Capital Markets
With over 450 lawyers worldwide, we have one of the largest and most international teams of capital markets lawyers of any global law firm.
Our capital markets practice covers the full range of capital markets products and incorporates specialists in debt and equity capital markets, derivatives and structured finance, securitisation, corporate trust and agency and high yield.
Few practices can match our award-winning, top tier position across the full range of capital market products. With such a deep bench of specialists and global reach, international and industry-leading ‘first-of-a-kind’ transactions are our hallmark. We have been instrumental in nearly all the major developments in the capital markets, starting with the first ever eurobond issue in the 1960s.
Integrated into our capital markets practice is a group of U.S. corporate finance lawyers who specialise in U.S. securities law advice, enabling us to advise on U.S. law aspects of transactions anywhere in the world. In addition, a number of our lawyers play leading roles in our cross-practice Islamic Finance group.
The past few years have been the most challenging in the history of international financial markets and have required fresh thinking as the markets adjust to the continually changing economic, political and regulatory conditions. Renowned for our intellectual rigour, our capital markets lawyers draw on deep product expertise and regularly work alongside our regulatory, banking and finance, litigation, restructuring and other specialist teams to develop innovative solutions for our clients, often incorporating precedent-setting financing techniques that lead the industry.
That is why over 800 corporate and financial institution participants in the financial markets entrust us with the full range of their domestic and cross-border transactions.
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News and insights
Publications: 11 March 2024
Allen & Overy attorneys analyze the impact of the SEC’s new climate rule
Allen & Overy partners Ken Rivlin and Justin Cooke, and associate Jacob Ely analyze the impact of the SEC’s new climate rule and investor access to material climate-related information with Bloomberg…
News: 21 February 2024
John Goldfinch joins Allen & Overy to enhance structured finance and private capital offering
Allen & Overy today announces it is bolstering the global structured finance practice as partner John Goldfinch joins ahead of merger with Shearman & Sterling, to become A&O Shearman.
News: 16 February 2024
The issuance of USD750 million amortising notes due 2038 comprises three equal instalments of USD250 million and will be used for general budgetary purposes in accordance with the Issuer’s finance…
Recognition for our work
They have excellent strength in depth. They're very good at partner level and they have a good team of senior associates and associates behind them. They're definitely one of our top picks.
Chambers UK 2020
It surpasses all of the other firms we have used in terms of client service, responsiveness, commerciality and value for money.
Chambers UK 2020
Probably one of the top three firms in the UK for capital markets advice.
Legal 500 UK 2020
Very well organized team with exceptional market insight - capable of delivering creative yet executable solutions.
Legal 500 UK 2020
Awards
- No. 1 - Global Debt, Equity and Equity-Related ex FCA – Issuer and Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - Global Straight Debt including ABS and MBS - Issuer and Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - Global Straight Debt excluding ABS and MBS - Issuer and Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - All International Bonds - Issuer and Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - European Bonds – Issuer and Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - Global Green Bonds - Issuer and Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - Global Sustainable Bonds - Issuer (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - Global Green Bonds - Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - Global ESG and SLB - Manager (LSEG)
- No. 1 - EMEA Corporate Investment Grade Bonds (inc EM)- Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - EMEA Corporate High Yield Bonds (inc EM) - Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - GCC Sukuk - Issuer and Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 - High Yield Bonds Western Europe - Manager (Debtwire)
- No. 1 -EMTN programme establishments - Issuer (Dealogic)
- No. 1 and No. 2 - Euro Investment Grade Corporate Bonds - Manager (1) and Issuer (2) (Bloomberg)
- No. 1 and No. 2 - Sterling Investment Grade Corporate Bonds - Manager (1) and Issuer (2) (Bloomberg)
- No. 2 - Asia ex-Japan Issuer G3 Currency Bonds - Issuer and Manager (Bloomberg)
- No. 2 - High Yield Bonds Western Europe (ex-Nordic) - Issuer (Debtwire)
- No. 2 - Singapore Dollar Bonds - Issuer (Bloomberg)
- No. 3 - Global CLOs – Arranger (Creditflux)
- No. 3 - U.S. CLOs – Arranger (Creditflux)
- No. 3 - European CLOs – Arranger (Creditflux)
- No. 3 - EMTN programme establishments - Manager (Dealogic)
*All rankings are based on deal count.