We have a large capital markets team in Europe, with genuine cross-border capability, and a strong presence in Asia and the Middle East. The team advises on transactions involving public companies engaged in European and global securities offerings, providing advice on both debt and equity matters. The team acts for listed companies, their sponsors, nominated advisers, brokers and investment bankers across all types of European securities offerings and undertakes all aspects of related advisory and compliance work.
Our international capital markets experts work as one integrated team on a range of international securities transactions and offerings including IPOs, secondary issues, public M&A, tender offers, bond offerings, and restructurings.
We have public company specialists in the UK, Germany, France, Central & Eastern Europe, Dubai and Hong Kong who can advise on the additional regulatory requirements and market practices that arise in public company takeovers. We have wide experience in advising on the implementation of take-over strategies in the light of rules which, for example, aim to ensure transparency and fairness between shareholders. Our work includes core areas such as takeover regulation, applicable local corporate laws and financial regulations, and takeover defence.
We advise across many sectors and are especially well-regarded for our experience in the technology and media sectors.
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Public takeover offers: an introductory guide
This introductory guide contains an overview of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers and other relevant legislation in the UK, the options for structuring an offer, the rules relating to stake building, the process and timetable for the offer and relevant merger regulations.
Initial public offers: a UK guide
This guide provides background to the procedures for listing shares on the principal London equity markets, focusing on the Premium Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM (the market for smaller, growing companies which is also operated by the London Stock Exchange). We look at the reasons for an IPO in the UK, the key differences between equity markets, the conditions for listing, the key documentation required and the ongoing corporate governance obligations of companies listed in the UK.
Secondary issues - a guide from our Corporate Finance team
Our secondary issues guide provides an overview of the key points relevant to secondary issues by companies that are listed or quoted in the UK. The expression “secondary issue” refers to the process by which an existing listed or quoted company raises new capital through the issue of new shares. It focuses on the most common types of secondary issue in the UK, being rights issues, open offers and placings and debunks common jargon used in connection with secondary issues in the UK.
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International expansion guide
Our international expansion guide is designed to steer and support companies looking to expand internationally in multiple jurisdictions. The aim of the guide is to provide high level information on some frequently asked questions across the range of legal topics companies typically ask us when looking to launch in a new market.