CAPITAL MARKETS
Practice Area
At SEDA Experts, we have an exclusive and dedicated team of experts that combine deep industry knowledge in fundraising in both private and public debt and equity capital markets, including but not limited to complex debt issuances, IPOs, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), public finance, as well as various securities offerings and derivatives associated with such securities
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Our experts’ firsthand exposure to many securities offerings’ transactions, from simple to highly complex, while running ECM and DCM globally at major banks, makes them uniquely well positioned to assist clients in a dispute and litigation context.
Their experience includes companies such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Citibank and Deutsche Bank, among others.
Our distinguished experts have extensive experience dealing with issues such as due diligence, misrepresentation and disclosures, marketing materials and pitch representations, role of the underwriter, primary vs. secondary market vs. private placements offerings, as well as with the different type of instruments issued in connection with equity offerings such as: common shares, preferred shares, PIPE shares, American Depositary Receipts, among other.
SEDA’s experts were retained on various matters in connection with SPAC and de-SPAC transactions and provided expert reports and testimony. Issues at dispute included but not limited to alleged misrepresentations by the target company officers and or SPAC sponsors, lock up agreements, high level of redemptions prior to closing, large drop in price of share after de-SPAC transaction, asymmetry and conflict of interest between the various parties involved in the SPAC and de-SPAC transactions, among other.
Our SPAC experts are well suited to support SPAC related disputes, as they had direct and hands on involvement in SPACs including sponsor side, management, IPO and underwriting, as well as target companies and board membership and executive management of target acquisition companies.
Our experts ran debt syndicate services including but not limited to marketing, pricing, and distributing debt, coordinating origination, underwriting, and bridging with the market and respective participants and investors (lenders), as well as bond transaction management. Their competence in debt issuance spans between government and municipal debt issues, corporate bonds and syndicated bank loans.
Our experts also took on various senior roles in banks and consultants giving them deep knowledge of the valuation of companies in the context of raising capital. They produced highly ranked fundamental research covering various industries such as major integrated oil companies, consumers goods, food, beverage and tobacco across various geographies and jurisdictions and assessed deal value dynamics in both private and public transaction for financial investors.
EXPERTISE
Equity Capital Markets (ECM)
Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Corporate Valuation/Due Diligence
Block Trades
Debt Syndicate/Loan Syndicate
Municipal Bonds/Public Finance
Primary Offerings and Private Placements
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David Locala
Managing Director
Former
Citigroup – Managing Director and Global Head of Technology
Deutsche Bank – Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Technology
Expertise
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Fairness Opinions, Business Valuation, Venture Capital/Private Equity, IPOs / SPACs, Companies in the Technology Sector
Craig Coben
Managing Director
Former
Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Vice Chairman of Global Capital Markets and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets
Deutsche Bank – Managing Director, EMEA Equity Capital Market
Expertise
IPOs, and Securities Offerings, Investment Banking, SPACs, Block Trades, Margin Loans, Corporate Equity Derivatives
Chris Whitman
Managing Director
Former
Deutsche Bank
Head of Financial Resources Management, Corporate & Investment Bank
Head of Corporate Relationship Lending
Head of Global Debt Syndicate
Co-Head of Global Equity Capital Markets
Expertise
Debt Capital Markets, Bank Treasury, Equity Capital Markets, Capital Allocation and Capital Efficiency
Mitchell I. Gordon
Managing Director
Former
Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp./SPAC - President and CFO
Interpool (NYSE: IPX) - EVP and CFO
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Banking, Restructuring and Financing, Transportation and Logistics
Mike Airheart
Managing Director
Former
Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Managing Director
Expertise
Corporate Debt Capital Raising, Corporate Finance, M&A Financing, Credit Risk
Arthur Miller
Managing Director
Former
Goldman Sachs - Managing Director, Co-Head, Public Finance Strategies & Analytics Groups
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Municipal Securities, Tax Policy, Public Finance, Fixed Income
Robert Ohrenstein
Senior Advisor
Former
KPMG – Vice Chair, Global Head of Private Equity
Expertise
Private Equity Transactions, Pre-transaction Due Diligence, SPA Pricing Mechanics, Closing Accounts Disputes, Financial Reps and Warranties
Robin Shoemaker
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Former
KeyBanc Capital Markets - Director
Citi Investment Research - Director
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Energy Research, Oil and Gas, Oil Services and Equipment, Due Diligence
Alfred G. Jackson
Managing Director
Former
Credit Suisse First Boston - Global Head of Securities Research
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Cash Equites, Equities Research, Valuation, Registered Investment Advisers
Philip A. Olesen
Managing Director
Former
UBS Investment Bank - Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Trading
Managing Director, Head of Global Correlation
Managing Director, Global Risk Manager - Credit
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Global Credit Sales & Trading (including Emerging Markets), Credit Derivatives, Risk Management, Credit Research, Liability Management, Capital Markets