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CAPITAL MARKETS
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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

David Locala

Bio

Managing Director

David Locala spent his entire career of over 30 years in investment banking, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and financing / capital markets transactions for companies in the technology sector. He completed over $200 billion in transactions, including buyside and sellside M&A for publicly-traded and private companies, leveraged buyouts and contested transactions.

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

Mitchell I. Gordon

Mitchell I. Gordon

Bio

Managing Director

Mitchell Gordon has over 40 years of experience as a C-suite executive (at both public and private companies), as a partner at a private equity firm and as a partner at a bulge bracket investment banking firm. He has extensive SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) experience having served as President and CFO and serving on the boards of 2 SPACs. He brings significant expertise in investment banking, M&A, start-ups, corporate governance and restructuring transactions and has extensive expertise in logistics and transportation, media and specialty finance.

Former

Cambridge Capital Acquisition Corp./SPAC - President and CFO
Interpool (NYSE: IPX) - EVP and CFO

Expertise

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Investment Banking, Restructuring and Financing, Transportation and Logistics

Craig Coben

Craig Coben

Bio

Managing Director

Craig Coben has over 25 years of financial industry experience serving as the Vice Chairman of Global Capital Markets and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He is an investment banking world-class expert with deep expertise in a full range of equity products, including IPOs, SPACs, block trades.

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

Kevin D. Oden Ph.D.

Kevin D. Oden Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Oden, has unrivaled financial risk management expertise and over 30 years of financial markets experience with leading financial institutions firms Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, holding executive positions. As former EVP and Head of Operational Risk and Compliance he is a world class expert in market risk, credit risk, counterparty risk, and operational risk.

Former

Wells Fargo Bank - EVP, Head of Operational Risk and Compliance

Goldman Sachs - VP Asset Management

Expertise

Market, Credit and Counterparty Risk, Operational Risk, Risk Model Development and Validation, Risk Management, 

Portfolio Management, Asset and Liability Management

Mark McKendry

Mark McKendry

Bio

Managing Director

Mark McKendry has over 25 years of global experience in capital markets, global treasury and digital assets. His areas of expertise include the trading of fixed income in the UK, Europe and Australasia. In addition, he has considerable experience in treasury risk management and bank governance.

Former

Auswide Bank Ltd - Group Treasurer

RBC Capital Markets - Head of AUD Rates Trading

RBS Financial Markets - Head Trader, Frequent Borrower Group Liquidity Trader, Global Treasury

J.P. Morgan - Liquidity Trader, JPM Treasury

Expertise

Capital Markets, Crypto, Digital Assets and Blockchain, Securities and Derivatives, Global Treasury


Chris Whitman

Chris Whitman

Bio

Managing Director

Chris Whitman has more than 30 years of debt and equity capital markets experience, alongside as a bank treasurer and capital allocator. Chris helmed a handful of global functions over the second half of his 23 years at Deutsche Bank developing and drawing upon these skills.

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

Mike Airheart

Mike Airheart

Bio

Managing Director

Mike served Corporate and Investment Banking clients raising public and private debt capital. As a Senior Corporate Banker, he managed middle-market and large, multinational, corporate clients, specializing in corporate finance, capital raising, due diligence, wholesale credit origination/loan book portfolio management and credit risk management.

Former

Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Managing Director

Expertise

Corporate Debt Capital Raising, Corporate Finance, M&A Financing, Credit Risk

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Bio

Managing Director

Arthur Miller has over 43 years of experience in public finance and municipal bonds serving as Managing Director and Co-Head of Public Finance Strategies & Analytics Groups at Goldman Sachs. He covered leading roles at industry organizations including Vice Chair and Member of the Board of Directors at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. He currently acts as an Arbitrator at FINRA.

Former 

Goldman Sachs - Managing Director, Co-Head, Public Finance Strategies & Analytics Groups

Expertise

Municipal Securities, Tax Policy, Public Finance, Fixed Income

Barbara Mullaney Pendrill

Barbara Mullaney Pendrill

Bio

Managing Director

Barbara is a seasoned financial services executive with extensive expertise in retail financial services and regulatory engagement. In a career that spanned the globe, she held senior roles in derivatives, structuring and latterly retail banking that gave her extensive insight into areas such as retail structured products, margin lending, disclosures and suitability.

Former

Arthur Anderson - Auditor

Citigroup - MD, Global Head of Relationship Management & Business Development

Expertise

Regulation, Structured Products, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Governance & Controls

Philip A. Olesen

Philip A. Olesen

Bio

Managing Director

Philip Olesen is a global credit sales and trading professional with over 25 years of leadership and expertise in credit trading, risk management, and investment banking. With a distinguished career primarily at UBS Investment Bank, he has been involved in all credit products including bonds, loans, CDS and structured credit products including correlation risk.

Former

UBS Investment Bank - Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Trading

Managing Director, Head of Global Correlation

Managing Director, Global Risk Manager - Credit

Expertise

Global Credit Sales & Trading (including Emerging Markets), Credit Derivatives, Risk Management, Credit Research, Liability Management, Capital Markets

Robert Ohrenstein

Robert Ohrenstein

Bio

Senior Advisor

Robert Ohrenstein is a market-leading transaction adviser to private equity and similar investors. His career includes leadership roles at KPMG, where he served as Global Head of Private Equity and Vice Chair, as well as advisory positions in various commercial and charitable organizations.

