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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Praised for possessing a ‘wide geographic footprint, including in jurisdictions where other leading ECM firms don’t have a presence’, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright is equally adept acting on major London transactions and across emerging markets, representing issuers in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. The practice group advises on the entire range of equity and equity-related transactions across the full spectrum of issuers, and is particularly strong with respect to London listed funds. The team has also seen a hive of activity in the real estate and technology sectors over recent years. Raj Karia leads the practice group, which includes US corporate finance expert Thomas Vita and Fiona Millington who advises on IPOs, equity fund raisings and public M&A.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is able to draw upon a wide geographic footprint, including in jurisdictions where other leading ECM firms don't have a presence (e.g. in Africa).’

  • ‘Fiona Millington is always available to work through the issues and keen to develop strong relationships.'

  • 'Alexander Green is a rising star and has a strong grasp on developments within the sector. He is calm and affable when providing advice.’
  • ‘Great under pressure Communication was top notch Felt like an extension of our team Pleasure to work with throughout.’

  • ‘Strong grasp of the commercial implications of legal points and speed to act on key points when needed is good.’

  • ‘Fiona Millington and Thomas Vita display quick decision-making and actions.’

Key clients

  • Dar Global PLC
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Deutsche Bank
  • JTC PLC
  • Aedefica
  • Numis Securities Limited
  • Xior Student Housing
  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc.
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • Canaccord Genuity Limited
  • Ecora Resources PLC
  • Societe Generale
  • Orascom
  • Picton Property Income Limited
  • Management Consulting Group PLC (MCG)
  • Vodafone
  • Investec Bank plc
  • BMO Capital Markets
  • M&G Investments
  • Berenberg
  • Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Citigroup
  • HSBC
  • Peel Hunt
  • RBC
  • Stifel
  • Beltone Capital
  • CI Capital
  • Is Yatirm
  • Yapi Kredi

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Raj Karia

Other key lawyers

Thomas Vita, Fiona Millington