Covington’s leading Securities and Corporate Finance practice advises clients in a full range of corporate financings, as well as securities reporting and compliance matters. Our attorneys have experience that covers public and private offerings of equity, debt and derivative securities, representing issuers, financial institutions, and investors. We also assist our clients, from pre-IPO companies to large public companies, from individual to institutional investors, in SEC reporting, securities and stock exchange listing compliance, and related securities matters.
Co-headed by a former Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, our practice integrates transactional skills and understanding of corporate financing techniques and practices with a deep understanding of securities and relate business laws. We seek to deliver effective execution, counseling and judgment in the handling of complex transactions and issues that include both capital raising and business combinations.
Our lawyers are familiar with SEC and, in the United Kingdom, FSA and Takeover Panel practices and procedures. We have experience in US and European markets and up-to-date knowledge of corporate financing trends. Our practice also assists clients with ongoing SEC compliance and disclosure advice, exchange listing requirements and corporate governance matters. We advise foreign private issuers on their obligations under US securities laws and also have expertise with listings on the London Stock Exchange, including the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), and Euronext.
We counsel clients on the interplay between corporate law and the expanding body of federal law covering governance of participants in the US, UK and European capital markets, such as board committees, independent directors, financial advisors, and independent auditors. Our attorneys also work closely with our litigation and White Collar practices on investigations and proceedings in the securities area.
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