Capital Market
At the heart of our full-service legal practice lies a deep understanding of the capital markets and their integral role in driving economic growth and business expansion. Our Capital Market Practice is built to serve clients across the entire financial ecosystem , from startups seeking funding to large corporations navigating public offerings and complex regulatory landscapes.
Our team of capital market lawyers combines deep legal expertise with a strategic grasp of market dynamics to deliver practical, forward-thinking solutions. We assist clients in raising capital through equity and debt instruments, initial public offerings (IPOs), private placements, bond issues, and other fundraising avenues, while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements and market best practices.
We advise a diverse clientele including issuers, investors, underwriters, fund managers, private equity firms, and multinational corporations on:
o IPOs: Preparing and reviewing offering documents, conducting due diligence, and ensuring compliance with listing requirements.
o Corporate and Government Bonds: Advising on the issuance of debt securities, including preparation of prospectuses and compliance with regulations.
o Fund Formations: Structuring and forming various investment funds, such as private equity funds, unit trusts, and mutual funds.
o Rights Offerings: Assisting companies with raising capital through rights offerings, which are an offer of new shares to existing shareholders.
o Private Placements: Advising on the issuance of securities directly to a small group of investors, bypassing the public offering stage.
o Structuring and Negotiating: Advising on the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers, including due diligence, drafting agreements, and regulatory compliance.
o Schemes of Arrangement: Assisting companies with restructurings and schemes of arrangement, which involve a negotiated agreement between a company and its creditors.
o Due Diligence: Investigating and verifying the accuracy and completeness of information related to issuers and transactions.
o Prospectus Preparation: Drafting and reviewing prospectuses, which are documents providing information to investors about a security offering.
o Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring compliance with securities laws and regulations, such as those enforced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
o Listing on Stock Exchanges: Assisting companies with the process of listing their securities on stock exchanges, such as the NYSE or the London Stock Exchange.
o Derivatives: Advising on the issuance and trading of derivatives, which are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset.
o Global Depository Receipts (GDRs): Assisting with the issuance of GDRs, which are securities that represent ownership of a company’s shares in a foreign market.
o Advising Issuing Houses: Providing legal advice to issuing houses (investment banks) on capital market transactions.
o Structuring Transactions: Structuring transactions in a way that benefits the client while complying with legal and regulatory requirements.
o Negotiating Agreements: Negotiating agreements between parties involved in capital market transactions.
o Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Representing clients in disputes arising from capital market transactions.
Our strength lies not only in our legal precision and commercial insight but in our commitment to aligning legal strategy with your business goals. In a volatile and fast-evolving financial environment, we work closely with clients to maximise opportunity, minimise risk, and protect stakeholder value.
Whether you are entering the capital markets for the first time or managing the complexities of ongoing securities operations, we are your trusted legal partners in building resilient, successful financial strategies.