Noted for its ‘experience and first class delivery’, Bird & Bird LLP boasts a broad international footprint, advising on fundraisings and equity issuances spanning AIM, the Main Market, and emerging EMEA and Southeast Asian markets. The team expertly handles IPOs, secondary offerings, and M&A for clients across utilities, media, healthcare, energy, and natural resources sectors. At the helm sits Clive Hopewell, who advises institutions and issuers on listings in London and beyond, with deep expertise in energy, utilities, technology, and communications sectors. The ’commercial and diligent’ Fiona McFarlane assists clients on all aspects of their corporate matters, including equity capital markets transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, joint ventures and corporate governance.
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- The team, and in particular Fiona McFarlane, is very approachable and always available at short notice to advise on a legal point or discuss a matter. Any quote for business is professionally documented and competitive and ensures that all aspects have been considered and are covered in the scope to avoid any surprise costs.'
‘Fiona McFarlane is an exceptional lawyer. She is commercial and diligent - knowing which points to concede and which to push on time pressured transactions.’
‘Sector knowledge and experience and first class delivery.'
Key clients
- 88 Energy Ltd
- Allenby Capital Ltd
- Wellnex Life Ltd
- Alpha Group International PLC
- Asiamet Resources Ltd
- Beowulf Mining PLC
- BT Group PLC
- Capital Ltd
- Cloudbreak Discovery PLC
- Corcel PLC
- Cordel Group PLC
- daVictus PLC
Work highlights
Acted for Arm Technology Investments 2 Limited in its role as a cornerstone investor, in the Main Market listing of Raspberry Pi Holdings plc.
Acted for GenIP plc, providing complementary platform-based services, on its AIM IPO.
Acted for ASX listed consumer pharmaceutical business Wellnex Life Ltd on its dual listing on AIM and associated fundraising.
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Practice head
Clive Hopewell
Other key lawyers
Simon Allport; Michael Dawes; Fiona McFarlane; Nick O'Donnell