Mark Walsh

Mark works with both larger listed public companies and financial institutions and privately-owned, often private equity or family-controlled, enterprises wishing to access the public or private markets for the first time. Recent matters of public record (in which clients raised in excess of US$7 billion in aggregate) included:

• Representation of corporate and financial institution issuers in connection with debt, equity and hybrid capital offerings (including IPOs) listed on U.S., European and other exchanges, including the NYSE, NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange for equity securities and the Irish and Luxembourg stock exchanges (including the GEM and Euro MTF Markets) for debt securities.
• Representation of the leading U.S., Canadian and European investment banks and other underwriters on debt, equity and hybrid capital offerings, including offerings registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Rule 144A, Regulation S and Section 3(a)(2) offerings.
• Representation of issuers, dealers and agents in connection with U.S., Euro and global Medium-Term Note (MTN) and commercial paper (CP) programs.
• Representation of issuers and placement agents in connection with Section 4(a)(2) and Regulation D private placements of debt and equity securities in the United States.
• Representation of issuers and depositary banks in connection with American Depositary Receipt (ADR) and Global Depositary Receipt (GDR) facilities, including Level I, II and III ADR programs.
• Advice to private equity and family-owned IPO candidates and other companies in connection with corporate governance and reporting, including reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
• Advice to hedge funds, pension funds, investment managers, private equity, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other industry participants in connection with their capital markets activities, including matters subject to contentious resolution or restructuring.
• Work with European and other law firms in connection with locally listed equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and other listings in Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Switzerland and offerings directed partially to U.S. investors.
• Work with U.S., Latin American and Asian clients in connection with other corporate, M&A partnership, fund and other transactions and matters, including steps required to address recent U.S. and EU regulatory and other developments such as Brexit, the EU’s Market Abuse Regulation and recent U.S. tax reforms.

Mark is a member of the International Bar Association. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Commercial Law Centre at University College London (UCL).