Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
That combination of product specialization on the IPO and public company side, geographic proximity to the clients and industry knowledge—that’s what we think makes us dangerous.
— Ryan Maierson, a capital markets and M&A partner at the Houston office of Latham & Watkins, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, concerning the firm’s incredible strength in Texas when it comes to new market offerings for energy and power companies related to AI data centers. In fact, Maierson says Latham is likely to see its busiest year for U.S. energy IPOs since 2014.
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