Adam Wells

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adam.wells@aoshearman.com

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Adam is the Global Co-Head of US Capital Markets & Global ECM. He advises companies, sponsors and investment banks on a wide range of complex and innovative international capital markets transactions, with a focus on equity capital markets.

He is head of our US Corporate Finance Practice in EMEA, with nearly 25 years’ experience advising clients in both the developed and developing markets and across many industry sectors. His experience includes advising on IPOs, rights issues, placings and open offers, accelerated bookbuilt offerings and other private placements as well as US aspects of cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

He is recognised as one of Legal 500’s Hall of Fame Capital Markets lawyers, and is ranked as a leading Capital Markets lawyer by Chambers and IFLR.

Adam is based in our London office, having previously practiced in New York. He is a member of the Bar of the State of New York.