Chris Kaoutzanis is a partner in the Capital Markets Group. Kaoutzanis advises financial sponsors and issuers on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, leveraged finance transactions and general corporate and securities law matters.
Kaoutzanis has experience representing financial sponsors and issuers, including prominent international shipping companies, gaming companies and home security companies, in initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings, high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, secured and unsecured credit transactions, and disclosure and corporate governance matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Capital Markets |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Capital Markets |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Capital Markets |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Capital Markets |
Kaoutzanis’s transactions include representing:
Initial Public Offerings
- Savers Value Village in its $461.4 million initial public offering
- Rocket Companies in its $2 billion initial public offering
- PlayAGS in its $164 million initial public offering
- ADT in its $1.5 billion initial public offering
Follow-On Equity Offerings
- Spire in its $127.1 million secondary offering and forward transaction of shares of common stock
- Star Bulk Carriers in numerous public offerings of common shares
Secondary Equity Offerings
- Savers Value Village in its secondary offering
- Certain entities managed by Silver Point Capital and MacKay Shields in secondary offerings of common stock of Gulfport Energy
Debt Offerings
- Carrier Global Corporation in its offering of $3 billion of U.S. dollar-denominated notes and €2.35 billion of euro-denominated notes, in connection with its acquisition of the climate solutions business of Viessmann Group
- MidCap Financial in its $400 million offering of 5.625% senior notes
- Searchlight Capital in its €150 million financing through a back-leverage facility based on repurchase transactions and a parallel transaction involving a loan repackaging facility with Deutsche Bank
Capital Markets Aspects of M&A Transactions
- Forge Nano in its $1.6 billion business combination with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. to form a publicly-listed entity
- Sysco in its acquisition of Jetro Restaurant Depot for an enterprise value of approximately $29.1 billion
- Crown Castle in its successful proxy fight against Boots Capital
- Chevron in its $55 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation
- Ares Management’s Private Equity Group as lead investor in a $550 million growth investment in Virgin Voyages
- Kohlberg & Co. in its acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Trials
- Amazon in its $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical