Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan

Consultant

London – 22 Bishopsgate

Siddhartha Sivaramakrishnan represents investment bank underwriters, issuers, and vendors in a wide range of US, UK, and international equity and debt capital markets transactions. These include primary and secondary offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S, US private placements, and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered offerings. He also advises on de-special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs); acquisition financings; structured financings; offerings of equity-linked instruments; and investment grade, high-yield, and sovereign debt offerings.

Siddhartha counsels on financial institution regulatory and compliance matters, including cross-border licensing and reporting requirements, senior managers’ responsibilities and conduct, insider dealing and market abuse, and the impact of US and European regulatory changes on financial market participants.

Results

In his prior work as a McDermott Will & Schulte partner, Siddhartha:

Advised Innovative International Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, on its merger agreement with India-based Zoomcar, an emerging market focused car sharing platform at an implied enterprise value of $456 million
Advised The Coca-Cola Company in its $730 million divestiture of its minority interest in its Thailand bottling business to a subsidiary of the Hong Kong listed conglomerate Swire Group
Advised HIG Capital on the Asia elements of its $375 million acquisition of the spine business of Nasdaq-listed Zimvie Inc
Advised the United Nations in establishing the Global Fund for Refugees, a first-of-its-kind US$500 million shariah-compliant global fund supporting the developmental and humanitarian needs of forcibly displaced people

Advised a leading stablecoin issuer on its minority investment in a Singapore- and Israel-based payment systems provider
Advised a leading social media platform on cybersecurity and data governance matters across multiple Asian jurisdictions
Advised a leading US healthcare provider on its joint venture and related licensing arrangements in Singapore
Advised a global aerospace manufacturer on data breaches in certain Asian jurisdictions
Advised a US data platform on its services agreement with an Indian telecoms major
Advised a neo-finance bank on its investment in a low carbon energy technology business
Advised a leading African beverages company on its ongoing IPO on Euronext Amsterdam and Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering
Advised a Baltic gaming operator on its restructuring of its outstanding senior secured notes and related consent solicitation
Advised a US investment fund on its listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of notes representing interests in the fund
Advised Kotak, Citi, Nomura and Haitong on the US$872 million IPO on the Bombay Stock Exchange and Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering of Gland Pharma, a leading generic injectables manufacturer majority owned by global pharmaceutical major Shanghai Fosun Pharma*
Advised Credit Suisse, Bank of America and UBS as joint sponsors on the US$1.31 billion SEC-registered global offering and secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of New Oriental Education and Technology, China’s largest private educational service provider*
Advised Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure, a Brookfield owned coal terminal, on the US securities law aspects of its US$656 million IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange and Rule 144A/Regulation S global offering. Bank of America, Citi and Credit Suisse were the joint lead managers*
Advised Wijaya Karya, an Indonesian engineering and construction major, on its IDR 5,400 billion (US$400 million) global offering of rupiah denominated, dollar settled komodo bonds, the largest such issuance as of its date. BNP, HSBC, Mandiri and MUFG were the initial purchasers*
Advised Khazanah, the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, on its US$500 million Regulation S offering of exchangeable bonds. CIMB, Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan were the joint lead managers*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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Recognitions

The Legal 500 UK, Recommended, 2024-2025
India Business Law Journal, International A-List lawyer, 2022-2024
IFLR1000, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, 2022-2024
Legal Era Global Achievers Awards, Cross Border Lawyer of the Year: Capital Markets, 2023
Chambers Global, Leading Lawyer in Singapore and India: Capital Markets, 2023