Leading Capital Markets Partner Joins Paul Hastings in London

LONDON – In a move that further elevates its premier capital markets and corporate transactional platform in the UK and globally, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that leading capital markets lawyer Dan Hirschovits has joined as a partner in London from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

Hirschovits focuses his practice on UK and international equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, secondary offers, private placements, and other securities offerings, advising issuers, underwriters, sponsors, and investors on a range of public and private company corporate finance transactions, as well as public and private acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures.

“Dan is a key addition to our global capital markets platform with exceptional experience handling complex UK and international IPOs and equity capital markets deals for leading institutions, many of which are existing clients of the firm,” said firm Chair Frank Lopez. “Dan further strengthens our robust London platform, increasing our ability to represent clients on the full spectrum of complex finance and capital markets matters.”

Hirschovits also counsels investment banks, and companies, investors, and placement agents on early-stage financings and investments, such as private funding round transactions for startup and growth companies, with a particular focus in the technology, healthcare, and financial services sectors.

“Paul Hastings has a renowned reputation for advising every major investment bank and many public companies around the world on all types of equity and debt capital offerings,” said Hirschovits. “I look forward to joining the firm’s impressive platform and playing an instrumental role in the continued growth and success of its capital markets practice in London and globally.”

Hirschovits’ high-profile recent matters have included representing Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and the other underwriters on the $3.1 billion secondary offering of shares in Haleon by Pfizer; the syndicate of underwriters on the $4.87 billion IPO and Nasdaq listing of Arm Holdings; Barclays as sponsor on the $11.2 billion reverse takeover by Harbour Energy of Wintershall Dea’s upstream oil and gas assets; Lucid Group on its strategic supply agreement with Aston Martin Lagonda and related equity investment; NewMed Energy on its proposed combination with Capricorn Energy; and Barclays and J.P. Morgan as joint global coordinators on the £3.1 billion IPO and London listing of Alphawave IP Group.

Hirschovits adds London strength to the expanding global capital markets and public company advisory practices at Paul Hastings, which recently added premier partners including Colin Diamond, co-chair of global securities and capital markets, Seo Salimi, co-head of equity capital markets, and Will Magioncalda, all in New York; a seven-lawyer Chambers-ranked corporate team led by David Elder, Chris Centrich, and Patrick Hurley in Houston; David Ambler in Palo Alto; and Sean Donahue, chair of public company advisory and co-chair of shareholder activism & takeover defense, in Washington, D.C. 

Hirschovits joins Paul Hastings’ London platform at a time of record performance, with attorney headcount up 60% from the start of 2022 and expected to reach over 200 by year end. Elite talent added over the past few years includes global finance partner Reena Gogna, structured finance partner Brian Maher, and a Band 1 high-yield team led by Patrick Bright, all from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; litigation duo Stuart Alford KC and Oliver Browne, and the Band 1 finance team led by Ross Anderson and Mo Nurmohamed, all from Latham & Watkins LLP; top-ranked infrastructure and energy partners Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson from Linklaters LLP; market-leading ESG and sustainability lawyer Ruth Knox from Kirkland & Ellis LLP; and restructuring partner William Needham, from KKR & Co., Inc.

The London office has been a core driver of Paul Hastings’ overall strong global performance, with prominent matters including advising G42 on the $1.5bn strategic investment by Microsoft; VINCI on its acquisition of Edinburgh Airport; the shareholders of the Co-Op Bank on its sale to Coventry Building Society; Oakley Capital on its investment in ProductLife Group; Goldman Sachs in Thoma Bravo’s $5.3 Billion Acquisition of Darktrace; the financing sources on the $5.6 billion financing of KKR’s investment in Cotiviti; and the financing sources on the $1.45 billion financing in connection with Partners Group’s acquisition of The Rosen Group.

 

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