Equity capital markets
| Growth Company AIM Lawyer of the Year: 2007,
shortlisted in 2009 and 2011 |
With a client base of over 40 companies quoted on the Official
List, AIM or PLUS markets, as well as a wide range of investment
banks, brokers, sponsors and nominated advisers, our lawyers are
well placed to advise on your transaction.
We have a pre-eminent practice and extensive experience that
covers:
- Initial public offerings (IPOs), both on the Official List, AIM
and PLUS markets
- Secondary equity issues (including rights issues, open offers
and vendor placings)
- Restructurings (including capital reorganisations and schemes
of arrangement)
- De-listings from the Official List, AIM and PLUS markets
- Public takeovers (including advising investment banks and
bidders and targets on takeovers of listed companies in both
recommended and hostile situations).
Our practice has a strong international focus and we have acted
for many overseas companies seeking a primary or additional
quotation in the UK.
Our wide-ranging experience in advising clients on corporate
mergers and acquisitions (whether public
takeovers or private M&A) activity means that we are capable of
providing in-depth and comprehensive advice on all aspects of
corporate activity undertaken by clients.
We also have extensive experience over a broad range of
sectors including natural resources,
media and technology, financial
services and funds, retail and leisure,
real estate, transport and life
sciences.
Having acted on over 36 equity market transactions with a
combined deal value of over £3 billion in 2010, you can be
sure that our team has the expertise and knowledge to make your
transaction a success.