Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Clients of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP praise the 'legal expertise, market awareness and client focus’ of the capital markets team, which is led by Nicholas Shaw, a key adviser to leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies on IPOs and high yield deals. Acting for both European issuers and investment banks, the practice calls upon the invaluable experience of Gil Strauss, who focuses on US securities law, and Carol Daniel, whose practice encompasses leveraged buyout and acquisition financing transactions as well as general corporate and securities law matters. Having been one of the main firms to introduce high yield debt products to the European market back in the 1990s, it has maintained a standout practice that continues to be involved in high-value, market-leading transactions, including cross-border restructurings and refinancings involving notes offerings.