19 May 2026
DLA Piper advises Rare Earths Americas on US$69 million upsized initial public offering
DLA Piper advised critical minerals company Rare Earths Americas, Inc. (REA) on its US$69 million upsized initial public offering. REA is a Texas-based critical minerals corporation advancing a portfolio of prospective heavy rare earths projects in the United States and Brazil.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by Co-Chair of the Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory practice Era Anagnosti (Washington, DC) and included Partners Bianca LaCaille (New York/Seattle), Andrew Ledbetter (Seattle), Oliver Wright (Washington, DC), and Keith Ranta (Washington, DC), and Associates Katerina Karaoglanova (San Diego), Thais Lopez (Miami), and Lachlan Myles Nichols (New York).
The REA IPO is among a number of capital markets transactions handled by DLA Piper, reinforcing the firm’s experience and established track record, particularly in the metals and mining sector. Bloomberg’s Q1 2026 league tables ranked DLA Piper as the #1 US equity IPO legal adviser to managers by deal count.
DLA Piper enables issuers and underwriters to execute complex securities transactions throughout the world. We offer tactical approaches to financings across equity and debt capital markets, alternative public offerings (de-SPACs, reverse mergers, and direct listings), and other transformative corporate transactions. Lawyers in our Corporate Governance practice act as outside corporate and securities counsel to a wide range of reporting companies by guiding clients through securities offerings and nuanced disclosure, governance, and compliance matters under SEC, Nasdaq, and NYSE rules and regulations. Boards of directors turn to us to navigate complex transactions, special investigations, and challenging risk oversight matters. Please visit Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory and Market Edge.
The DLA Piper deal team was led by Co-Chair of the Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory practice Era Anagnosti (Washington, DC) and included Partners Bianca LaCaille (New York/Seattle), Andrew Ledbetter (Seattle), Oliver Wright (Washington, DC), and Keith Ranta (Washington, DC), and Associates Katerina Karaoglanova (San Diego), Thais Lopez (Miami), and Lachlan Myles Nichols (New York).
The REA IPO is among a number of capital markets transactions handled by DLA Piper, reinforcing the firm’s experience and established track record, particularly in the metals and mining sector. Bloomberg’s Q1 2026 league tables ranked DLA Piper as the #1 US equity IPO legal adviser to managers by deal count.
DLA Piper enables issuers and underwriters to execute complex securities transactions throughout the world. We offer tactical approaches to financings across equity and debt capital markets, alternative public offerings (de-SPACs, reverse mergers, and direct listings), and other transformative corporate transactions. Lawyers in our Corporate Governance practice act as outside corporate and securities counsel to a wide range of reporting companies by guiding clients through securities offerings and nuanced disclosure, governance, and compliance matters under SEC, Nasdaq, and NYSE rules and regulations. Boards of directors turn to us to navigate complex transactions, special investigations, and challenging risk oversight matters. Please visit Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory and Market Edge.