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Keystone Law Offices

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
Visit website 020 3319 3700 0845 458 9398

Simon Holden

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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Simon is an experienced corporate transactional lawyer specialising in equity capital markets. He acts for issuers, principally in connection with IPOs and secondary capital raisings on the Main Market and AIM, and has advised nominated advisers and brokers in connection with various AIM transactions. Simon regularly advises start-ups and growth companies on alternative forms of raising finance, including advising a leading fintech company in connection with its crowdfunding campaigns and several privately held companies in connection with bond offers. He also advises on public and private M&A transactions (both domestic and cross-border).

In addition, Simon advises public and private companies in connection with debt finance facilities and applicable security documentation.

As well as representing issuers coming to the market for the first time, Simon advises issuers and their boards in relation to the ongoing requirements of being a publicly quoted company, including the application of the Listing Rules, The Takeover Code and the Market Abuse Regulation. He is also the Company Secretary of an AIM-quoted company.

Career

2018 Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor
2016 – 2018 Kerman & Co | Partner
2013 – 2016 Lester Aldridge | Partner
2011 – 2013 The Khan Partnership | Partnership
2007 – 2010 Faegre & Benson (now Faegre Baker Daniels) | Associate
2004 – 2007 Teacher Stern | Associate
2003- 2004 Duane Morris | Associate
2002 – 2003 Atlantic Law | Trainee then Associate
2002 Qualified as a Solicitor

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Venture capital

Praised by one client as a ’fantastic practice’, Keystone Law focuses on all aspects of venture capital, work routinely handling growth and replacement capital issues, alongside complex fundraisings, and investments. Nadim Zaman specialises in equity investment work; Dee Sian advises on general M&A and divestments of portfolio companies; while Catherine Williams is especially knowledgeable concerning bridge financing matters. Jeremy Davis, an expert on corporate finance and joint ventures, and Simon Holden, who advises on IPOs, are also recommended.

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m

The corporate and M&A practice at Keystone Law has a particular focus on the TMT and healthcare sectors, and its expertise in these fields continues to attract new clients. Nadim Zaman specialises in M&A and corporate finance, while Dee Sian is adept in M&A and venture capital transactions. On the cross-border transaction front, Jeremy Davis is a key contact at the firm alongside Stuart Mathews, who joined the firm in 2023 from McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP. Other key figures include the highly experienced Edward Dawes, as well as Simon Holden and Charles Frank, both of whom are noted for their capital markets acumen.

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