Two partners recruited to anchor European capital markets practice
King & Spalding has recruited US-qualified securities lawyers Tom O’Neill and Markus K. Bauman as partners in the London office to anchor a European capital markets practice as the firm further expands its international corporate offerings. Tom most recently was a partner at Linklaters; Markus joins King & Spalding from Latham & Watkins, where he was a counsel.
“Tom and Markus are strong additions to our corporate practice and bring us a new dimension,” says Ray Baltz, leader of King & Spalding’s corporate practice group. “Tom’s broad capital markets experience is a natural complement to the complex M&A, private equity and finance work we provide our clients, while Markus’s capital markets experience and his perspective as both in-house and outside counsel lend insight and depth to the firm’s growing European capital markets work.”
Tom and Markus have extensive international experience representing investment banks, public companies, financial sponsors, investors and other market participants in a variety of industries on public and private cross-border transactions. They have represented their clients on SEC-registered and Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings, including initial public offerings, rights offerings, block trades, high-grade and high-yield debt offerings, and debt and equity exchange offers. They also advise on U.S. federal securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and compliance matters.
Tom has over 20 years’ experience and has worked throughout Europe, including in France where he was based for seven years, as well as in emerging markets. Markus has extensive international experience throughout EMEA, including significant expertise in Germany. He recently served a secondment in the debt capital markets legal department at J.P. Morgan and also served for four years as executive director of the investment banking legal department at Goldman Sachs.
Garry Pegg, King & Spalding’s London office managing partner, says, “The addition of Tom and Markus continues the growth of our service offerings in London. Our new partners increase our capabilities in serving investment banking and corporate clients here. We are excited that they have joined our City corporate team.”
