David Robinson > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fladgate LLP chiefly guides issuers and brokers through listings and offerings on the AIM and Aquis exchanges, with a particular focus on handling transactions in the natural resources space as well as in innovation-heavy sectors such as as e-sports and crypto. The team is well-regarded for its work with international clients seeking to list and fundraise on the UK market, and it also regularly advises on cross-border takeovers and equity transfers. Key contacts in the team include practice head David Robinson, who frequently acts on equity transactions for companies in the tech space, as well as Paul Airley and Nigel Gordon.

With extensive experience handling cross-border M&A transactions in a wide variety of industry sectors including but not limited to technology, corporate real estate, hotels and leisure, and publishing, the corporate practice at Fladgate LLP is a popular choice. The team boasts an impressive and growing client base, consisting of notable names such as Penguin Random House. Equity capital markets and public and private M&A specialist David Robinson heads the group and regularly acts for publishing companies on mergers and acquisitions, and leads on IPOs, secondary fundraisings, and takeovers. Anthony Shatz and Amy Collins are noted for their aptitude in M&A, joint ventures, investments, reorganisations, and corporate governance, while Jamie Hamilton and Graham Spitz concentrate on venture capital, private equity, and M&A. The department also benefits from the expertise of recruitment and technology authority Ian Brent who is recognised for assisting private companies on M&A, and India desk leader Mythily Katsaris who is adept in assisting Indian companies, business owners, and family offices on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. David Harrison has strengths in acquisitions, disposals, and fundraising, and Tessa Trevelyan Thomas, who joined the team from Broadfield Law UK LLP in April 2023, is a specialist in public and private M&A and takeovers in the ecommerce sector. Other notable names in the practice include Sophie Burke, India-Rose May, Cem Usten, and Jennifer Hawkes.