Paul Aylward II is an associate in the firm's Capital Markets practice. He represents publicly and privately held companies in a variety of corporate and securities law matters, including securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions.

Paul regularly advises issuers and broker-dealers in securities offerings, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, and private securities offerings under Regulation D. He also advises public and private companies and boards of directors on corporate governance, audit and special committee matters, general securities law compliance, such as Exchange Act reporting and listing requirements, and fund formation and organization.

Paul earned his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law, where he earned the John Bell Larner Award for attaining the highest cumulative GPA. Paul holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from The City College of New York.

Representative Experience

• Represented Arm Holdings plc (Nasdaq: Arm), the world’s leading semiconductor IP company, in its blockbuster $5.22 billion USD IPO on Nasdaq, the largest IPO of 2023.

• Represented the initial purchasers in a $300 million Rule 144A offering of 9.000% senior secured notes of Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI).

• Represented the initial purchasers in a $941 million Rule 144A offering of zero coupon senior secured notes of Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC).

• Represented Broad Street Realty, Inc. (OTCQX: BRST) in connection with its joint venture and preferred equity investment from Fortress Investment Group.

• Represented American Healthcare Investors in the acquisition of its business by Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, a healthcare-focused real estate investment trust.

• Represented Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. in its merger with and into Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRT), with IRT surviving as the continuing public company.

• Represented Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: PGSS) in its $200 million initial public offering of 20 million units.

• Represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 1.850% green bonds by ERP Operating Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR).

• Represented Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. in its third public offering of up to $2.5 billion of common stock.