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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP works with a series of investors and brokers, including Cavendish Capital Markets, as well as AIM-listed Plcs in the real estate, life sciences, and tech sectors to handle IPOs and financings. The team also specialises in advising Oxfordshire-based regional clients on their acquisitions by listed companies, with Seb Orton serving as a key contact for public M&A and takeover matters. Orton co-heads the team with Adam Carling, who handles corporate financing and M&A transactions for clients in the energy and TMT sectors.
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  • ‘Will Axtell is an extremely pragmatic, calm, and objective thinker, who can draw on his deep transactional experience to problem-solve in a real hurry.’

  • ‘The team is unique for its practical and commercial approach, which is tailored to the needs of small to mid-cap companies. We appreciate the team's deep expertise and their ability to deliver clear, actionable advice.’

  • ‘Seb Orton is a top lawyer who truly stands out. He is highly skilled, very commercial and always brings a positive, enjoyable attitude to his work. He offers short, clear, practical advice without being patronising.’

  • ‘Their team was led by Adam Carling who managed the process and took a pragmatic approach.’

  • ‘Demonstrated clear understanding and resolved any issues in a timely manner.’

Key clients

  • Sirius Real Estate Limited
  • Cavendish Capital Markets Limited
  • ME Group International plc
  • Rotala PLC
  • SkinBioTherapeutics plc
  • Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings
  • The shareholders of Industrial Visions Systems
  • The shareholders of OXLiD

Work highlights

  • Advised Sirius Real Estate (LSE:SRE) on a placing, raising gross proceeds of £146.6m, comprising an institutional placing in the UK, a placement to chosen investors in South Africa, and a retail offer via PrimaryBid.
  • Advised finnCap (now Cavendish) as nomad and broker to Fadel Partners, Inc. on its IPO on AIM, raising £8m in total with a market capitalisation of £28.8m on admission.
  • Advised commercial bus operator Rotala PLC, represented by a committee of independent directors, on its £23.5m acquisition by Rotala Group Limited by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under the Companies Act.

Lawyers

Practice head

Seb Orton; Adam Carling

Other key lawyers

Will Axtell