A Rare Depth Of Experience At The Highest Levels Of Business And Finance

Selected Experience In International Matters

Macaluso LLP represented the U.S. office of a global sovereign wealth fund as lead investor in a $180 million structured investment backed by crop loans.

ABS, AGRICULTURE, ASIA, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FUNDS, GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, STRUCTURED FINANCE, COMMERCIALIZATION, CAPITAL MARKETS


Macaluso LLP serves as fund formation counsel and as general counsel to the sponsor of a commodities focused funds group.

FUNDS, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, REGULATORY, INTERNATIONAL, CAPITAL MARKETS


Macaluso LLP assisted a U.S.-based family office in the sale of its nanotech portfolio business located in international affiliates in Japan, Singapore, and Israel to a NASDAQ listed company.

M&A, TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL, COMMERCIALIZATION, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS


Our Managing Partner acted as Treasury counsel with responsibility for all global treasury activities of a $120 billion subsidiary of a Fortune 25 company for over a dozen years with respect to virtually all of its capital markets and structured finance activities around the world. Part of the on-the-ground team that acquired the business that became the company’s London and ultimately European operations. Member of the leadership team that built and put into place the first funding facilities for the new European treasury group and set up its operations.

COUNSEL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, TREASURY, U.S., EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, ABS, STRUCTURED FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS


Counsel to a healthcare company in the growth stage currently rolling out its cardiovascular program in Asia. Working in five countries and ultimately rolling the program out in over 30 countries in the region. Set up U.S. and Hong Kong operations. Responsible for managing the local medical privacy, local FDA and regulatory approach. Working with partners and investors across U.S. and Asia. Also represent the company in its Middle-East expansion beginning in the U.A.E.

HEALTHCARE, INTERNATIONAL, ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, REGULATORY, COMMERCIALIZATION, CAPITAL MARKETS


As counsel to domestic and global agribusiness conglomerates and middle-market companies, European and U.S. money center banks, and sector-focused funds, several billion dollars of transactions, projects and financings across the agriculture sector.

BANKS, FUNDS, PROJECT FINANCE, U.S., EUROPE, ASIA, AGRICULTURE, INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, CAPITAL MARKETS


Asia general counsel for a Fortune 500 technology and defense company.

COUNSEL SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, U.S., ASIA, INTERNATIONAL, CAPITAL MARKETS


Assisted leading medical research institution and related entities in connection with their efforts to commercialize intellectual properties.

HEALTHCARE, COMMERCIALIATION, M&A, INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, TECHNOLOGY, U.S., SOCIAL IMPACT, CAPITAL MARKETS


Acted as advisor to principally U.S. private equity funds and investors making investments in Asia, including in or through China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong.

FUNDS, INTERNATIONAL, ASIA, M&A, REGULATORY, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE, CAPITAL MARKETS


M&A transactions on behalf of acquirers and targets, including partial spin-offs and full divestitures, in connection with restructurings and otherwise of finance companies, banks, and asset-managers as well as companies in the healthcare and agriculture sectors.

M&A, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AGRICULTURE, INTERNATIONAL, CAPITAL MARKETS


General Counsel for a company in the direct investment and asset management business with operations in U.S., Asia and Europe. Responsible for global legal strategy and execution for all domestic and international investments, transactions and operations of the firm, including regulatory matters. The firm owns and manages a portfolio of directly-held private investments in established and growth stage companies, which include leading domestic and international brands, companies and technologies primarily in sectors such as Healthcare, AgTech, FinTech and Sports & Entertainment. Developed the company’s risk management and portfolio intake and monitoring procedures.

COUNSEL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, INTERNATIONAL, U.S., ASIA, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AGRICULTURE, TECHNOLOGY, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS


On behalf of several prominent private investment funds, the design and formation of credit opportunity and private equity funds and the structuring and execution of various transactions to acquire, finance, and leverage fund assets on the one hand and to monetize or dispose of fund assets on the other hand.

FUNDS, M&A, INTERNATIONAL, SECURITIES OFFERINGS, REGULATORY, U.S., FINANCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL MARKETS


Multibillion-dollar/euro government bailouts in the U.S. and Europe. Restructurings and workouts of financial institutions, funds, programs and complex instruments. Clients called on teams led by our Managing Partner from the inception of the capital markets crisis in July 2007. He assisted global banking institutions in the United States and Europe, issuers, sponsors of complex instruments and investment funds in maintaining, obtaining, and in some cases restructuring or otherwise working out privately and through government programs over $150 billion of liquidity.

FINANCIAL SERVICES, U.S., EUROPE, BANKS, STRUCTURED FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL, ABS, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS


As Attorney-Adviser (International) with U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., one of our lawyers advised client agencies within the International Trade Administration (ITA) on export promotion and US Government advocacy supporting the interests of U.S. companies.  Provided legal advice to assist US companies with issues involving foreign trade compliance under applicable trade agreements (particularly WTO and NAFTA) and US trade statutes including Sections 301 (U.S. trade retaliation) and 201 (safeguards) of the Trade Act of 1974, and Special 301 and Section 337 (Intellectual Property Rights (IPR))

GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL, TRADE, CAPITAL MARKETS


Advisor on structuring and negotiating a €300 million portfolio of Italian mortgage assets using Malta SPV structure.

FINANCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURED FINANCE, EUROPE, ABS, INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS


Performed pre-IPO and/or pre-PE investment due diligence and managed pre-investment and later the pre-exit strategy relative to companies in various sectors in China including pharmaceutical companies, retailers, advanced robotics, printing, plastics and food and beverage companies.

FUNDS, M&A, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY, CAPITAL MARKETS