Ashurst boosts European equity capital markets practice with Dewey hire

Ashurst has boosted its European equity capital markets team with the hire of Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Matthias Von Oppen in Frankfurt. Von Oppen is a corporate finance lawyer focusing on equity capital markets work, advising on transactions both for domestic German companies and for international companies accessing the German markets. His experience also covers high yield bonds and corporate takeovers, as well as company law and the compliance sector. Germany managing partner Peter Junghaenel said: "Matthias has an excellent track record in capital markets transactions having worked on numerous initial public offerings, rights offerings and share placements for underwriters as well as domestic and international issuers."

Ashurst boosts European equity capital markets practice with Dewey hire legalweek.com Mon, Nov 15, 2010