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Shar Ahmed

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Shar Ahmed helps clients access public and private markets in raising capital and creating liquidity for existing equity holders. His clients call upon him to execute intricate, sophisticated transactions within tight time frames.He has led teams on multiple types of capital-raising matters, ranging from small, private transactions to initial public offerings.

He also has experience in highly complex, large capital-raising transactions related to restructurings both in and out of court.Shar regularly represents issuers, underwriters and purchasers in registered and private offerings of debt and equity securities. He also provides advice to acquirors, targets, and their financial advisors in public and private company mergers and acquisitions.

Experience:

  • Handles capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
  • Helps clients access public and private markets to raise capital.

Representative Work:

  • Assisted a public company in recapitalizing to pay a leveraged dividend, increasing the rate of return for investors in the business. In a very short time frame, helped the client to issue secured notes, the proceeds of which the company combined with cash from operations to pay a cash dividend to all of its stockholders. Additionally, within the context of this matter, assisted the board of directors with obtaining a solvency opinion.
  • Quickly executed a large block trade transaction for a client. While the company was public, a large portion of the equity was held privately. In order to create additional liquidity for the client, it was necessary to execute a large secondary offering in minimal time so as not to depress the stock price.
  • Advised a privately held company in its initial public offering. The company had multiple owners, including several very large private equity funds, all of which were looking for liquidity for their investments. The matter involved balancing competing interests and creating liquidity for a large number of stockholders. The company is now listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Counseled an unsecured creditors’ committee in acquiring certain assets of an energy company in a Chapter 11 proceeding through a newly formed acquisition entity and negotiating equity financing for the entity all at the same time. Formed the new company and closed both the acquisition and financing transaction.
  • Over a 12-month period, advised issuers and underwriters of debt and equity securities in 10 capital markets transactions, raising in excess of $5 billion in capital.

Education:

  • J.D., Columbia Law School, 2001
  • B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin,magna cum laude, 1995

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas

Cost

Rate : $$$

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is located at CenterPoint Energy Plaza, 1111 Louisiana St #44th+floor, Houston, TX 77002, USA. You can reach out to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP using their phone line 713.220.8126. You can also check their website akingump.com or email them at sahmed@akingump.com.
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