Andrew Collins > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP is ‘genuinely great at listed funds,’ working with the firm’s Luxembourg and Switzerland offices to assist clients with the structuring of funds and amendments to investment policies and agreements with managers. The ‘simply outstanding’ Victoria Younghusband acts for listed funds domiciled in the UK and Channel Islands, advising them from the structuring and fundraising stages through to winding up. She heads the practice alongside Andrew Collins, whose practice centres on transactions carried out by funds, in addition to IPOs and other share offerings.

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP’s team has deep-seated sector expertise in the tech, energy, and mining spaces, allowing it to advice a series of corporate issuers as well as financial advisers on fundraises, corporate restructurings and recapitalisations, and tender offers. Owing to the expertise of Paul Arathoon, the practice is also noted for its ability to advise international companies on takeovers of UK-listed targets. Andrew Collins heads up the team and is a key contact for advice on share offerings as well as public and private M&A, while Mark Howard stands out for his expertise on ECM matters in the TMT space.