Adam B. Farlow
Biography
Adam Farlow is the Global Head of Capital Markets at Baker McKenzie. He is a New York and English qualified capital markets partner based in London. He has extensive experience in securities laws and transaction management. He has been elected as a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and served for many years as an executive officer and on the Council of the American Bar Association International Law Section.
Practice Focus
Adam focuses in cross-border capital markets transactions, including offerings of international equity (IPOs, rights offerings, PIPEs) and debt (primarily high yield), as well as all forms of restructuring and liability management. His cross-sector, global experience includes acting for companies, major financial institutions, investors, creditors, trustees and dealer managers.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised NTT Global Data Centers and on the carve out, listing and financing of NTT DC REIT, a Singapore Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT) consisting of 6 data centers in the US, Austria and Singapore which raised USD 773 million on a valuation in excess of USD 1.5 billion on its IPO
- Advised the bond trustee on the restructuring of Intrum AB, involving a SEK 7.2 billion recapitalisation through asset sales, debt reduction, and a prepackaged Chapter 11 process
- Advised a syndicate of underwriters on the IPO of Asker Healthcare Group on Nasdaq Stockholm. Asker is a leading provider of medical products and solutions in Europe. The market value of the company on IPO of SEK 26.8 billion makes it the largest IPO in EMEA YTD 2025
- Advised Oncor Electric Delivery Company, a Texan electricity utility company, in connection with an offering (pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S) of US$450 million 0.55% Senior Secured Notes
- Advised a syndicate of eleven underwriters in connection with ACWA Power's USD 1.2 billion IPO and listing on the Saudi Exchange, with an implied market capitalization on listing of approximately USD 11 billion
- Advised Arabian Centres Company on its USD 747 million IPO and listing on the Saudi Exchange, on closing the largest IPO in the Kingdom since 2015 and the first-ever international equity offering by a Saudi issuer involving a "Rule 144A" tranche to U.S. investors. Winner of "Equity Deal of the Year" and "Equity Team of the Year," IFLR Awards Middle East, 2019, and "Highly Commended" in the "Finance Team of the Year" category, Legal Business Awards, UK, 2020
- Advised Truecaller AB, a Swedish caller ID and spam blocking company, in connection with the initial public offering of its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The price in the offering was SEK 52 per share, corresponding to a total market value of the company of approximately SEK 19.4 billion, making it the largest Tech IPO in the Nordics to date
- Advised Ferretti S.p.A., a leader in the global yacht industry, in connection with the approximately HKD 1.9 billion global offering and listing of its shares on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Professional Honors
- Ranked as a Leading Partner, Finance: High Yield, Legal 500 UK 2025
- Ranked as a Highly Regarded Leading Lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt, International Financial Law Review 1000, 2024
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- American Bar Association - Member
Admissions
- England & Wales~United Kingdom (2013)
- New York~United States (1998)
Education
- Yale Law School (J.D.) (1997)
- University of Mississippi (B.B.A) (1994)
Baker & McKenzie LLP, an English partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.