Ryan Benedict, a US securities and capital markets lawyer, advises public and private company issuers and underwriters on a range of equity and debt capital markets transactions in the US, EMEA, and beyond. Ryan is Global Vice Chair of the firm’s Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group.

Drawing on his extensive product knowledge and on-the-ground experience working in London, Continental Europe, and New York, Ryan regularly counsels clients on their most complex and significant capital markets transactions. His work spans a variety of key industries, including technology and life sciences.

Ryan's practice work includes:

  • Initial public offerings and follow-on offerings, including US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered offerings and Rule 144A/Reg S transactions
  • Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transactions
  • High yield and investment grade debt offerings
  • Bank capital and financial regulatory matters
  • Tender offers and liability management transactions
  • Public company representation

Ryan frequently advises on innovative transactions involving bespoke deal structures. He brings particular experience handling cross-border offerings, including US-registered transactions and listings on securities exchanges throughout Europe. 

Outside of his commercial work, Ryan takes a proactive role in helping industry participants successfully navigate the capital markets — including by organizing thought leadership initiatives and industry roundtables.

Ryan's representative transactions include advising: 

Equity Capital Markets

  • Ferrovial SE in connection with its redomiciliation from Spain to the Netherlands via reverse merger by absorption, and the listing of Ferrovial’s ordinary shares on Nasdaq
  • The underwriters on Deliveroo’s (LON: ROO) £1.5 billion Initial Public Offering of 384,615,384 Class A Common Shares listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE)
  • The underwriters on Stevanato Group’s (NYSE: STVN) US$693 million Initial Public Offering of 33,018,280 Shares of Class A Ordinary Shares listed on the NYSE
  • Tremor International in connection with its (NASDAQ: TRMR) US$148 million Initial Public Offering of 7,784,295 American Depositary Shares listed on Nasdaq
  • The underwriters on Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure’s (NASDAQ: AY) US$167.3 million public offering, effected by way of a UK cash box structure — marking the first time this has been done in a public offering by a US-registered issuer 
  • Citibank in connection with Jumia Technologies AG’s (NYSE: JMIA) US$243.2 million capital increase, and at-the-market (ATM) offering — marking the first US ATM offering of a German company
  • Joint global coordinators and underwriters to AVEVA Group plc, the global leader in industrial software, in connection with AVEVA’s fully underwritten rights issue to raise gross proceeds of approximately £2.835 billion through the issue of 125,739,796 new ordinary shares at an issue price of £22.55 per right issue share, making it the largest UK rights issue of 2020
  • Various clients on accelerated book-build equity transactions and UK cash box financings, including Hays plc (€200 million), Assura plc (€185 million), JD Wetherspoon plc (£141 million), Polypipe Group plc (£120 million), Diversified Gas & Oil plc (US$86 million), IWG plc (£320 million), Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc (£133.4 million), SIG plc (€165 million), The Unite Group plc (£300 million), Taylor Wimpey plc (£522 million), Aston Martin Lagonda plc (£152 million), and Zealand Pharma (DKK657.7 million)
  • The joint global coordinators and the joint bookrunners in connection with the €2.3 billion  initial public offering of leading Italian paytech company, Nexi S.p.A., on Borsa Italiana
  • Solarpack in connection with its €100 million initial public offering on the Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, and Valencia Stock Exchanges (Spanish Stock Exchanges)
  • Moncler S.p.A., the Italian designer of luxury winter jackets, in connection with its €681.3 million initial public offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) listed Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
  • Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. in connection with its €378.9 million global initial public offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) listed on Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
  • The joint global coordinators in connection with the €8 billion capital increase and rights offering by Enel S.p.A.

Debt Capital Markets

  • Unicredit S.p.A. in the 144A/Reg S issuances under its US$ Global MTN Program, including:  
    • A US$1.5 billion tier 2 instrument 
    • US$3 billion senior non-preferred notes due 2023
    • US$1.25 billion 3.750% notes due 2022 and US$750 million 4.625% notes due 2027, for an aggregate value of US$2 billion 
    • A US$1 billion tier 2 instrument with an innovative callable structure
  • Eni S.p.A. in the 144A/Reg S issuances of : 
    • A fixed rate bond with a 10-year maturity for a total principal amount of US$1 billion
    • A dual tranche fixed rate bond with maturities of five and 10 years for a total principal amount of US$2 billion
  • The underwriters in connection with the issuance by Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure of US$100 million of its 4.00% green exchangeable senior notes due 2025
  • The initial purchasers in connection with Mytilineos Financial Partners S.A.’s 2.5% senior notes due 2024
  • Goldman Sachs in connection with a high yield offering (Rule 144A/Reg. S) by AS Roma Football Club of €275 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior secured notes due 2024

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • New York

Education

  • JD, Boston University School of Law, 2004
  • BA, University of Washington, 2000
    cum laude, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa

Languages Spoken

  • Italian
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August 25, 2025 Recognition

Latham Leads H1 2025 Capital Markets League Tables

Firm’s Capital Markets Practice once again earns top legal advisor league table rankings across debt and equity products and industries globally in Bloomberg, Dealogic, Deal Point Data, and LSEG.