Milbank’s London team chiefly advises on international IPOs and secondary offerings, leveraging strengths in US securities matters and close client relationships in the Nordic and Middle Eastern markets to handle issuer- and underwriter-side fundraising and privatisation transactions. David Dixter is well-regarded for his ability to handle IPOs and liability management transactions across the EMEA region and co-heads the team with Apostolos Gkoutzinis, who has driven the practice’s recent growing caseload of IPOs in the Greek market.
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- 'David Dixter has good communication skills, as well as excellent judgement and analytical skills.'
- 'David Dixter is a very responsive and can-do partner.'
Key clients
- Kalera AS
- Storskogen Group AB
- Acast AB
- Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE
- J.P. Morgan AG
- Carnegie Investment Bank AB
- Danske Bank A/S
- Jefferies
- ABG Sundal Collier AB
- Nampak
- Credit Suisse
- BNPP
- BofA
- Deutsche Bank
- Nordic Capital
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering and Athens Stock Exchange listing of Athens International Airport S.A., Greece’s biggest IPO in over 15 years.
- Advised Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Jefferies and Zürcher Kantonalbank as Joint Global Coordinators on the capital increase of Meyer Burger Technology AG raising gross proceeds of approximately CHF 250 million.
- Acting for the Managers in connection with the demerger of Svitzer from Maersk.
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David Dixter, Apostolis Gkoutzinis