Press Release
Awards and Rankings
July 19, 2012

Goodwin Procter Tops U.S. PIPE Market League Table for First Half of 2012

Goodwin Procter, a national Am Law 50 firm, was the most active placement agent counsel in the U.S. PIPE market through the first half of 2012 according to Sagient Research Systems’ PlacementTracker.

Goodwin ranked first as the most active placement agent counsel in the United States with 25 transactions totaling over $664 million for the first half of 2012.

PIPE (private investment in public equity) transactions provide smaller and mid-sized public companies with a lower-cost and more efficient means of raising capital, when compared to more traditional forms of equity financing such as secondary offerings.

Attorneys in Goodwin Procter’s Securities & Corporate Finance, Technology Companies and Private Equity Practices actively represent a variety of issuers, investors, underwriters and placement agents in PIPE transactions and provide ongoing advice to clients as they access the capital markets to expand business, provide owner liquidity and achieve long-term objectives. Industries represented include cleantech, life sciences and technology.

PlacementTracker, a flagship product of Sagient Research Systems, provides research and database solutions to investment managers, banks, public corporations, law firms and financial companies worldwide. The League Tables contain rankings for all deal participants active in the marketplace. To view the complete table, click here.