Matthew C. Schoenfeld
Matthew Schoenfeld represents issuers and financial institutions in a wide variety of public and private capital-raising transactions, including initial and follow-on public offerings (IPOs), private placements, at-the-market offerings, Reg A+ offerings, and debt issuances. He also counsels public companies on matters involving Exchange Act reporting, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) compliance, and corporate governance matters.
Matt received his law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2015, where he served as editor in chief of the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law.
- Represented gaming real estate investment trust (REIT) in (1) establishing $1 billion at-the-market offering and negotiating related sales agreement with agent, (2) renewing its shelf registration statement on Form S-3, (3) launching $300 million+ offering of common stock for general corporate purposes, (4) launching $800 million+ offering of senior notes to fund acquisitions, (5) launching $500 million offering of senior notes to pay down its revolver, and (6) launching ~$1.1 billion offering of senior notes to pay downs its revolver and term loans
- Represented healthcare REIT in (1) launching two Eurobond offerings totaling ~€1.3 billion of senior notes for general corporate purposes, (2) launching ~£1 billion of senior notes to pay down its revolver and term loans, (3) launching $1.3 billion of senior notes for general corporate purposes and to redeem its outstanding notes, and (4) launching ~$725 million common stock offering for an acquisition
- Represented underwriters in connection with data center REIT’s (1) launch of ~$900 million senior notes offering for general corporate purposes, (2) establishing $1.5 billion at-the-market offering and negotiation of related sales agreement, (3) launch of ~$1.2 billion forward equity offering for general corporate purposes, (4) launch of ~$1.2 billion forward equity offering to finance an acquisition, and (5) launch of ~$225 million preferred equity offering to pay down its revolver
- Represented underwriters in connection with ~$330 million secondary offering in a global product design and technology company
- Represented underwriters in connection with $500 million investment grade notes offering of a manufactured housing REIT
- Represented biotechnology company in multiple common stock and warrant offerings
- Represented grocery-anchored shopping center REIT in its $75 million preferred stock offering to redeem an outstanding class of preferred shares
- Represented underwriters in healthcare REIT’s $1 billion at-the-market offering.
- Represented underwriters in industrial REIT’s ~$230 million at-the-market offering
- Represented multiple real estate sponsors in their non-traded REIT IPOs (each up to $50 million) under Regulation A
- Represented special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in connection with its de-SPAC with a private transportation logistics company valued at $1.1 billion
- Represented SPAC in connection with its de-SPAC with an international insurance platform valued at $760 million
- Represented SPAC in connection with its de-SPAC with a healthcare company valued at $350 million
- Represented SPAC in connection with its de-SPAC with a media company valued at $875 million
- Represented SPAC in connection with its ~$300 million IPO
- Represented SPAC in connection with its ~$125 million IPO
- Represented public grocery-anchored REIT in its all-cash sale of substantially all of its assets for total proceeds of ~$1.2 billion
- Represented various private real estate sponsors in launching multiple 506(c) exempt offerings totaling ~$1 billion
- Fordham University School of Law, 2015, J.D.
- Colgate University, 2009, B.A., history, magna cum laude
- New York

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Securities / Capital Markets Law, New York (2023–2026)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law, New York (2023–2026)