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- harry.pangas@dechert.com
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Washington, D.C. Office1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States of America 20006-1110
With more than 25 years of experience, Harry has developed a deep and broad practice representing business development companies (BDCs), registered closed-end funds (CEFs), interval funds, and tender offer funds in connection with their initial formations and the structuring and distribution of their financial products. He is also nationally recognized for his knowledge and creativity in negotiating, structuring and executing mergers, joint ventures and other strategic transactions involving BDCs and/or their investment advisers.
Having begun his career at the SEC serving in various roles in the Division of Corporation Finance, he brings a unique insider perspective and knowledge to his work on a daily basis. He regularly counsels BDCs, CEFs, interval funds and tender offer funds on regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), including navigating the 1940 Act affiliate and joint transaction provisions and obtaining co-investment, multi-class and other exemptive and/or no-action relief from the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.
Capital Markets
Harry is the head of Dechert’s U.S. Capital Markets Group and represents issuers and investment banking firms in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings (IPOs), Rule 144A offerings, shelf offerings, at-the-market offerings (ATMs), registered direct offerings, baby bond offerings, investment grade debt offerings, convertible debt offerings and rights offerings. To date, he has been involved in more than 150 debt and equity offerings, including 15 IPOs, raising in excess of US$25 billion in gross proceeds.
M&A Transactions, Joint Ventures, Strategic Transactions and Proxy Contests
Harry represents BDCs and their asset managers in M&A, joint venture and other strategic transactions, including unaffiliated and affiliated BDC mergers, BDC asset manager acquisition transactions, BDC joint venture transactions, modified Dutch tender offers conducted by BDCs or their investment advisers, BDC and CEF initial formation transactions, BDC and CEF anchor investor transactions and proxy contests. To date, he has been involved in more than 20 strategic transactions and proxy contests in the BDC and CEF space.
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- Syracuse University, B.A., cum laude
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., cum laude
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- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- New York
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- American Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar – Tax Section