Patrick Shannon is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Washington, D.C. office and former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets and Private Equity Finance Practices.
Mr. Shannon has significant experience in:
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Leveraged buy-out financing
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Public and private securities offerings
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Public company representation
Mr. Shannon represents private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, investment banks, and public and private companies in a variety of capital markets transactions. He also counsels public companies regarding matters related to their public company status.
Mr. Shannon's experience includes representing:
- The underwriters in the IPO of PPD and its listing on Nasdaq
- PAE in its acquisition by special purpose acquisition corporation, Gores Holdings III and the related de-SPACing process
- 2U Inc. in debt and convertible notes offerings
- CommScope in its IPO and listing on Nasdaq and numerous public and public follow on equity offerings and debt financings
- CoreSite Realty Corporation in its IPO and listing on the NYSE and public follow on equity offerings and debt financings
- Pattern Energy in its IPO and listing on Nasdaq
- The underwriters in the IPO of NRG Yield and its listing on the NYSE and follow on equity offerings
- Cogent Communications in its IPO and public equity offerings and debt financings
- Gibson Energy in its IPO and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
- Axalta Coating Systems in its IPO and listing on the NYSE and public and private follow on equity offerings and debt financings
- Multi Packaging Solutions in its IPO and listing on the NYSE and public follow on equity offerings and debt financings
- The Carlyle Group in numerous acquisition financings, refinancings and securities offerings, including for Nouryon, Forgital, Atotech, Novolex, Veritas, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Axalta, Multi Packaging Systems, CommScope, Sequa, Open Solutions, SS&C, and Standard Aero; the sale of the JMC Steel Group and Vought Aircraft Industries; investment exits; and trades of shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, Kinder Morgan, Hertz Global Holdings, Dunkin’ Brands, Triumph Group, and SS&C
- Platinum Equity in connection with the acquisition of Multi-Color, Husky Injection Moldings, WS Packaging, BWAY, Blue Line Rental, Nesco, and American Commercial Lines and related acquisition financing and other debt offerings
- Apollo in connection with the acquisition of Taminco Global Chemical Corporation
- KKR in connection with the acquisition of Capital Safety
- Hellman & Friedman and The Carlyle Group in connection with the acquisition of Pharmaceutical Product Development and debt offerings and recapitalizations
- Onex and CPPIB in connection with the acquisition of Tomkins plc
- GTCR in connection with the acquisition of Protection One