Our London-based capital markets lawyers advise major issuers and underwriters throughout Europe on global offerings of equity and securities. We also develop innovative securities that allow European financial institutions to meet regulatory capital requirements efficiently and advise these clients on cross-border payment, settlement and risk-management issues.

Our London office has also been involved in some of the largest European M&A transactions in recent years. Our M&A lawyers advise large and small corporations, private equity funds and merchant banks on investments.

The London office is an integral part of the firm's global technology practice. We advise European technology companies in cross-border capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. Our global corporate finance experience has allowed us to creatively and successfully adapt U.S.-developed financing techniques to the needs of European technology companies

• $2.5 billion underwritten rights offering of new shares of DnB NOR, including a public offering in Norway and private placements to institutional investors outside Norway. Based in Oslo, DnB NOR is Norway's largest financial services group.
• $2 billion SEC-registered notes offering by StatoilHydro ASA guaranteed by StatoilHydro Petroleum AS. Based in Norway, StatoilHydro ASA is an integrated, major international oil and gas company.
• $2 billion offering of ING perpetual hybrid capital securities by ING Groep.
• $1.8 billion underwritten rights offering by SEB. Based in Sweden, SEB is one of the leading financial institutions in Northern Europe.
• $1.7 billion offering by AngloGold Ashanti Limited of its ordinary shares, in the form of ordinary shares or American depositary shares (ADS), by way of allocations of transferable rights to its shareholders and ADS holders. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti is a global gold company with a diversified portfolio of assets in many key gold-producing regions.
• $1.25 billion  notes offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933 by SABMiller, one of the world’s largest brewers.
• €1 billion SEC-registered common stock offering by AEGON, a Dutch insurance group.
• $691 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of GDRs by The Commercial Bank of Qatar. The offering is the first-ever offering of GDRs by any company in Qatar and the second-largest-ever GDR offering from the Middle East region.