Benjamin J. Cohen represents public and private US corporations, non-US corporations, investment banks, and private equity funds in capital markets, general securities, and corporate matters.
A nationally recognized corporate lawyer, Mr. Cohen regularly handles a broad array of high-profile and innovative capital markets and other financial transactions, including:
- Initial public offerings
- Direct listings
- SPAC transactions
- High yield debt offerings
- Leveraged buy-outs
- Public and private equity offerings
- Debt exchange offers and tender offers and consent solicitations
Mr. Cohen represents issuers and investment banking firms in capital markets and other financing transactions and companies with respect to general corporate and securities matters in a broad array of industries, including:
- Technology
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Natural resources
- Homebuilding
- Energy
- Gaming
Mr. Cohen has received broad industry recognition for his transactional work, including by Law360, which named him a Rising Star in the field of capital markets.
Select IPOs and direct listings include:
- GitLab
- Mister Car Wash
- Spotify Technology
- Slack Technologies
- Compass
- Coinbase
- Squarespace
- GoodRx
- Manchester United
- Envista Holdings
- Funko
- Camping World
- Medpace Holdings
- REV Group
- Orion Engineered Carbons
- WCI Communities
- Ollie’s Bargain Outlet
- Zoe’s Kitchen
- Warby Parker
Select other transactions include advising:
- Goldman Sachs in the US$3 billion senior notes offering for Staples
- Resorts World Las Vegas in its US$1 billion senior notes offering
- The initial purchasers in several senior notes offerings for Willscot Corporation, totaling over US$3.5 billion
- Adams Homes in its US$225 million senior notes offering
- The initial purchasers on several senior notes offering for Park Hotels & Resorts
- The initial purchasers on several investment grade senior notes offerings for Danaher, totaling over US$21 billion