Instructed by an array of leading investment banks, public and private companies (particularly in the life sciences and technology sector), and private equity firms, White & Case LLP‘s premier London ECM practice integrates both UK and US expertise to act on a diverse range of transactions through the UK, US and EMEA regions, including IPOs, SPACs and de-SPACs, private placements, direct listings and PIPEs. A ’stalwart of the UK ECM market’, Inigo Esteve is an expert on IPOs and secondary offerings who is praised for his ‘exceptional depth of knowledge and breadth of contacts’. He co-leads the department in conjunction with vastly experienced and well-respected ECM lawyers Jonathan Parry and Laura Sizemore. US-qualified Sizemore is head of EMEA capital markets, handling complex transactions on behalf of some of the firm’s most high-end clients, while Parry has over 20 years of experience advising on LSE - including IPOs, rights issues, placings and accelerated book-builds.

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'Inigo Esteve is a stalwart of the UK ECM market, his depth of knowledge and breadth of contacts is exceptional.'

Key clients

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Jefferies, BofA and ING Bank (Ithaca Energy)
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Mediobanca and Barclays (888 Holdings)
Hiro Metaverse Acquisitions I
New Energy One Acquisition
Citi and Peel Hunt (Coats Group)
Qatar Investment Authority (Glencore and VINCI)
MENA IPOs: DEWA and Empower
Barclays and Numis (Diploma)
Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI)/Íslandsbanki
ESAS/Pegasus

Work highlights

Advised Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint global co-ordinators, HSBC Bank, Jefferies and BofA Securities as joint bookrunners and ING Bank as co-lead manager on the IPO of Ithaca Energy PLC and its premium listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Advised Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (DEWA), the utility company for the Emirate of Dubai, in its US$6.1 billion IPO.
Advised Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower) on its US$724 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market.

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