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December 20, 2010

Another Corporate Poem: “Twelve Days of Christmas”

Friday’s poem on this blog – “Twas Two Weeks Before Quarter’s End” – elicited strong member feedback. Not to be outdone, here is a capital markets poem crafted by Anna Pinedo of Morrison & Foerster:

Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, A bought deal off an S-3

On the second day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the third day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the fourth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the fifth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the sixth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the seventh day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Seven standstills Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the eighth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Eight fixed-to-floaters Seven standstills Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the ninth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Nine autocallables Eight fixed-to-floaters Seven standstills Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the tenth day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Ten call spreads Nine autocallables Eight fixed-to-floaters Seven standstills Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3

On the eleventh day of Christmas my lovely client sent to me, Eleven F/X swaps Ten call spreads Nine autocallables Eight fixed-to-floaters Seven standstills Six 3(a)(9) exchanges Five subscription agreements Four 13-Ds Three ASRs Two NDAs and A bought deal off an S-3, and

On the twelfth day of Christmas my lovely client wired to me, the remainder of this year’s fee.

– Broc Romanek