Public Offerings: Areas of Practice

Cooley's Public Offerings practice group represents both issuers and underwriters in public offerings of equity and debt securities. Cooley is regarded as one of the premier counselors to venture-backed companies striving to reach the next stage of growth by accessing the public capital markets.

Cooley represents issuers and underwriters in:

  • Equity offerings, including initial public offerings and follow-on offerings
  • Debt offerings, including Rule 144A placements of high-yield and convertible debt
  • PIPE (private investment in public equity) offerings

#2 most active issuer counsel in the U.S. PIPE market in 2009.


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