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Jacob Sewell

Senior Associate

Email

jacob.sewell@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2756

Offices

London

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Jacob advises clients on a wide range of debt capital markets transactions, including standalone bond issues, issuance programmes and liability management exercises, acting for both issuers and managers.

His practice has a focus on the raising of regulatory capital by financial institutions, in particular in the Hellenic region.

Jacob also has extensive experience of UK retail bond issues.  

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • European Investment Bank – acting for managers on drawdowns under EIB's issuance programme.
  • A financial services group – on its standalone issuances of Additional Tier 1 capital and the establishment of an Additional Tier 1 capital issuance programme.
  • Alpha Bank – on its issuances of Additional Tier 1 capital, Tier 2 capital and MREL instruments on a standalone basis and under its issuance programme.
  • Piraeus Bank – on its issuances of Tier 2 capital and MREL instruments under its issuance programme.
  • Bank of Cyprus – acting for the arranger and dealers on updates to Bank of Cyprus's issuance programme and for managers on issuances of Tier 2 capital and MREL instruments under that programme.
  • Novo Banco – acting for the arranger and dealers on updates to Novo Banco's issuance programme and for managers on issuances of Tier 2 capital and MREL instruments under that programme.
  • Nomura – acting for the arranger and dealers on updates to Nomura's issuance programme.
  • Hampshire Trust Bank – on its inaugural issuance of Additional Tier 1 capital and on its issuances of Tier 2 capital.
  • Quilter – on its issuances of Tier 2 capital.
  • Zopa – on its inaugural issuance of Tier 2 capital.
  • 3i – acting for the managers on 3i's issuance of senior-ranking standalone bonds.
  • Telia Company – on updates to and issuances under its issuance programme and on standalone issuances of corporate hybrid instruments.
  • RCB (formerly Retail Charity Bonds) – acting for the manager on issuances of secured bonds under RCB's issuance facility, the proceeds of which are on-lent to charities and other ethical businesses in the UK.

Pro bono

  • Supporting young people through the firm's award-winning Smart Start programme.
  • Preparing and running UK citizenship applications for young people together with Coram Children's Legal Centre.

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2015

Academic

BA, Classics, University of Oxford, 2011
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.