The practice at Macfarlanes LLP is noted in the market for its close connections with investment fund clients, who instruct the team to advise on the full gamut of complex ECM transactions. The team has demonstrable experience advising brokers and nominated advisors on equity placements, and it is also well-equipped to act on asset manager M&A, share capital increases and reductions, and takeovers of listed companies. Richard Burrows heads up the team and has extensive experience advising on public and private capital raises, while Harry Coghill advises corporate issuers on primary and secondary equity issuances. Tom Rose is a key contact for public and private M&A.
Testimonials
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‘They have a deep knowledge of the business and a very commercial approach. We like working with them as they are so reliable and are always helpful. They provide solution-focussed, clear advice.’
‘Mark Slade is always approachable and unflappable. Incredibly hard working and diligent and provides clear and commercial advice in a way that works well for our business.’
‘Outstanding quality of individuals and efficient structural approach, so that each engagement has senior partner oversight, direct partner management and support from a small high-quality deal team. Timely delivery from a committed team who always respond quickly and take full ownership of problem-solving.’
‘Harry Coghill has strong financial analysis skills blended with regulatory knowledge and wide experience leading to useful practical advice around equity market transactions.’
'Mark Slade is very knowledgeable and great to work with.'
‘The team are commercially minded and have an excellent ability to see issues from a clients perspective and provide quality targeted legal advice from that mindset.’
‘Max Mittasch is excellent. He is so incredibly knowledgeable from his time at the Takeover Panel, very clear on the rules and how they are applied in practice, so he is very technically strong but without it getting in the way of him being personal and able to provide legal advice to clients in a digestible easy to understand way.’
Key clients
- Investec Group
- Chrysalis Investment Partners LLP
- Yew Tree Overseas Limited
- Superdry plc
- Regional REIT Limited
- Liontrust Asset Management Plc
- Supermarket Income REIT PLC
- IPGL Limited
- Atrato Partners Limited
- Joshua Alliance
- Inspecs Group plc
- J D Wetherspoon plc
- Jupiter Green Investment Trust PLC
- Princess Private Equity Holding Limited
- Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited
- Big Society Capital Limited
- Record plc
- DX (Group) plc
- Stramongate S.A.
- Horner REIT Ltd
- Exponent Private Equity LLP
- Hafyin Capital Management LLP
- J.C. Flowers & Co LLC
- Nerano Pharma Limited
- Allen & Co LLC
- Octopus Investments Limited
- Alchemy Partners LLP
Work highlights
- Advised the Investec Group in relation to the combination of Investec Wealth & Investment UK with Rathbones.
- Acted for AIM traded asset manager Premier Miton Group Plc on a consideration share issue in connection with the acquisition of Tellworth Investments LLP.
- Advised the investment vehicle of Lawrence Stroll, Yew Tree Overseas Limited, on a £210m placing and retail offer by Aston Martin Lagonda.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Burrows