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Kazumasa Watanabe

Associate

Email

kazumasa.watanabe@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 8045

Offices

New York

Links

LinkedIn

V-CARD
Kaz represents financial institutions and public companies in connection with a variety of equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, at-the-market equity programs and PIPEs.
He also advises clients on various SEC-registered debt offerings.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Underwriters on $201 million follow-on offering of shares of PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation.
  • Underwriters on $207 million IPO of Ceribell, Inc.
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia on $2.3 billion SEC-registered notes offering.
  • Underwriters on $600 million SEC-registered bond offering of Steel Dynamics, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $403.7 million follow-on offering of shares of Bruker Corporation.
  • Underwriters on $1.0 billion SEC-registered notes offering of McDonald’s Corporation.
  • Sales agents on $100 million at-the-market equity program of Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation on €2.0 billion SEC-registered Euro bond offering.
  • Underwriters on $1.45 billion SEC-registered notes offering of Bell Canada.
  • Placement agents on $120 million PIPE of Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $68.1 million follow-on offering of shares of SilverBow Resources, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $148 million follow-on offering of shares of SilverBow Resources, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $600 million SEC-registered bond offering of CSX Corporation.
  • Sales agent on $75 million at-the-market equity program of Quantum-Si Incorporated.
  • Underwriters on $64.5 million follow-on offering of shares of Inozyme Pharma, Inc.
  • Banco Itaú Chile on tender offer of its common stock and ADS by Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A.
  • Underwriters on $300 million SEC-registered bond offering of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $850 million SEC-registered notes offering of Bell Canada.
  • Initial purchasers on €425 million Rule 144A/Regulation S Euro bond offering of Dana Incorporated.
  • Underwriters on $220.8 million IPO of Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Underwriters on $103.4 million follow-on offering of shares of Paragon 28, Inc.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 2023

Academic

J.D., Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, 2022

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.