Caitlin L. Wood
Advises on the structuring, negotiation and execution of a broad range of equity-related transactions.
Caitlin is a member of our Capital Markets and Derivatives & Structured Products practices. She advises investment banks, corporations and institutional holders on the structuring, negotiation and execution of a broad range of equity-related transactions, including public and private convertible and exchangeable securities offerings and associated derivative transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, margin loans secured by significant positions in public companies, and various equity-linked hedging and monetization transactions.
Caitlin is recognized by Chambers USA as Up and Coming in both convertible debt and derivatives. A client quoted by Chambers says she “has tremendous subject-matter expertise which she couples with a strong ability to advocate for client positions effectively.” Caitlin is also recognized by Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Partner in derivatives and structured products and by IFLR1000 as a Rising Star Partner in derivatives.
Experience
Recent Work
- Penumbra $100 million accelerated share repurchase
- Aptiv $3 billion accelerated share repurchase
- Meritage Homes $575 million convertible notes offering
- Rexford Industrial Realty $1.15 billion exchangeable senior notes offering
- Pinnacle West Capital stock offering and forward sale agreements
- Immunocore Holdings $402.5 million convertible notes offering
- BlackBerry $200 million convertible senior notes offering
- PG&E $2.15 billion convertible senior secured notes offering
- Western Digital $1.6 billion convertible senior notes offering
- Semtech $250 million convertible senior notes offering
- Walgreens Boots Alliance registered variable prepaid forward transactions
- Shockwave Medical $750 million convertible senior notes offering
- Hannon Armstrong $402.5 million exchangeable senior notes offering
- Bread Financial Holdings refinancing transactions
- Bloom Energy $632.5 million green convertible notes and capped call transactions
- TransMedics Group $460 million convertible senior notes offering
Recognition
Chambers USA – Capital Markets: Convertible Debt, Up and Coming
Chambers USA – Derivatives, Up and Coming
Legal 500 U.S. – Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products, Next Generation Partner
IFLR1000 – Capital Markets: Derivatives, United States, Rising Star Partner
Education
- summa cum laude
- Leo S. Rowe Prize
Prior experience
- Associate, Simpson Thacher, 2019-2021
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York