Edward S. Best joined Mayer Brown in 1986 and steadily built a successful capital markets and corporate law practice. Today, he is co-leader of the firm’s Capital Markets and Financial Institutions groups and serves on Mayer Brown’s Partnership Board. He is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading capital markets attorneys. Eddie’s experience includes:
Capital Markets. Representing issuers and underwriters in connection with public and Rule 144A offerings of debt, equity, convertible and hybrid securities in the US and Europe; continuously offered debt and equity programs; liability management transactions, including equity and debt self-tenders, exchange offers, and consent solicitations; particular emphasis on offerings by financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, brokers and specialty finance companies, and cross-border offerings.
Mergers and Acquisitions. Counseling buyers, sellers, and financial intermediaries in connection with public and private acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, mergers, tender offers, and proxy contests.
General Corporate Practice. Advising companies regarding Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance, NYSE and NASDAQ compliance, corporate governance, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act matters.
Education :
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, cum laude
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, AB
Admissions : Illinois
Activities :
- American Bar Association, Sub-committee on Federal Regulation of Securities
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent School of Law, 1996, 1997
Cost
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