England - London • Corporate and commercial
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright draws praise from clients for its ‘strong grasp of the commercial implications of legal points and speed to act on key points’. The London-based ECM practice advises on the entire range of equity-related transactions for a litany of issuers, from FTSE 100 to AIM, as well as being particularly strong in London listed funds. The team is also noted as an adviser to bookrunners in the space, as well as for its deep sector expertise in real estate-related transactions. Raj Karia heads up the cross-disciplinary corporate, M&A and securities practice. The highly experienced Richard Sheen is well known for his focus on equity capital markets and investment fund work, while Fiona Millington’s broad practice sees her advising issuers and investment banks on IPOs, equity fund raisings, sponsor transactions for listed companies, and public M&A. Clementine Hogarth advises listed companies and financial investors on the entire gamut of ECM transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Strong grasp of the commercial implications of legal points and speed to act on key points when needed is good.’
‘Fiona Millington displays quick decision-making and actions.’
‘NRF’s corporate practice delivers good service, is reliable and can offer a breadth of advice across many jurisdictions.'
- 'Always willing to have an ‘off the clock’ chat about ideas and offer some free advice, recognising the bigger picture.’
‘Clementine Hogarth is a stand-out partner with deep industry knowledge. Works well on issuer or bank-side and is a champion of social mobility.'
- 'Fiona Millington is a veteran, safe pair of hands who plays well with the other side on deals.'
- 'Paul Whitelock is well respected and always willing to have a chat about ad hoc issues.’
Key clients
- Numis Securities Limited
- Peel Hunt
- Canaccord Genuity Limited
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings
- Grant Thornton
- Investec Bank plc
- Tullow Oil plc
- Taylor Maritime Investments Ltd
- J.P. Morgan Securities plc.
- Goldman Sachs International
- Orascom
- Aedifica
- Warehouses de Pauw (WDP)
- Taleem Management Services
- Xior Student Housing
- Ekopak
Work highlights
- Advised Numis Securities on the sell down by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation of part of its residual shareholding in Ashtead Technology Holdings Plc representing approximately 6% of the company by way of an accelerated bookbuild block trade.
- Advised Canaccord Genuity, Cantor Fitzgerald and Berenberg as joint bookrunners to Yellow Cake plc on a $75 million placing for Yellow Cake plc.
- Advised Mortgage Advice Bureau plc on the acquisition of 75% of the Fluent Money Group for c.£73m.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Raj Karia