Katie Bentel

Associate Corporate and M&A

Primary practice

Corporate and M&A

23/09/2021 Katie Bentel | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer About Katie Bentel

Katie is a -based, US-qualified associate in our global transactions team.

She focuses on representing issuers and underwriters in connection with equity and debt capital markets transactions.

Recent work

  • Deliveroo on its 2021 IPO and listing in London;
  • the underwriters of on its 2019 IPO and listing in London;
  • Airtel Africa on its 2019 IPO and dual listing in London and Lagos;
  • the underwriters of Shaftesbury (2020) and Grainger (2018) on their respective rights issues in London;
  • the underwriters of Quilter on its 2018 IPO and dual listing in London and Johannesburg;
  • the underwriters of Steinhoff Africa Retail (Pepkor Holdings) on its 2017 IPO and listing in Johannesburg;
  • JOST Werke on its 2017 IPO and listing in Frankfurt;
  • Digi Communications on its 2017 IPO and listing in Bucharest;
  • Dis-Chem Pharmacies on its 2016 IPO and listing in Johannesburg;
  • Nissan on its 2021 divestment of shares in Daimler and Boehringer Ingelheim on its 2020 divestment of shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals through accelerated bookbuilds and the underwriters of accelerated bookbuilds in Clicks Group (2019) and in Discovery Limited (2018);
  • SSP Group (2020) and Burford Capital (2018) on their respective placings and the underwriters of (2020), Group (2019) and (2018) on their respective placings.

Qualifications

University education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, US (JD)
  • University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, US (MSEd)
  • University of Arkansas, US (BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

Professional qualifications

  • Admitted to practise in New York

23/09/2021 Katie Bentel | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Contact Katie [email protected]

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23/09/2021 Katie Bentel | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer