Life sciences and tech sector expert Martin Penn and regional listed company specialist Robert Newman jointly head up DLA Piper’s UK-wide ECM team, which advises both issuers and underwriters on a broad array of domestic and international IPOs, secondary fundraises, and take-private transactions. The team is well-regarded for its work advising foreign and dual-listed clients on IPOs and redomiciliations, and its recent workload also includes handling a series of emergency fundraisings on AIM. Russell Holden, who joined the firm in July 2023 from a previous position at Taylor Wessing LLP, is a key contact for advice on AIM IPOs as well as public M&A, and Karin Kirschner stands out for her extensive experience handling takeovers and mergers of listed entities.
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Key clients
- HUTCHMED (China) Limited
- YouGov plc
- Keywords Studios plc
- CVS Group plc
- Learning Technologies Group plc
- Accesso Technology Group plc
- Science Group
- Netcall plc
- Watkin Jones plc
- Knights Group plc
Work highlights
Advised YouGov plc on the €315m acquisition of GfK CP, which was partly funded by a £51.2m ABB placing.
Advised Tintra plc (now Tintra Limited) on a tender offer and de-listing.
Advised Zoo Digital plc on a secondary fundraise by way of an ABB placing and retail offer.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Martin Penn; Robert Newman
Other key lawyers
Russell Holden; Karin Kirschner; Alex Tamlyn