CMS advises corporates, founders, and financial advisers on a wide range of ECM transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings and public takeovers across UK and international markets. Team head Alasdair Steele acts for a wide variety of domestic and overseas corporates on ECM transactions, including large-scale IPOs. James Parkes is a go-to in the practice for complex public and private M&A. Jack Shepherd also comes recommended for his M&A expertise.
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Key clients
- LondonMetric Property Plc
- Capital & Regional plc
- Primary Health Properties plc
- Big Yellow plc
- NewRiver REIT plc
- Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund
- Deutsche Numis
- Peel Hunt
- Investec
- Stifel
- Towers Watson Investment Management Limited
- Galliford Try Holdings plc
Work highlights
Advised LondonMetric Property Plc on reverse takeover of real estate investment company, LXi REIT plc for an all-share consideration.
Advised Capital & Regional plc on its takeover by way of a recommended cash and share offer implemented by scheme of arrangement, by NewRiver REIT plc.
Advised Towers Watson Investment Management Limited, as investment manager to Alliance Trust Plc, in connection with Alliance's merger with Witan Investment Trust Plc via a voluntary insolvency conducted as a s.110 consolidation under the Insolvency Act.
Practice head
Alasdair Steele
Other key lawyers
James Parkes; Jack Shepherd