Sara counsels public and private investment funds and business development companies on a range of corporate, regulatory, compliance and governance matters.
As a member of the Eversheds Sutherland (US) Capital Markets and Investments group, Sara advises on various capital raising efforts in connection with public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including initial public offerings, shelf offerings, at-the-market offerings, investment grade bond offerings and baby bond offerings. She regularly guides clients regarding compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Sara also counsels small business investment companies, including with respect to the SBIC licensing process and ongoing regulatory compliance matters.
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- Represented a publicly traded business development company in a $46 million follow-on equity offering.
- Represented a private business development company in a $99.3 million initial public offering.
- Represented a publicly traded business development company in a $81.3 million baby bond offering.
- Represented a publicly traded business development company in a $650 million equity at-the-market program.
- Represented a publicly traded business development company in a $600 million investment grade bond offering.
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds (2024)
- Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
- District of Columbia
- New York
- J.D., American University Washington College of Law,
Editor-in-Chief, American University International Law Review
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of California at Irvine