Ivan Pizeta is an associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Fintech Industry Group, focusing on digital assets and Web3.

Ivan advises cryptocurrency exchanges, private funds, cryptocurrency platforms and trading platforms, fintech companies, and e-money institutions on all aspects of financial regulation, as well as corporate and various other regulatory issues.

Ivan brings extensive corporate and capital markets experience to the Digital Assets & Web3 Practice, leveraging it to assist clients navigate complex securities regulation applicable to the digital assets and Web3 space. Ivan has more than six years of experience as a capital markets and securities lawyer representing public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks, and initial purchasers in private and public securities offerings, with a primary focus on high-yield debt securities. Ivan has also advised private and public companies in liability management transactions, acquisition financings, and has advised companies on securities regulations.

Ivan has completed a client secondment in the London office of Coinbase, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange, advising on various regulatory matters, product and marketing campaign launches, and corporate matters.

Ivan started his career in the New York office of another leading international law firm.

Ivan’s experience includes advising:

  • A cryptocurrency exchange on various regulatory matters
  • FTMO, one of the leading proprietary trading firms, on the acquisition of OANDA Global Corporation, the online trading group 
  • A leading venture capital firm on EU regulatory regime for stablecoins and stablecoin issuers
  • An emerging cryptocurrency platform on its upcoming token launch and related corporate and regulatory issues
  • A cryptocurrency platform with regards to its ongoing compliance with US securities regulations, including its seed funding round 
  • A cryptocurrency platform on its upcoming token launch with a focus on ex-US compliance and related Regulation S compliance
  • Initial purchasers on multiple offerings of Senior Secured Notes and PIK Toggle Notes of Together Money, a specialist mortgage lender
  • Advanz Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on complex medicines, in its tap offering of €175 million of their existing 5% Senior Secured Notes
  • Nordic Capital on a recommended cash offer in connection with acquiring Advanz Pharma Corp., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on complex medicines, and on the related offering of €4.75 million 5% Senior Secured Notes and £335 million 6.25% Senior Secured Notes
  • International Design Group S.p.A., one of the leading global design companies in the high-end furniture and lighting markets, on its offering of €470 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes in connection with refinancing of existing debt and acquisition financing
  • Almirall, S.A., a leading international pharmaceutical company, on its offering of €300 million 2.125% Senior Notes in connection with refinancing of its existing debt
  • Acadia Healthcare, a multinational behavioral healthcare provider, in connection with its offering of US$450 million of senior notes and redemption of certain existing notes*
  • Owens & Minor, Inc., a global leader in healthcare services and logistics, in connection with its tender offer for cash in an aggregate amount of up to US$240 million of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2021 and 4.375% Senior Notes due 2024*
  • Charter Communications, Inc., a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator, in its numerous debt offerings and existing notes redemptions, including:*
    • The 144A offering of US$1.2 billion 4.75% Senior Notes due 2030
    • The registered offering of US$1.3 billion 4.8% Senior Secured Notes due 2050
    • The 144A offering of US$1.65 billion 4.5% Senior Notes due 2030
    • The dual tranche 144A offering of US$1.1 billion 4.5% Senior Notes due 2030 and US$1.4 billion 4.5% Senior Notes due 2032
    • The dual tranche registered offering of US$1.6 billion 2.8% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 and US$1.4 billion 3.7% Senior Secured Notes due 2051
    • The offering of US$1.5 billion 4.25% Senior Notes due 2031
  • Speedway Motorsports, LLC, a leading promoter, marketer, and sponsor of motorsports activities in the United States, in connection with the 144A offering of US$350 million 4.875% Senior Notes due 2027*
  • Allied Universal, a leading provider of integrated security solutions across North America, in connection with the 144A offering of US$1.1 billion 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and US$1.05 billion 9.75% Senior Notes due 2027*
  • Viagogo, Inc., a global online platform for live sport, music and entertainment tickets, in its debt and preferred equity financings to fund its US$4.05 billion acquisition of StubHub from eBay*
  • Owens & Minor, Inc. in connection with its at-the-market offering of its common stock, with an offering price in an aggregate amount of up to US$50 million*
  • Juniper Industrial Holdings, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company founded by past and present Honeywell executives and focusing on target businesses in the industrial business sector, in its US$300 million initial public offering*
  • Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Centerview Capital Holdings LLC and focusing on target businesses in the consumer and consumer-related sectors, in its US$450 million initial public offering*
  • Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Scott Leonard and Scott Honour, in its US$300 million initial public offering*
  • Pier 1 Imports, Inc., in connection with corporate governance and SEC filings regarding its chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District*
  • Blackhawk Mining LLC, a leading metallurgical coal producer based in Lexington, Kentucky with operations primarily in West Virginia and Kentucky, and its affiliates in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware*
  • FullBeauty Brands Holdings Corp., an online plus-size apparel retailer with US$1.27 billion in funded debt at the commencement of chapter 11 filing, and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, which was the first chapter 11 case in history to obtain confirmation of a prepackaged chapter 11 plan in less than 24 hours on February 4, 2019*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • Master in Laws, Georgetown Law School, 2018
    Graduated with Honors (Dean’s List)
  • Magister Iuris, University of Zagreb, 2016
    summa cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Croatian
  • Serbo-Croatian