Mr George Cotter > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Mr George Cotter
Work Department
Corporate/Equity Capital Markets/M&A/Mining and Metals
Position
Partner
Career
George specialises in equity capital markets work, advising on flotations, fundraisings and takeovers, principally on AIM but also on the Main Market.
He has a particular focus on the mining sector but also advises clients in other sectors including industrial services and publishing on various corporate issues.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
Fieldfisher is very active in handling ECM matters for AIM clients, with a particular penchant for guiding issuers in the energy, industrials, financial services, and tech sectors through fundraises and public M&A both domestically and internationally. The team is also capable of advising on high-profile IPOs and reverse takeovers, and it is noted for its ability to handle cross-border takeovers and public company mergers in the energy space owing to the sector expertise of practice head Brad Isaac. George Cotter is a key contact for take-private transactions, Dominic Gurney-Champion handles IPOs in the energy and natural resources space, and Edward Westhead advises on domestic and international fundraises.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Senior executives
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport