Richard M. Trobman
Chair and Managing Partner
New York / London
richard.trobman@lw.com
+1.212.906.1200
PRACTICES
- Capital Markets
- Israel Practice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
INDUSTRIES
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
EDUCATION
- JD, Northwestern University School of Law, 1991
- BA, Bucknell University, 1988
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
PROFILE
Richard Trobman serves as the Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins and a member of its Executive Committee. His practice includes representing investment banking firms, private equity firms, and companies in public and private offerings of securities, restructurings, bridge loans, and merger and acquisition transactions, with a particular emphasis on issuances of debt securities and leveraged transactions. Rich has represented a broad range of clients, including LBO companies, such as Advent, BC Partners, The Carlyle Group, Cinven, EQT, PAI Partners, and Nordic Capital, and investment banks such as JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs.
He is mentioned as a leading lawyer for high yield in the most recent editions of IFLR, The Legal 500 UK, and Chambers UK, with Chambers describing him as “an absolutely excellent lawyer who is profoundly plugged in to the high-yield market.”
EXPERIENCE
Rich has represented:
- Credit Suisse in connection with the offering by Ziggo Secured Finance B.V. of €800 million 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2025, US$400 million 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025, and €400 million 4.625% Senior Notes due 2025
- Tullow Oil in connection with its offering of £650 million 6% Senior Notes due 2020
- JP Morgan and Credit Suisse in connection with the offering by Kabel BW of €800 million 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, US$500 million 7.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2019, €420 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2018, and €680 million 9.5% Senior Notes due 2021 – awarded EMEA High Yield Deal of the Year by IFLR
- Goldman Sachs International and Société Générale in connection with the offering by Puma International Financing S.A. of US$750 million 6.75% Senior Notes due 2021
- PAI Partners in a CHF350 million and US$425 million offering of Senior Secured Notes to finance the acquisition of Swissport International Ltd
- EQT in a €2.15 billion 8% Senior Notes offering to finance the acquisition of Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH, the hearing aid division of Siemens AG
- Campofrío Food Group, S.A. in connection with its offering of US$500 million 3.375% Senior Notes due 2022
- JP Morgan in connection with the offering by B Communications Ltd. of US$800 million 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
- Motherson Sumi Systems Limited in connection with its offering of €500 million 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
- HomeVi S.A.S in connection with its offering of €355 million 6.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
- Deutsche Bank in connection with the offering by Innovia Group (Finance) plc of €342 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2020