Eric M. Scarazzo is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn where he is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Group, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group, Public Company Industry Group, and Cleantech Industry Group. Eric represents issuers and underwriters, public, private, and private equity portfolio companies, and businesses from development-stage to blue chip, in high-profile securities transactions.

As a certified public accountant for over 20 years, Eric provides counsel to clients navigating the intersection of legal and accounting matters, principally as they relate to capital markets financings and M&A disclosure obligations. He also focuses on capital raising transactions, reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, prospective and remedial stock exchange compliance, and Section 13 and 16 beneficial ownership reporting.

Representative Clients and Transactions:

  • Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN), a Canadian-based energy company, in its:
    • remarketing of $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2026
    • upsized public offering of 20,000,000 equity units with proceeds of $1 billion, and in related option to underwriters to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 Equity Units
    • public offering of 23,000,000 equity units with proceeds of $1.15 billion
    • $500 million at-the-market offering of common shares
  • Coeur Mining, Inc., a U.S.-based diverse precious metals producer, in its:
    • $1.7 billion acquisition of SilverCrest Metals Inc.
    • $50 million at-the-market offering of common stock
    • $375 million Rule 144A offering of senior notes, cash tender offer, and credit facility amendment
  • Enovis Corporation in a private offering of $460 million of convertible senior notes due 2028
  • IperionX Limited, an Australia-based titanium company, in its U.S. listing and private offerings of ordinary shares
  • Liberty Utilities Co., a subsidiary of Algonquin Power, in a private offering of $850 million of notes due 2029 and due 2034
  • Piedmont Lithium, Inc., a U.S.-based lithium company, in a $50 million at-the-market offering of common stock
  • SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global energy technology company, in its:
    • $337 million private offering of 2.250% convertible senior notes due 2029 and concurrent capped call transactions
    • public offering of 2,300,000 shares of common stock
  • South Jersey Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based energy company, in its remarketing of equity units
  • StepStone Group Inc., a global private markets investment company, in its initial public offering and subsequent secondary offerings
  • Stem, Inc. in a private offering of $240 million of green convertible senior notes due 2030

Eric received his Juris Doctor, with a concentration in Corporate Law, in 2005 from the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned a master’s degree in Accounting, with a concentration in Tax Consulting, in 2000, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Economics and Accounting in 1999, from the University of Virginia.

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Credentials

Education:
  • University of California, Los Angeles - 2005 Juris Doctor
  • University of Virginia - 2000 Master of Science
  • University of Virginia - 1999 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
  • New York Bar