Shearman & Sterling advised GulfTex Energy on the sale of some 13,000 acres and 7,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the Eagle Ford Shale to INPEX Americas. As part of the transaction, GulfTex conveyed the assets into a newly formed subsidiary and sold 100% of the membership interests to INPEX in exchange for an unadjusted purchase price of $300 million. This transaction closed on April 15, 2019.

The Shearman & Sterling Fintech Foundry Podcast has launched its first episode, The Value of Mentor-Mentee Relationships, featuring partner Russ Denton (Austin-Emerging Growth) and Sheryl O’Connor, winner of Quesnay’s Female Founders in Fintech competition and creator of Income Conductor, a platform that provides financial professionals the ability to create and manage income plans that help individuals achieve their retirement goals.

Shearman & Sterling was recognized for its role advising Brazilian fintech company PagSeguro on its landmark IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, in which it raised $2.6 billion.

Counsel Séverine de La Courtie (Paris-Capital Markets) is featured as one of the “Next Generation Lawyers” in this year’s edition of The Legal 500: France – Capital Markets, a publication which showcases France’s leading firms and practitioners.

Counsel Alexander Marcopoulos (Paris-International Arbitration) delivered the keynote speech at the “Construction Arbitration in the East Mediterranean” conference, held at our Paris office and organized by Young Professionals of Construction in Paris (YPCP).

Shearman & Sterling advised Alicorp in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of S/ 1.64 billion aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2027, marking the Peruvian consumer goods company’s second international issuance since its inaugural international offering in 2013.

Partner Pawel Szaja (London-Capital Markets) moderated a panel titled, “Capital Raising Opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe”

Partner Brian Dillavou (Austin-Emerging Growth) presented “Legal Mistakes Startups Make and How to Avoid Them” on April 17, 2019 at Geekdom in San Antonio, Texas. Geekdom is a collaborative co-working space and home to more than 1,650 members, including entrepreneurs, technologists and developers.

Partner Gillian Emmett Moldowan (New York-Compensation, Governance & ERISA) co-authored an article titled “The Shifting Winds of Clawbacks” in Workspan Magazine.

Partners Mohamed Shelbaya and Jennifer Younan (both Paris-International Arbitration) are featured as “Next Generation Lawyers” in this year’s edition of The Legal 500