Since its founding in 1877 in Pittsburgh,
Reed Smith has grown a market leading firm in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It has also expanded to 30 offices across three continents. In the United States, the firm has 18 offices in 10 states. Pittsburgh remains the firm’s headquarters and is one of its largest offices.
Reed Smith is best known in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for its powerhouse financial and corporate teams. The firm excels in the mid-market area.
In banking the team advises borrowers and lenders in acquisition financing, refinancing and general working capital financing.
In capital markets, the team has experience in equity matters, representing issuers in common stock offerings and PIPEs. The firm also has a structured financing practice, where the team has expertise in CLOs, RMBS’, commercial mortgage loans, ABS’ and securitizations.
The M&A practice is mainly based in the New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Princeton, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices. It acts on the buy and sell side in strategic acquisitions.
The restructuring and insolvency team represents trustees, creditors and debtors in out of court restructurings and Chapter 11 and 15 proceedings.
Key clients for the firm include Santander, Hutchinson, Wind Point Partners,
Acrotech Biopharma, Vista Outdoor, Avis Budget Group, Carmeuse Lime, BNY Mellon, LDR Industries,
Oakfabco, Shore Suven Pharma,
Robindale Energy Services, KeyBank and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
