong Kong, Freshfields is the only firm that is truly agnostic when it comes to listing venue. Our deeply-rooted 'one team' culture leads to an unmatched track record of successful cross-border deal execution for our global clients.

Our core team of leading capital markets lawyers have decades of experience advising sophisticated clients across industries and jurisdictions. Our experience includes the full range of equity, debt and hybrid issuances including IPOs, direct listings, investment grade, high yield and convertible notes offerings and derivatives. 

We also bring to clients unrivalled knowledge and insider perspectives on navigating regulators and listing venue authorities. Our team includes former SEC senior officials in the United States, and market-leading experts on a wide range of regulatory regimes including the FCA in the United Kingdom, BaFin in Germany, AFM in the Netherlands and SFC in Hong Kong.

Unlike many firms, our capital markets team also actively represents our public company clients once listed and provides ongoing practical and actionable advice on strategic and sensitive matters as well as day-to-day governance considerations. Whether a client is offering securities or needs legal support in its daily operations, our capital markets lawyers can also leverage Freshfields platform of more than 40+ practice areas across 29 offices to offer tailored, client-centric solutions.