Faegre Baker Daniels counsel issuers, investors and investment banks in the full range of public and private capital raising and recapitalization transactions. We oversee capital market activities as primary corporate counsel for more than 50 public companies, including Fortune 100 companies. In the past three years, we acted as counsel for public offerings that raised more than $200 billion.

Transactions we are experienced in managing include:

• Securities offerings
• Initial and secondary public equity offerings
• Registered direct offerings
• At-the-market offerings
• Exchange offers
• Spin-offs
• Investment grade and high yield debt offerings and transactions involving registered exchange offers
• Tender offers
• Medium-term note programs and equity-linked securities
• Going private transactions
• Private placements, including venture capital financings and transactions structured under Rule 144A or as private investment in public equities deals
• Business combinations
• Hedge, investment and other fund formations

We also assist with matters involving outstanding securities or existing security holders, such as rights offerings, remarketing transactions, rescission offers, open market purchases and consent solicitations.

Our lawyers handle transactions involving common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, convertible securities, hybrid units, securities listed on European markets, derivatives, equity-linked securities, commercial paper programs, trust originated securities, asset securitizations, mutual fund shares and tax-exempt bonds.

Additionally, our team works with clients to ensure they are in compliance with disclosure obligations, securities laws and stock market rules. Specifically, we guide clients in complying with regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, the American Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the London Stock Exchange and its Alternative Investment Market.