Shearman & Sterling has announced that David Dixter has joined the firm as Counsel in its capital markets team. He will be based in the firm’s London office.

From 2002 Dixter was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb in its London and New York offices. There he advised foreign governments, public and private sector companies and investment banks in securities law and corporate governance matters, and equity and debt capital markets, financing, debt restructuring and liability management transactions.

Dixter has LLB and BCL (Bachelor of Civil Law) degrees from McGill University and is a New York-qualified lawyer.

Shearman & Sterling has one of the world's leading capital markets practices. The firm has been representing clients in some of the most sophisticated and innovative capital-raising transactions for over 135 years. The firm's practice has grown as its clients’ businesses have grown and the capital markets have developed and diversified. In many instances, the firm has helped shape the legal practices that implemented and expanded those developments. The firm has advised on some of the market’s most significant deals recently, including:

• Vietnam's first international convertible bond — representing the bookrunner in connection with the $100 million convertible bond offering by Vincom Joint Stock Co.
• the first issue of secured high yield bonds under the new German Bond Act (Schuldverschreibungsgesetz) — advising the initial purchasers in connection with Conti-Gummi Finance B.V.'s €750 million offering which was guaranteed by Continental AG and certain of its subsidiaries.
• Vedanta Resources' $1.65 billion bond offering — representing the initial purchasers, in connection with Vedanta Resources' offering. The company is an LSE-listed diversified FTSE 100 metals and mining company and India’s largest non-ferrous metals and mining company based on revenues.