Partner

Kenny S. Terrero

Capital Markets
Securities Enforcement and Regulatory

kterrero@sidley.com

New York +1 212 839 5946

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KENNY TERRERO has broad experience in corporate and compliance matters relating to corporate issuers, fintech companies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and closed-end funds (CEFs). Kenny has significant experience representing issuers and underwriters in connection with fund structuring, initial public offerings, exchange listings, ongoing operations, and regulatory compliance. He is also experienced in a wide variety of SEC-registered and exempted capital markets transactions, security token offerings, and other securities law matters across a variety of sectors, including transactions by real estate investment trusts (REITs), energy companies, fintech companies, and CEFs. Kenny advises on the structuring, formation, and operation of domestic and offshore private investment funds, including private equity and hedge funds in various asset classes, including digital assets and ecosystem funds.

Kenny maintains an active pro bono practice and advises clients on the formation and operation of nonprofit organizations. He received the 2020 “Cornerstone Award” from Lawyers Alliance for New York in recognition of his exceptional pro bono legal services for nonprofits. Kenny was also named a 2023 “Law Catalyst” by the Council of Urban Professionals, a nonprofit organization that works to inspire, elevate, and empower the next generation of diverse business and civic leaders.

Kenny is a frequent speaker and writer on various blockchain and digital assets-related topics, with a particular focus on smart contracts.

Experience

Represented Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BOCN), a SPAC, in its US$275 million business combination with TNL Mediagene (transaction pending).
Represented Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp. as issuer’s counsel in its US$165 million initial public offering.
Represented underwriters in public and private offerings by energy holding companies, including Duke Energy Corporation and Cleco Corporation and their respective regulated subsidiaries.
Represented issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and debt and equity offerings for REITs, including Rithm Capital, Inc., Healthpeak Properties, Inc., Office Properties Income Trust, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, and CommonWealth REIT.
Represented issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and public and private follow-on offerings by CEFs, including Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund, and Kayne Anderson NextGen Energy & Infrastructure, Inc.

Kenny devotes a significant amount of time to pro bono matters. He advises pro bono clients on the formation and the ongoing operations of non-profit organizations. He has assisted a number of pro bono clients in obtaining tax-exempt treatment through either fiscal sponsorship arrangements or by obtaining 501(c)(3) exempt status with the IRS. Kenny was named as one of the recipients of the 2020 “Cornerstone Award” by the Lawyers Alliance for New York in recognition of providing distinguished pro bono service to nonprofit organizations.

Kenny is the New York co-chair of Sidley’s Pro Bono and Public Interest Law Committee and a member of the Inclusion Committee. He is an active member of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), Counsel of Urban Professionals (CUP), Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), Dominicans on Wall Street (DOWS), LatinoJustice, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDF), and the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and a member of the Bitcoin Foundation since 2013.

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