Vedder is an international business-focused law firm serving sophisticated clients of all sizes and industries from offices across the U.S. and in the UK and Asia.

A Business Focused Law Firm With a Global Reach | Vedder

Vedder provides comprehensive and effective capital markets and securities law counseling for corporations, financial institutions, underwriters and placement agents, and other organizations participating in all aspects of the international capital markets.

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<strong>You can expect</strong> to work with seasoned, innovative, practical and responsive attorneys who have extensive capital markets and securities law experience. We apply this to help you achieve your capital objectives in a cost-effective manner.

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We represent organizations in all phases of the capital-raising process—from private placements, initial public offerings and secondary offerings to recapitalization and going-private transactions.

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Our attorneys advise our corporate and financial institution clients on a wide range of financing opportunities and alternatives.

We represent issuers and underwriters in nearly every type of capital markets transaction, including:&nbsp;

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Registered public equity and debt financings

Private equity and venture capital investment

Rule 144A/Regulation S institutional placements

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Our attorneys have extensive experience:&nbsp;

Preparing public and private offering disclosure documents and materials

Negotiating underwriting and placement agreements

Structuring sophisticated preferred stock and debt securities

Managing the SEC registration and private placement offering process

Public Company Representation/Corporate Securities

We regularly serve as outside general counsel for our public-company clients, providing timely and comprehensive advice on all types of corporate securities matters, including:

Beneficial ownership reporting and short-swing liability

In addition, we counsel public companies and their boards of directors in all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions, as well as the design and implementation of executive and stock-based compensation programs.

Learn more about our&nbsp;<a href="/capabilities/mergers-and-acquisitions-client-services/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mergers &amp; Acquisitions</a> services.

Learn more about our <a href="/capabilities/executive-compensation-and-employee-benefits-client-services/" type="poa_practice" id="1802">Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits</a> services.

We represent numerous investment banking firms in underwritten public offerings and the private placement of securities. Our support for these offerings can include:

Preparing prospectus and private placement disclosure

Addressing selling shareholder issues and management lock-ups

Drafting agreements among underwriters and selected dealers' agreements

Managing the FINRA registration and review process

Our attorneys have extensive securities and broker-dealer litigation and arbitration experience defending corporations, financial institutions and their directors and officers in complex securities cases as well as in regulatory and enforcement actions with the SEC and FINRA. We have prosecuted or defended companies and individuals in connection with claims involving:&nbsp;

Fraud in connection with the purchase or sale of securities

Insider trading, including a precedent-setting case before the U.S. Supreme CourtFund

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Vedder Price Represents HBT Financial, Inc. in its Acquisition of CNB Bank Shares, Inc.

Vedder Price Represents Byline Bancorp Inc in $75 Million Private Placement of Subordinate Notes

Vedder Price Represents Piper Sandler & Co. in $80.5 Million Public Offering for Civista Bancshares, Inc.

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