DLA Piper combines transactional expertise with broad regulatory insight, advising on IPOs, secondary offerings, dual listings and take-private transactions, with strong US securities law support from London. Martin Penn leads the team from London, while Robert Newman often leads deals from Birmingham. Russell Holden leverages over 25 years of experience to advise on complex cross-border deals. Alex Tamlyn and Charles Severs provide further transactional capabilities and are active across a variety of sectors.
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Key clients
- Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc
- Aptitude Software Group plc
- PureTech Health plc
- Keller Group plc
- Philip Morris International
- Hutchison China Meditech
- Learning Technologies Group plc
- RPS Group plc
- Medica Group plc
- John Menzies plc
- Knights Group Holdings plc
- Mothercare plc
- Staffline Group plc
- International Personal Finance plc
- Montana Aerospace AG
- Eurasia Mining plc
- Science Group plc
- Brickability Group plc
- Keyword Studios plc
- MKS Instruments
Work highlights
Advised PureTech Health, a leading clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, on the completion of a Tender Offer, that saw the company purchase $100 million in value of its Ordinary Shares.
Advised longstanding client Keywords Studios plc, a leading international provider of fully integrated creative and technology-enabled solutions to the video games and entertainment industries, on a recommended cash offer by Houting UK Limited, a newly formed company controlled by EQT and equity co-investors CPP Investments and Rosa Investments.
Advised Hyundai Motor Company on the delisting of its shares from the London Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with the shares remaining listed on the South Korea Stock Exchange.
Practice head
Martin Penn; Robert Newman
Other key lawyers
Russell Holden; Alex Tamlyn; Charles Severs; Karin Kirschner