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Equity capital markets

Our Equity Capital Markets team provides expert advice to UK and international clients on a wide range of equity capital market transactions, including IPOs and secondary fundraisings.

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We act for issuers, shareholders, management, financial advisers, nomads, underwriters and other intermediaries.

We work across sectors, and understand equity capital market transactions from all vantage points. Combining our expertise and experience in complex equity capital markets transactions with sector-specific knowledge and insights, we also collaborate with specialist employment, IP, tax and other lawyers across the firm to deliver focused and pragmatic advice for our clients.

Services

IPOs

Demergers

Reverse takeovers

Block trades

Dual track processes

Capital reorganisation

Including share buyback programmes, capital reductions, and equity reorganisations.

Secondary fundraising

Including placings, rights issues and open offers.

Issuing listed shares as part of M&A transactions 

Our team

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Examples of our work

AOTI, Inc.

Advising US medical technology group, AOTI, Inc. in relation to its £140 million IPO on AIM.

ITM Power plc

Advising energy storage and clean fuel company, ITM Power plc, on its £172 million placing, open offer and subscription by, and strategic partnership with, Snam S.p.A., being the ninth successful fundraising where we acted for ITM, having originally advised on its IPO on AIM.

SEC Newgate S.p.A.

Advising AIM-traded, SEC Newgate S.p.A, on its merger with Porta Communications Plc, constituting a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules and requiring the combined group’s re-admission to AIM.

Newbury Racecourse plc

Providing guidance on a fully underwritten rights issue and successfully defended the board against a hostile takeover bid by Guinness Peat Group.

Gooch & Housego plc

Advising specialist optical components and systems manufacturer, Gooch & Housego plc, on a fully underwritten secondary placing to fund the acquisition of a US competitor.

WH Ireland (now Zeus Capital)

Advising WH Ireland, as NOMAD and broker, in connection with (i) the IPO of Northcoders Group plc (and its subsequent fundraisings) (ii) the acquisition by way of reverse takeover by Drumz plc of Acuity Risk Management Limited and (iii) various fundraisings by a number of AIM -traded companies.

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What others say

“We would like to thank the Burges Salmon team for their excellent advice and support and for standing side-by-side with us throughout this transformative transaction. This successful float means that we can expedite our commercial expansion and will be crucial in enabling us to further aid those with chronic conditions in living their lives to the fullest.”

Dr Mike Griffiths Chief Executive Officer of AOTI, Inc.

“Extremely high dedication to client matters, availability, diligence and competence. In particular competent to handle foreign counsels and manage them effectively.”

Legal 500 UK 2024

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