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David Engvall

David H. Engvall

Partner

Washington +1 202 662 5307

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  • About

    David Engvall advises public companies on a wide range of securities, capital markets, corporate governance and related matters. In the capital markets area, he has handled a range of transactions, including registered and unregistered offerings of common and preferred stock, investment grade and high yield debt securities, convertible securities, and trust units. He advises companies in a number of industries, with emphasis in the oil and gas, financial institutions, and telecommunications industries. David’s transactional experience also includes spin-offs and split-offs, equity and debt tender offers, and M&A transactions.

    David advises public company clients on a wide variety of disclosure and SEC compliance matters. He also has experience advising on financial institution regulatory matters. In recent years, David has been actively engaged in advising clients on a number of securities law provisions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including executive compensation, corporate governance, and specialized disclosures such as those pertaining to conflict minerals.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Synchrony Financial (GE Capital’s North American retail finance business) in connection with its approximately $2.95 billion initial public offering and related offerings of senior notes, and Federal Reserve Board approval as a standalone savings and loan holding company.
    • A public media technology company in a $125 million offering of convertible notes.
    • SandRidge Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas exploration and production company, in a series of capital markets transactions raising approximately $5.5 billion of equity and debt capital.
    • For SandRidge, initial public offerings of three oil and gas royalty trusts generating approximately $1.5 billion of proceeds in the aggregate.   

    • A public biotechnology company on a range of matters including equity and debt financings, a joint venture, and corporate governance matters.   
    • Subsidiaries of Calpine Corporation in several highly structured debt offerings aggregating approximately $2.3 billion.
    • A development stage satellite company in several equity financings aggregating several hundred million dollars.
    • LIN Television Corporation in its issuance of $200 million of senior notes.
    • Freddie Mac’s tender offer for all outstanding shares of preferred stock issued by two REIT subsidiaries.
    • Spin-off of, and concurrent $200 million equity investment into, a start-up wireless telecom company.
    • Radio One, Inc. in its issuance of $200 million of senior subordinated notes.
    • Tronox Worldwide LLC in its issuance of $350 million of senior notes.
    • WCI Communities’ acquisition of Renaissance Housing.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991
        • cum laude
    • Dartmouth College, B.A., 1986
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    Accolades
    • Best Lawyers in America, Securities/Capital Markets (2014-2016)
    • Legal 500 US, Finance - Capital Markets (2013-2014)
    • Washington DC Super Lawyer, Securities & Corporate Finance (2013-2015)
    Previous Experience
    • Motient Corporation, Senior Vice President and General Counsel and other positions (1999-2003) 
    • U.S. Office Products Company, Company Counsel (1996-1999) 

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