Anthony J. Renzi Jr. concentrates on international and domestic transactions, including equity and high-yield debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and private equity investments.
Mr. Renzi has worked with a broad range of issuers, underwriters and investors, with a focus on European (particularly Scandinavian) issuers and investment banks developing strategies for raising capital, acquiring assets or merging with companies in the United States. He has also worked extensively with U.S. investors and asset managers investing abroad, particularly in emerging market countries.
In terms of industry experience, much of Mr. Renzi’s recent work has involved the energy/oil and gas sector. Mr. Renzi has recently advised—
- domestic and foreign issuers in connection with equity and secured and unsecured high-yield debt financings and restructuring, including high-yield financing transactions for non-US issuers, which included SEC registered exchange offers
- foreign issuers and underwriters in connection with cross-border transactions, including global securities offerings, rights offerings, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, and stock and asset purchases and sales
- clients regarding all aspects of commercial contract negotiations and corporate structuring activities, including contracts related to purchase, sale, construction and employment of offshore drilling and production assets
- domestic and foreign issuers in connection with IPOs and all types of corporate and securities law matters, including preparation and filing of periodic reports, including 10Ks and 20Fs with the SEC, preparation and filing of proxy materials responding to shareholder proposals, establishing and implementing board committees (including audit and executive compensation committees) conducting annual shareholder meetings, public disclosure obligations and internal investigations
- a major telecommunications company in the divestiture of its wireless telephone businesses in four major U.S. markets valued at over $2 billion.
Mr. Renzi is the author or co-author of articles addressing U.S. securities law issues. He received his B.S. cum laude in 1986 from SUNY Buffalo and his J.D. cum laude in 1989 from American University, where he was an editor of the American University Law Review. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.