Derek Dostal
Deep experience on a wide variety of public and private capital markets transactions. In 2021, named a Law360 MVP and a New York Law Journal Dealmaker of the Year.
Derek has deep experience on a wide variety of public and private capital markets transactions, including IPOs, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and other equity offerings, investment-grade and high-yield debt financings, private placements and mandatory and optional convertible securities offerings, by issuers in various industries.
In 2021, Law360 named Derek a “Capital Markets MVP of the Year” and New York Law Journal selected him as a “Dealmaker of the Year.”
In 2020, he was named among “the most influential legal advisers” in SPACs by Business Insider, where a banker called him likely the “most thoughtful” SPAC lawyer. His SPAC work is also recognized by Chambers USA, where a source says Derek “has quickly made a name for himself in SPAC offerings, where he is respected both by in-house counsel and by top-name partners of other leading law firms.”
Experience highlights
IPOs, SPACS and Other Equity-Linked Transactions
- IPOs for AC Immune, Allegro Microsystems, Aprea Therapeutics, Calyxt, Convey Health, Coty, Focus Financial, Galapagos, Gamida Cell, Mersana Therapeutics, REV Group, Silvergate, Taminco and Warner Music Group
- SPAC IPOs and/or deSPAC transactions for Virgin Group, KKR, European Biotech, Silver Spike, Warburg Pincus, Alpha Capital, Figure, Tuatara, Priveterra, CC Neuberger, Constellation, Primavera, Provident, Highland Transcend, Trepont and LIV Capital
- Follow-on or secondary equity offerings for Acadia Healthcare, Affimed, AgileThought, Black Hills, Fisker, Gamida Cell, Integra, Otter Tail, Oxford Immunotec, Quality Distribution, South Jersey Industries, Spectrum Brands, SRC Energy, Stemline Therapeutics, Taminco, Tellurian, Tower International and Umpqua Holdings
- Convertible offerings for Alliance Data Systems, Ares, Citibank, Cree, Illumina, Kaman Corporation, Lennar, McMoRan Exploration, The Medicines Company, Microsoft, Quantum, Silicon Laboratories, Sunrise Senior Living, Wolfspeed and Veeco Instruments
High-Yield and Investment-Grade Debt
- High-yield debt offerings for Acadia Healthcare, Air & Gas Handling Business of Colfax Corporation, AmeriGas, Clarios, Hologic, Dick’s Sporting Goods, HRG Group, IHS Markit, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, Kissner, Murphy Oil, Northwestern Corporation, PDC Energy, Pilgrim’s Pride, Prince Minerals, Spectrum Brands, Stericycle, Taminco, Travel + Leisure, Vista Global, Wyndham Destinations and Zebra Technologies
- Investment-grade debt offerings for Arrow Electronics, Bacardi Limited, Best Buy, Black Hills Corporation, Constellation Brands, Continental Resources, Discovery Communications, Energizer Holdings, Fidelity National, General Mills, J.M. Smucker Company, Kennametal, Las Vegas Sands, National Life Insurance Company, Qualcomm, Rockwell Automation, Sands China, Tyson Foods, Wyndham and Xylem
Liability Management and Restructuring Transactions
- Transactions involving AmeriGas, Amplify Energy, Banc of California, Blackhawk Mining, Columbia Property Trust, Discovery Communications, JG Wentworth, Jones Energy, Kaman Corporation, Legacy Reserves, Lockheed Martin, Midstates Petroleum, NextEra Energy and Qualcomm
General Corporate
- Public reporting, securities compliance and corporate governance advice for a variety of public companies including REV Group and AC Immune
Insights
News
Credentials
Recognition
Law360 – “Capital Markets MVP of the Year,” 2021
New York Law Journal – “Dealmaker of the Year,” 2021
Chambers USA – Banking & Finance: SPACs, Band 1
Chambers USA – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Legal 500 U.S. – Capital Markets: High Yield
Legal 500 U.S. – Capital Markets: Global Offerings
IFLR1000 – Capital Markets: Debt, Equity, High Yield
Education
Professional history
- Partner, 2016-present
- Counsel, 2014-2016
- Davis Polk since 2006
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York