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Era Anagnosti

Partner

Co-Head, Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory

Palo Alto (Silicon Valley)Washington, DC
About

Era Anagnosti is a securities partner with distinguished government and private practice experience, including more than 10 years with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Era co-heads DLA Piper's Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory Practice. She brings a practical, results-driven approach to resolving complex securities law questions and regularly advises public companies on their SEC reporting obligations, corporate governance, and a wide range of disclosure and compliance matters under US federal securities laws.

Era represents issuers and underwriters in a broad array of capital market transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, at-the-market offerings (ATMs), de-SPAC transactions, spin-offs, and rights offerings. She works closely with late-stage private companies, guiding them through the IPO readiness process and helping build out their governance frameworks as part of their path to going public.

During her time at the SEC, Era served in various roles in the Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin), including as Acting Assistant Director and Legal Branch Chief of the Office of Finance. She gained significant experience reviewing public company filings across a range of industries and was a key contributor to several of the division's cross-disciplinary task forces. Given this deep regulatory background, clients regularly turn to Era to navigate regulatory changes and manage engagement with the SEC.

Era regularly advises clients on cutting-edge Fintech securities matters, including compliance with federal and state securities laws relating to blockchain, digital assets, decentralized finance, and non-fungible tokens. While at the SEC, she managed Corp Fin's review program for all token offerings.

Era is a frequent speaker on topics relevant to public companies and new entrants to the public markets, and is the author of DLA Piper's Market Edge publications.

Areas of FocusEquity Capital MarketsFintechTechnologyCorporateFinancial ServicesFinance
Bar admissionsCaliforniaDistrict of ColumbiaNew York

EXPERIENCE

Representative Transactions
  • Represented a blank check company on its US$172.5 million initial public offering and on its acquisition of a leading digital content platform
  • Represented a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), sponsored by a Chicago-based private equity firm, on its business combination with a banking app on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field with an expected pro forma, fully diluted equity value of approximately US$4 billion
  • Represented a SPAC, sponsored by a Chicago-based private equity firm, in its US$2.1 billion business combination with a technology platform for the management of digital assets
  • Represented a leading Turkish e-commerce platform in its US$780 million IPO of 65,251,000 American Depositary Shares representing Class B ordinary shares, including secondary and green-shoe components, on the Nasdaq. This IPO marked the first IPO by a Turkish company on Nasdaq
  • Represented a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses on its US$150 million initial public offering
  • Represented a SPAC in its US$1.5 billion business combination with a UK-based, leading provider of sports data and technology powering the sports, betting and media ecosystem
  • Represented a North American public utility holding company in the acquisition of the remaining stake in one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power assets and energy transportation and storage in Mexico in an approximately US$5.81 billion deal. The deal consisted of a stock-for-stock exchange and resulted in the North American public utility holding company being listed on the Mexican stock exchange
  • Represented a blank check company in its US$550 million business combination with a leading manufacturer of zinc hybrid cathode battery energy storage systems
  • Represented two global investment banks in a full-stack insurance provider's US$367 million initial public offering of 12,650,000 shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange
  • Represented the investment bank in a follow-on offering by a financial services company on the New York Stock Exchange
Languages
  • Albanian

AWARDS

Chambers USA

  • Band 3, Nationwide Securities: Regulation: Advisory, (2026)

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, Corporate Governance, (2024 – 2026)
  • Recommended, Capital Markets Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers, (2024 – 2025)
  • Recommended, Capital Markets Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers, (2024)
  • Recommended, Capital Markets: Equity Offerings, (2024, 2026)
Education
  • L.L.M., Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • G.D.L., University of Tirana, Albania

Publications

Seminars

Media Mentions

  • Mentioned, "Deal Watch: Deals and IPOs Keep Popping, With Private Equity 'Near Full Throttle'," Law.com, October 14, 2025

Prior Experience

Era started her legal career as a corporate lawyer in Silicon Valley, where she represented a large number of emerging companies through their natural lifecycle, from formation all the way through various financing rounds, including IPOs and M&A exits. Prior to her time at the SEC, Era also worked as an associate in the M&A group of DLA Piper's Washington, DC office.

My latest insights

Publication

SEC proposes rescinding Rule 14a-8 and modernizing the proxy solicitation framework

23 September 2026 .14 minute read

Publication

Senate fails to advance the CLARITY Act: Top points

22 September 2026 .7 minute read

Publication

SEC proposes Regulation Crypto Assets: Key points for crypto asset issuers and market...

11 September 2026 .42 minute read

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+1 202 799 4087
(Work, Washington, DC)
+1 650 833 2087
(Work, Palo Alto)
+1 202 799 5087
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