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

D. Scott Warman

D. Scott Warman

Bio

Managing Director

Scott Warman is the former Treasurer at M&T Bank with over 30 years of experience in treasury management and financial leadership. Throughout his career, he has played a critical role in strengthening financial soundness, navigating complex market environments, and implementing innovative risk and liquidity management frameworks.

Former

M&T Bank - Senior Executive Vice President & Treasurer

Expertise

Treasury Management, Capital Markets Trading, Risk Management & Mitigation, Asset/Liability Management, Funding and Liquidity

Mark J. Epley

Mark J. Epley

Bio

Managing Director

Mark Epley is a seasoned investment banking executive with over 35 years of experience in corporate finance leveraged finance and M&A. He served as Chairman of the Financial Sponsors Group Americas at HSBC Securities, where he led global coverage teams and delivered significant growth. Mark has also held senior leadership roles at other global franchises including Nomura, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley.

Former

Nomura Securities Internatiinal - Global Head FSG

Deutsche Bank Securities - Global Head FSG

Morgan Stanley & Company - Executive Director

Expertise

Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance


Robin Shoemaker

Robin Shoemaker

Bio

Managing Director

Robin Shoemaker has over 30 years of experience in equity research focused on the oil and gas industry. Robin’s tenure in energy research started at Lehman Brothers and included a two-year assignment as co-head of Asia Equity Research in Hong Kong. At Bear Stearns, Robin served as a Managing Director covering the oilfield services industry.

Former

KeyBanc Capital Markets - Director

Citi Investment Research - Director

Expertise

Energy Research, Oil and Gas, Oil Services and Equipment, Due Diligence

John Feeney, Ph.D.

John Feeney, Ph.D.

Bio

Managing Director

Dr. Feeney has over 35 years in trading and management roles in financial markets across most asset classes. He has worked for National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank, Citibank and Macquarie Bank. Over this time, he has traded and managed interest rate derivatives, foreign exchange, traded credit, commodities and funding businesses. Most recently, Dr. Feeney has been focusing on market pricing and management of trade execution for client.

Former

National Australia Bank - Head of Conduct, Corporate and Institutional Bank

Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Head of Trading

Expertise

Derivative, FX, Credit and Commodities, Valuations of Financial Market Products, Trade Management and Regulatory, Requirements, Market Practices, Regulatory Reviews, Market Conduct

Simon Thackray

Simon Thackray

Bio

Managing Director

Simon Thackray is a seasoned corporate and investment advisor with over three decades of experience spanning capital markets, private equity, and operational leadership. Mr. Thackray is a global expert in equities, capital markets and corporate valuation with a particular focus on research and analysis where he has held leadership positions at multiple financial institutions.

Former

Jefferies - Managing Director, Senior Equities Analyst

CLSA - Senior Analyst

Citi - Direcor, Senior Industrial Analyst

RBS Markets & International Banking - Director, Senior Equities Analyst


Expertise

Private Equity, Corporate Valuation, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Financial & Investment Advisor, Board Level Consultant


Stephen Laughton

Stephen Laughton

Bio

Managing Director

Stephen Laughton has more than 25 years experience in interest rate products, derivatives and government bond trading. Stephen has extensive experience in both flow and structured products spanning both developed and emerging markets, with deep expertise in derivative documentation, portfolio modelling and valuation, risk, regulation, and financial resource optimisation.

Former

ABN AMRO, London and Tokyo - Managing Director, Global Head of Rates Options & Exotics Trading

Royal Bank of Scotland London - Managing Director, Co-Head of Fixed Income Run-off and Recovery

Commerzbank London - Managing Director, Head of Financial Market Services

Expertise

Fixed Income, Emerging Markets, Portfolio Modeling and Valuation, Credit, Capital, and Funding Risks, Rates, Options, Exotics, Structured Products

Alfred G. Jackson

Alfred G. Jackson

Bio

Managing Director

Alfred G. Jackson has over 40 years’ experience in financial markets where he was a leader in the field of equities research and valuation as well as Managing Partner in a successful Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). In his long career at Credit Suisse First Boston Mr. Jackson was consistently voted the #1 analyst for the food category.

Former

Credit Suisse First Boston - Global Head of Securities Research 

Expertise

Cash Equites, Equities Research, Valuation, Registered Investment Advisers

T. S. Shankar

T. S. Shankar

Bio

Managing Director

Shankar is a highly experienced global payments professional with over two decades in Correspondent Banking covering Cross Border Payments and Trade Finance. His career included stints at Bank of America and Standard Chartered Bank, where he was the Global Product head for Financial Institutions – Payments. In this role his focus was on currency clearing including USD, EURO, RMB, GBP and Continuous linked settlement (CLS).

Former

Standard Chartered Bank - Managing Director, Global Head-Payments and Liquidity, Product Management

Bank of America (Singapore) - Senior Vice President - Southern Asia, Trade Finance and Payments 

Expertise

Cross Border Payments, Trade Finance, Currency Clearing, Compliance, Risk Management

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