Michelle Gasaway

Partner – Capital Markets
Skadden

In nearly 30 years of practice at Skadden and on over 500 transactions, Ms. Gasaway has cultivated extensive experience with innovative, customized financing transactions, as well as all types of other securities-related representations, with particular focus on complex global financing, balance sheet and capital-structure related transactions.

Ms. Gasaway’s experience covers a broad range of industries, with sector areas of focus including: lifestyle (consumer/beauty/fitness/wellness/retail/content), gaming and entertainment, energy, real estate, aerospace/defense and financial/digital products. Ms. Gasaway has also represented all of the major investment banks.

Leveraging her in-depth knowledge of financing alternatives and the latest trends in the capital markets, Ms. Gasaway is able to effectively provide clients with a comprehensive understanding of financing strategies, and with practical, commercial and strategic advice customized to each client’s business, industry, objectives and culture. Ms. Gasaway’s representations include advising on:

  • high-yield and other securitized and collateral-backed financings
  • special situations and liability management exercises (LME), both opportunistic and distressed, including tender offers, exchange offers, amend and extend bond transactions, and consent solicitations
  • initial public offerings (IPOs) (including SPAC IPOs), spin-offs and carve-outs
  • investment-grade and convertible debt
  • PIPEs, private capital and other private placements
  • preferred stock, mezzanine securities, warrants and other equity securities
  • rights offerings, recapitalizations, restructurings, distressed financings, exit financings and other liquidity transactions
  • acquisition financings and de-SPAC transactions
  • joint venture and co-investment financing arrangements
  • registered direct offerings, block trades and other common stock offerings
  • “at-the-market” (ATM) programs and equity lines of credit (ELOCs)
  • other customized transactions

Ms. Gasaway also counsels clients on an ongoing basis, including with regard to the analysis of transaction alternatives and structures, disclosure issues, securities law compliance, public reporting and stock exchange rules.

In addition, Ms. Gasaway is a frequent author of, and contributor to, numerous publications on key topics and trends affecting the capital markets.