Well versed in both issuer and underwriter work, Hogan Lovells International LLP is noted for its cross-jurisdicitional capabilities across IPOs, equity capital raisings, secondary offerings, and private placements of securities, among other work. Key names to note include Daniel Simons, whose recent highlights include high-value SPAC deals and placings, often with a cross-border element.
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Key clients
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Jefferies International Limited
- Numis Securities Limited
- Electra Private Equity plc
- Southern Energy
- J.P. Morgan
- UBS
- Marathon Group
- Goldman Sachs
- Grainger plc
- Clipper Logistics plc
- Shaftsbury plc
- Peel Hunt
- Internet Mobile Communications Limited
Work highlights
- Advised EFIC1, a special purpose acquisition company (known as a SPAC), on its business combination with Dutch tech firm Azerion, at an enterprise value of €1.3 billion.
- Advised JP Morgan Cazenove and Akur as joint bookrunners on the IPO and placing programme of Digital 9 Infrastructure and subsequent fundraises under that programme raising a total of £845 million in the company’s first year of operations.
- Advised Liberum as sponsor and Numis as joint bookrunner in relation to the launch by Chrysalis Investment Limited of a £600 million open offer, initial placing and placing programme, as well as a number of offers launched under that programme.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Daniel Simons, Jonathan Baird, Tom Brassington, Nicola Evans, Erik Jamieson