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Ray Ibrahim
As a partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, Mr. Ibrahim is co-head of the firm's Derivatives & Structured Products Group. He has extensive experience in the development and execution of new and innovative financial products across all asset classes. His practice focuses on:
Mr. Ibrahim is also counsel to Citigroup, Inc. and Credit Suisse AG on their registered structured products platforms. As structured products counsel, he routinely advises on SEC, FINRA and other regulatory and transactional matters related to structured products. |
Work Highlights
Innovative Transactions
- The first TDECS equity units consisting of a forward contract and an amortizing preferred security
- The largest structured margin loan on a publicly traded underlying security ($3 billion against 67% of shares outstanding)
- The first convertible preferred equity units, which received the IFR’s “Structured Equity Deal of the Year” award
- The first structured borrow facility to support convertible debt, which received IFLR’s “Deal of the Year” award
- The first equity-linked liquidity facility along with related call spread and credit- and equity-linked notes offerings
- The first common stock offering and related call spread repurchase transaction
Recognition
Mr. Ibrahim is recognized as a leading capital markets lawyer in various industry publications:
- Chambers Global – "Leading Individual, Band 1" Capital Markets, Derivatives
- Chambers USA – "Leading Individual, Band 1" Capital Markets, Derivatives
- IFLR1000
- Legal 500 – “Leading Lawyer” Finance, Structured Products and Derivatives
Professional History
- Partner, 2006-present
- Associate, 1998-2006
- Law Clerk, Hon. Collins J. Seitz, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1997-1998
News
Articles and Books
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Getting the Deal Through: Equity Derivatives 2016 | Law Business Research Ltd.