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  1. Barr Jeremy
New York
Jeremy Barr
Counsel
jeremy.barr@freshfields.com
New York: +1 212 277 4076
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About

Jeremy focuses on capital markets matters.

He represents issuers, underwriters and investors in public and private debt, equity and hybrid securities offerings. He advises on the US securities law aspects of public and private M&A transactions. His practice includes advising on offerings by business development companies and other vehicles regulated under the Investment Company Act. He also advises on corporate governance matters, periodic reporting, listing requirements and other general corporate matters.

In 2023/24 Jeremy was seconded to the legal department of Morningstar, Inc., a leading global provider of independent investment insights.

Jeremy is actively involved in pro bono matters. He represents veterans with disability claims before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2019 he received the Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service from the City Bar Justice Center of the New York City Bar Association.

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Capital markets
Corporate advisory and governance
Mergers and acquisitions
Private capital
Financial services
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Equity Capital Markets

  • Equity offerings by 21Vianet, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation, Coupa Software, EVgo, Li-Cycle, OM Asset Management, Cinemark*, Genessee & Wyoming*, Hovnanian*, Nielsen* and SBA Communications*.
  • Canaan Inc.'s $90 million IPO and listing on Nasdaq.
  • 111, Inc.’s $100 million IPO and listing on Nasdaq.
  • La Française des Jeux on its €1.6 billion IPO and listing on Euronext.
  • Hong Kong listings by Alibaba, Baozun, Huazhu Group, Noah Holdings, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, XPeng and ZTO Express.
  • SPAC IPOs by bleuacacia ltd, Gores Holdings II, Inc., Legacy Acquisition Corp., Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation, Nebula Acquisition Corp., PROOF Acquisition Corp I, Saban Capital Acquisition Corp., Silver Run Acquisition Corporation., Southport Acquisition Corporation and Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp.

Equity-Linked Capital Markets

  • Verlinvest in connection with the comprehensive financing of Oatly Group AB.
  • Convertible notes offerings by Cazoo, DocuSign, Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital and Toll Brothers*.
  • Team Inc. on its $250 million term loan, $150 million ABL facility and repurchase of $137 million of convertible notes.

Debt Capital Markets

  • Investment grade offerings by Kroger, Republic Services, Apollo*, Equifax*, Gannett*, Philip Morris International*, Star Bulk Carriers Corp.*, TD Bank*, Texas Instruments*, The Navigators Group*, Travelers*, and Wal-Mart*.
  • High yield offerings by American Equity Investment Life Holding Company*, SunGard Availability Services*, SBA Communications*, Thompson Creek Metals* and Walter Energy*.

M&A

  • Subsea7 on its proposed EU cross-border merger with Saipem
  • Blackstone portfolio company, Schenck Process Group, on the sale of its food and performance materials business to Hillenbrand, Inc.
  • CarLotz on its sale to Shift Technologies.
  • Cazoo on its $7 billion business combination with US SPAC AJAX I, including a concurrent $800 million PIPE.
  • KLX Energy Services on its all stock merger with Quintana Energy Services.
  • International General Insurance on its Nasdaq listing, PIPE capital raise and merger with SPAC Tiberius Acquisition Corp.
  • AstraZeneca on its $39 billion acquisition of Alexion Pharmaceuticals.
  • London Stock Exchange on its $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv from a consortium including Blackstone, CPPIB, GIC and Thomson Reuters.
  • Pivotal Acquisition Corp and its sponsor MGG Capital on its combination with KLDiscovery.
  • Henderson Group on its $6 billion all-stock merger of equals with Janus Capital and listing on the NYSE.
  • Wincor Nixdorf on its $1.8 billion business combination with Diebold.
  • Interoute Communications on the financing aspects of its sale to cloud networking company GTT Communications.

BDCs and Closed-End Funds

  • IPOs of Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund, Guggenheim Equal Weight Enhanced Equity Income Fund*, Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund*, Permal Hedge Strategies Fund*, Principal Real Estate Income Fund*, The Gabelli Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust,* and Western Asset Middle Market Debt Fund Inc.*.
  • Equity offerings by Ares Capital Corp., Sixth Street Specialty Lending and Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund*.
  • Convertible notes offerings by Ares Capital Corp., BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, Capitala Investment Corp. and Sixth Street Specialty Lending.
  • Investment grade offerings by Ares Capital Corp., Ares Strategic Income Fund, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Sixth Street Specialty Lending.
  • Preferred stock offerings by GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust by Gabelli*, The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc.*, The Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust* and funds affiliated with Nuveen.*

*Completed prior to joining Freshfields US LLP.

Jeremy Barr
Counsel
jeremy.barr@freshfields.com

T +1 212 277 4076

New York Office

3 World Trade Center

175 Greenwich Street, 51st Floor

10007 New York
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