

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: 07 APRIL 2021
A&O advises on EUR2.35 billion loan and high yield bond refinancing by Foncia
Allen & Overy's leveraged finance team has advised the banks in connection with a EUR2.35 billion loan and debut high yield bond refinancing by Foncia, a leading provider of residential real estate…
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Publications: 07 APRIL 2021
Compelling signals from a recovering M&A market
The question at the end of 2020 was whether the strong recovery in M&A activity could be sustained in 2021.
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News: 05 FEBRUARY 2021
A&O’s International Capital Markets practice recognised as top adviser in 2020
Allen & Overy has been recognised as the top overall adviser to issuers and managers across debt and equity capital markets in 2020, according to data published by Refinitiv in the Global Capital…
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Publications: 23 NOVEMBER 2020
In this podcast Yannis Manuelides, head of Allen & Overy’s Sovereign Debt practice, is interviewed by Mitu Gulati of Duke Law School and Mark Weidemaier of UNC Law School.
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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