Norton Rose Fulbright maintains a strong equity capital markets practice, known for advising on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, de-SPACs and takeovers. The team is particularly active in growth markets across EMEA and has notable experience acting for both issuers and bookrunners, including major institutions such as J.P. Morgan and HSBC. Its work spans the AIM and Main Markets, with regular activity in the energy, mining and technology sectors. Practice head Raj Karia focuses on international securities transactions, cross-border M&A, and restructurings, advising both corporate clients and investment banks. With a prolific deal sheet spanning AIM, the Official List and fund IPOs, Richard Sheen leads the firm’s global Funds and Asset Management group and is a go-to adviser for listed companies. Richard Sheen; Thomas Vita; Fiona Millington; Clementine Hogarth; Alexander Green
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Key clients

  • Numis Securities Limited
  • Peel Hunt
  • Canaccord Genuity Limited
  • Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings
  • Grant Thornton
  • Investec Bank plc
  • Berenberg
  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc.
  • HSBC
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • Orascom

Work highlights

Advised M&G Investment Management on an investment by Elevage and Prudential Assurance Company Limited in 4basebio PLC.
Advised Crystal Amber Fund on the implementation of a B share scheme to return capital to shareholders as part of the Fund’s realisation policy.
Advised Taylor Maritime Investments Limited as issuer in relation to the proposed transfer of its listing category from the closed ended investment funds category of the Official List of the FCA to the equity shares (commercial companies) category of the Official List of the FCA.

Lawyers

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Richard Sheen

Practice head

Raj Karia

Other key lawyers

Richard Sheen; Thomas Vita; Fiona Millington; Clementine Hogarth; Alexander Green