Wilson Sonsini is the established leader in the U.S. IPO market. Over the past 20 years, the firm has represented some of the world’s most iconic companies in connection with high-value IPOs, including Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Lyft.
We are consistently ranked by Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and CapitalIQ as a leading advisor to companies and underwriters based on the number of completed IPOs and equity and equity-linked offerings.
The firm has substantial experience advising non-U.S. companies and investment banks on U.S. and Hong Kong IPOs and other capital markets transactions.
As the recognized IPO leader and with over 300 public company clients, Wilson Sonsini combines a unique depth of perspective with a pragmatic, business-oriented style to address all the needs of public companies and private companies that aspire to be public.
Wilson Sonsini has deep experience serving underwriters in connection with a wide variety of high-profile, complex, and precedent-setting capital markets transactions. Some of our investment bank clients include BofA Securities, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley.
As the recognized IPO leader and with over 300 public company clients, Wilson Sonsini combines a unique depth of perspective with a pragmatic, business-oriented style to address all the needs of public companies and private companies that aspire to be public.
Wilson Sonsini has deep experience serving underwriters in connection with a wide variety of high-profile, complex, and precedent-setting capital markets transactions. Some of our investment bank clients include BofA Securities, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley.
Steve has represented non-U.S. and domestic companies in U.S. IPOs, global securities offerings, cross-border M&A, and SEC compliance for more than 25 years.
Steve has over 39 years of corporate law experience, serving as lead counsel for many of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies.
Steve has represented non-U.S. and domestic companies in U.S. IPOs, global securities offerings, cross-border M&A, and SEC compliance for more than 25 years.
Steve has over 39 years of corporate law experience, serving as lead counsel for many of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies.
Wilson Sonsini has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating the full range of capital markets transactions, including:
Wilson Sonsini regularly advises enterprise clients on repurchases of common stock or debt securities, including through privately negotiated repurchases, open market repurchases, and tender offers, as well as restructuring transactions of outstanding securities involving private exchanges or registered exchange offers.
We counsel companies and investment banks on a wide variety of equity derivatives transactions, including:
Wilson Sonsini also advises companies with respect to commercial hedging arrangements, including foreign exchange (deliverable and non-deliverable), interest rate, and commodity derivative transactions. In addition, we assist enterprise clients with Dodd-Frank compliance issues.
Please contact any member of the firm’s derivatives practice for more information.
Company-Side (Bloomberg Full-Year 2023)
Manager-Side (Bloomberg Full-Year 2023)
Wilson Sonsini has substantial experience in structuring and negotiating the full range of capital markets transactions, including:
Wilson Sonsini regularly advises enterprise clients on repurchases of common stock or debt securities, including through privately negotiated repurchases, open market repurchases, and tender offers, as well as restructuring transactions of outstanding securities involving private exchanges or registered exchange offers.
We counsel companies and investment banks on a wide variety of equity derivatives transactions, including:
Wilson Sonsini also advises companies with respect to commercial hedging arrangements, including foreign exchange (deliverable and non-deliverable), interest rate, and commodity derivative transactions. In addition, we assist enterprise clients with Dodd-Frank compliance issues.
Please contact any member of the firm’s derivatives practice for more information.
Company-Side (Bloomberg Full-Year 2023)
Manager-Side (Bloomberg Full-Year 2023)
Wilson Sonsini has substantial experience advising non-U.S. companies and investment banks on IPOs and other capital markets transactions, including:
Wilson Sonsini has substantial experience advising non-U.S. companies and investment banks on IPOs and other capital markets transactions, including:
Underwritten IPO vs. Direct Listing – Process
As our capital markets team has demonstrated in handling other complex and sophisticated transactions—including those that offer the firm’s clients innovative options that are best suited to helping them achieve their unique objectives—our team brings together expertise from a broad range of disciplines. For example, in addition to our nationally recognized capital markets practice, we have substantial experience in public company representation, corporate governance, benefits and compensation, and tax. Drawing from that expertise, we can offer comprehensive and coordinated counsel across all areas involved in sophisticated transactions like direct listings.
Our objective is to meet our clients’ needs to pursue increasingly creative and sophisticated transactions that accommodate their going-forward interests. Wilson Sonsini’s stature as a leading corporate transactions practice was largely built on our capacity to adapt to market changes and quickly help our clients seize important business opportunities.
For more information regarding direct listings or any other questions, please contact one of the following partners:
Underwritten IPO vs. Direct Listing – Process
As our capital markets team has demonstrated in handling other complex and sophisticated transactions—including those that offer the firm’s clients innovative options that are best suited to helping them achieve their unique objectives—our team brings together expertise from a broad range of disciplines. For example, in addition to our nationally recognized capital markets practice, we have substantial experience in public company representation, corporate governance, benefits and compensation, and tax. Drawing from that expertise, we can offer comprehensive and coordinated counsel across all areas involved in sophisticated transactions like direct listings.
Our objective is to meet our clients’ needs to pursue increasingly creative and sophisticated transactions that accommodate their going-forward interests. Wilson Sonsini’s stature as a leading corporate transactions practice was largely built on our capacity to adapt to market changes and quickly help our clients seize important business opportunities.
For more information regarding direct listings or any other questions, please contact one of the following partners: