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Equity capital markets: mid-large cap

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Hogan Lovells International LLP

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Leveraging a multi-jurisdictional team with UK, US, and European expertise, Hogan Lovells International LLP handles IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and public offerings across key markets. The team is particularly valued for its balanced representation of issuers and underwriters, and for its early-stage involvement in complex, regulated, and cross-border transactions. Team head Daniel Simons is recognised for his strong public and private M&A practice and is well placed to advise on transactions across the London Main Market, AIM, and international stock exchanges. The firm strengthened its US securities capability with the hire of Alex Parkhouse from Linklaters in September 2024, who now serves as co-head. Francesca Parker provides broad support across mandates.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Use of project management tool to provide weekly WIP dashboard is great for billing visibility.’

  • ‘Daniel Simons and Francesca Parker are brilliant - very collaborative and user-friendly.’

  • ‘As well as being knowledgeable and practical, the team are collaborative and proactive.’

  • ‘The team is well suited to working with companies that have different structures and challenges and go above and beyond to help manage issues that arise which are complicated and sensitive.'

  • ‘The team has strength in depth, supported by all relevant specialist subject matter experts and a very capable US Securities law team.'

  • ‘Dan Simons leads the Hogan Lovells team - he is very strong both technically whilst providing highly pragmatic, commercial advice. Certainly amongst the top handful of lawyers in the City for mid-large cap ECM.’

Key clients

  • Metro Bank
  • Southern Energy
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Investec Bank plc
  • Irish National Treasury Management Agency
  • Deutsche Numis
  • International Public Partnerships Limited
  • Riverstone Energy Limited
  • Amber Infrastructure
  • Smart Metering Systems

Work highlights

Advised Metro Bank on its issuance of £250m of Additional Tier 1 securities.
Advised Smart Metering Systems plc on its £1.3 billion takeover offer by KKR.
Advised Southern Energy on its $6m equity placing.

Practice head

Daniel Simons; Alex Parkhouse

Other key lawyers

Francesca Parker