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Derek Dostal

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Deep experience on a wide variety of public and private capital markets transactions. Twice named a Law360 “Capital Markets MVP of the Year.” 

Derek has deep experience on a wide variety of public and private capital markets transactions, including IPOs, special purpose acquisition companies and other equity offerings, investment-grade and high-yield debt financings, private placements and mandatory and optional convertible securities offerings, by issuers in various industries. 

Law360 named Derek a “Capital Markets MVP of the Year” in 2021 and again in 2024. In 2021, New York Law Journal selected him as a “Dealmaker of the Year.”

Experience

IPOs, Equity and Equity-Linked Transactions
  • IPOs for AC Immune, Allegro Microsystems, Aprea Therapeutics, Arm, Calyxt, Convey Health, Coty, Focus Financial, ERock, Galapagos, Gamida Cell, Hamilton Insurance, Mersana Therapeutics, REV Group, Silvergate, Standard Nuclear (pending), Taminco, TPG and Warner Music Group as well as numerous other companies with pending IPO filings with the SEC
  • SPAC IPOs and/or deSPAC transactions for newcleo (pending), Securitize, Teamshares, Avalanche Treasures, Lionsgate’s Studio Business, General Catalyst Global Resilience Merger, Jatt Acquisition II, Infinite Eagle, Roivant, Virgin Group, KKR, European Biotech, Silver Spike, Warburg Pincus, Figure and CC Neuberger
  • Follow-on or secondary equity offerings for Affimed, AgileThought, Black Hills, CSW Industrials, Integra, Otter Tail, Oxford Immunotec, Quality Distribution, South Jersey Industries, Spectrum Brands, SRC Energy, Stemline Therapeutics, Strive, Tellurian, Tower International and Umpqua Holdings
  • Convertible offerings for Alliance Data Systems, Ares, Ciena, Citibank, Cree, Illumina, Kaman, Lennar, McMoRan Exploration, Microsoft, PAR Technology, Pitney Bowes, Silicon Laboratories, Sunrise Senior Living, T1 Energy, Wolfspeed and Veeco Instruments
High-Yield and Investment-Grade Debt
  • High-yield debt offerings for Acadia Healthcare, Air & Gas Handling Business of Colfax Corporation, AmeriGas, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Hologic, Dick’s Sporting Goods, HRG Group, IHS Markit, Kissner, Murphy Oil, Northwestern Corporation, PDC Energy, Pilgrim’s Pride, Prince Minerals, Stericycle, Travel + Leisure, Vista Global and Zebra Technologies
  • Investment-grade debt offerings for Allegion, Arrow Electronics, Bacardi Limited, Best Buy, Constellation Brands, Continental Resources, Energizer Holdings, Essent Group, Fidelity National, General Mills, GE Vernova, Hormel, J.M. Smucker Company, Kennametal, Las Vegas Sands, National Life Insurance Company, Qualcomm, Rockwell Automation, Sands China, Tapestry, Tyson Foods, Wyndham and Xylem
Liability Management Transactions
  • Transactions involving Amplify Energy, Banc of California, Blackhawk Mining, Columbia Property Trust, Discovery Communications, JG Wentworth, Jones Energy, Legacy Reserves, Lockheed Martin, Midstates Petroleum and NextEra Energy
General Corporate
  • Public reporting and corporate governance advice for various public companies
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Insights

Recognition

Law360 – “Capital Markets MVP of the Year,” 2021 and 2024

Chambers USA – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

Legal 500 U.S. – Capital Markets: Equity Offerings

Legal 500 U.S. – Capital Markets (Debt and High-Yield Debt Offerings), Next Generation Partner

IFLR1000 – Capital Markets: Debt, M&A, United States, Highly Regarded

New York Law Journal – “Dealmaker of the Year,” 2021

Law360 – Capital Markets Editorial Advisory Board, 2020

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
B.B.A., Finance, Loyola University Maryland

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of New York
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