David Ni

David Ni is a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP, specializing in capital markets.12 He represents issuers, underwriters, and selling securityholders in various public and private offerings.1

Expertise and Practice Areas

David Ni's areas of focus include:

• Initial public offerings
• Follow-on offerings
• Acquisition and leveraged finance transactions
• Debt restructurings
• Liability management transactions
• PIPEs and private placements
• SPAC initial public offerings and "de-SPACings"
• At-the-market offerings
• Bank note offerings
• Medium-term notes offerings1

He counsels companies on a wide range of financial products, including debt (both investment grade and high-yield), common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, trust preferreds, regulatory capital, Eurobonds, convertible notes, and other hybrid securities.1

Industry Experience

David works across diverse industries, including:

• Energy
• Technology
• Media and telecommunications
• Life sciences
• Financial services1

Leadership and Recognition

David serves as co-leader of Sidley Austin's Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) group.1 He has been recognized for his expertise in the field, being named a "Rising Star" in IFLR 1000 for multiple years (2015-2022).1

Additional Responsibilities

In addition to his transactional work, David regularly advises public companies on:

• Corporate governance matters
• Ongoing reporting obligations
• Exchange listing requirements1

Background

Prior to joining Sidley Austin, David was a capital markets partner at another global law firm.1 He has also completed secondments at the equity capital markets desk of a prominent bulge bracket investment bank and the Office of the Prosecution at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.1

David's educational background includes the University of Toronto.2