Securities & Capital Markets

/Overview

The environment of capital markets, including debt capital markets, is currently undergoing profound shifts on a global scale. Recent disruptions have created both obstacles and opportunities for players throughout the market. Our seasoned capital markets attorneys are dedicated to guiding clients through this evolving landscape with experience, insight, and action.

We serve as trusted partners to our clients who turn to us for transactions involving all types of financial products and assignments from start to finish. We provide creative and practical guidance across the corporate trust market, from structured finance and securitizations to all varieties of public and private corporate debt and municipal finance.

Nixon Peabody understands how clients operate and, most importantly, the value of their customer relationships. With our comprehensive knowledge of capital markets law and extensive experience in capital market transactions, we keep your business moving forward productively and profitably by offering clear, efficient, and incisive advice, no matter how complex the task.

/Representative experience

• Constellation Brands, Inc.: Represented a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits in its $4 billion strategic equity investment in Canopy Growth Corp., a publicly traded Canadian corporation
• Merck KGaA: Represented a leading science and technology company in connection with the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, EMD Performance Materials Semiconductor Services Corp., with Intermolecular, Inc.
• Minim Inc.: Represented the developer of smart software-driven communications products in its registered public offering of ten million shares of common stock
• TEGNA Inc.: Represented a leading publicly traded broadcast, digital media, and marketing services company in numerous strategic transactions, including its $740M acquisition of television stations from Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
• Bruker Corporation: Represented an American manufacturer of proprietary life sciences systems in numerous corporate transactions. 
• Corning Incorporated: Represented an American multinational technology company that specializes in glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies, with respect to SEC periodic reporting, disclosure compliance and corporate governance.

/Recognition

• Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm for Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Securities Regulation in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®.
• Named one of the 32 most trusted firms for M&A according to the “2022 Dauntless Dealmakers” report by BTI Consulting Group
• Awarded Deal of the Year for multiple transactions in recent years by various sources, including The Deal, the Association for Corporate Growth, and the M&A Advisor
• Recognized as a leader in middle-market mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts by Legal 500 in 2025
• Named as a leading firm in Corporate/M&A by Chambers in 2025
• Over half of our corporate partners and counsel were recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, and The Best Lawyers in America© 2022–2023 as leading attorneys in the field