Our corporate finance team provides UK, US and international legal advice on capital markets work originating from the US and Europe, primarily in relation to equity and debt capital markets.
On the equity capital markets side, we work with clients on international and UK domestic equity offerings, including IPOs and secondary offerings. Our team includes US securities lawyers based in London and Milan, who are able to advise on the US aspects of European capital market transactions.
We have extensive experience in raising equity capital in private, public and PIPE transactions. We have represented issuers in private equity transactions, primary and secondary public offerings of listed securities in both the UK and the US and both 144A transactions and private offerings with follow-on registration obligation.
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We assist companies listed and applying to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), AIM and Plus, on NASDAQ, the American Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as well as on overseas stock exchanges. We also list investment funds, whether in the UK, the US or overseas, and advise on both the LSE's new Specialist Fund Market and the unitary funds regime introduced on the main market.
A particular focus is on advising established international companies on capital raisings and flotations in growth capital markets such as AIM. As a result of our strong Italian presence, we have been involved in many of the high profile AIM listings involving Italian issuers.
Working alongside our private client lawyers, we also advise on pre-IPO issues involving reorganizations and structuring of equity shareholdings, which usually involve complex trust and tax structures.
Our debt capital markets team, often in close collaboration with our project finance colleagues, advises on a variety of debt securities, most of which reflect complex debt instruments and structures. An important part of the work involves the listing of debt securities on established debt markets such as the Luxembourg stock exchange.
Our clients include UK, US and international issuers, underwriters and placing agents. We represent a broad range of traditional corporate issuers, spanning many industry sectors, including telecoms, aviation, construction, fashion and luxury brands, technology and alternative energy and financial services. Most clients have worldwide operations, enabling us to capitalize on our lawyers' international experience and diverse language capabilities.
Recent transactions have involved clients with operations in the UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the US, Ecuador, the Middle East and Asia.
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