Bio

Christopher Capuzzi Issuers, underwriters, and selling stockholders all turn to Christopher Capuzzi to guide them through complex transactions and advise on a range of general corporate matters. Private equity sponsors also rely on his counsel in acquisition financings and ongoing portfolio company financing matters. Christopher combines his legal acumen with an accountant’s perspective when advising clients on debt and equity offerings, leveraged financings, and specialty finance capital markets transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies, business development companies, and mortgage REITs. A certified public accountant in the state of New York who previously served as an auditor at KPMG, he has an unsurpassed understanding of financial statements and operations that benefits clients across industries and geographies. Additionally, Christopher previously worked as a senior associate in the New York and London capital markets practice of a global law firm, and has worked extensively with companies in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, giving him a global mindset particularly valuable in global and cross-border transactions. In addition to his transactional work, Christopher advises clients on SEC reporting and compliance obligations, debt covenant matters, corporate governance, and other general corporate matters. Christopher’s client work has been recognized by several prominent industry publications, including Chambers, Law360, and International Financial Law Review. In his decade-plus practicing law, he has established a reputation as a trusted legal advisor who is on top of the market and quick to react to his client’s needs. “Christopher is a great lawyer who is commercial and hard-working,” says one client in Chambers. “He gets things done in a timely fashion, and he really focuses on the client."