With a record of demonstrated excellence developed over decades of experience and an unparalleled depth of talent, Simpson Thacher assists our corporate clients in accessing global capital markets and helps our investment banking clients compete in these markets by providing strategic counsel across industries and borders.
We are a leader in capital markets transactions worldwide. Our Capital Markets Practice is prized for its reach and range—from Manhattan to Silicon Valley, from London to Hong Kong, São Paulo and beyond. Representing both issuers and underwriters, the Firm enjoys a premier standing in advising on offerings for common stock, high yield debt, convertible debt and investment grade debt. Our practice benefits from our deep roots with each of the major investment banks. Our unrivaled base of corporate and banking clients means we have a volume of transactions that reinforces our market expertise and creates great value and efficiency. Moreover, the breadth of work in our balanced practice ensures that we are in the vanguard of developments in securities laws.
Band 1 or 2
Band 1 or 2 ranking in U.S. Capital Markets: Debt or Equity – Chambers Global since 2007
The Firm focuses on complex transactions under U.S., English and Hong Kong law. Our sophisticated client base requires that we be a pioneer of novel structures. We are on top of initial public offering trends because, remarkably, we have advised on more than 275 successful U.S. and global IPOs over the last decade, including our representation of Alibaba in the second-largest IPO ever. Our premier high yield practice has worked on more than 700 offerings in the last decade, totaling more than $500 billion in proceeds.
Such experience on so many important deals places Simpson Thacher at the top of the list of the world’s finest securities practices. Among the capital markets transactions we handle:
Equity
- IPOs and follow-on equity offerings
- Rights offerings
- Private investments in public equity (PIPEs)
- Equity-linked securities offerings
- Equity derivative transactions
Debt
- High yield debt and investment grade debt
- Convertible and exchangeable debt
- Mezzanine finance instruments
- Balance sheet restructurings
Global Coverage
We advise under U.S. law, English law and Hong Kong local law, and have capital markets lawyers in 11 of our offices worldwide
“Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s team are all extremely resourceful and
know all the shortcuts through complex and tough situations. They are always
ready and available to help, no matter the time or circumstances.”
– Chambers Global, Capital Markets 2024 (quoting a client)