Stephenson Harwood’s ‘client-focused, practical’ team is well-regarded in the market for its work with listed investment funds and brokers, who instruct it to advise on IPOs, fund mergers and takeovers, secondary fundraisings, and dual listings, among other ECM transactions. The team also stands out for its ability to guide international and offshore clients through equity issuances and fundraises in the UK, with key partner William Saunders having recently advised Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust on its LSE Main Market IPO. In addition to working with funds and investment banks, practice head Tom Nicholls also acts for corporate issuers in sectors such as mining and natural resources on a diverse array of fundraising matters. David Dowding and Tom Page are further key contacts in the team.
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‘Extremely personable team, well-led by the partner who is hands on with any deal that they are involved in.’
‘Clear communicators who focus on the key risk areas relevant to the parties involved in the deal and the nature of the deal.’
‘Client-focused, practical, balanced, efficient and effective at finding solutions.’
Key clients
- The Parkmead Group Plc
- E-Therapeutics plc
- Focusrite plc
- Anpario plc
- Hotel Chocolat plc
- Landore Resources Limited
- Sancus Lending Group Limited
- Nichols plc
- Engage XR Holdings plc
- Impax Asset Management Group Plc
- APQ Global
- Novacyt S.A.
- Arbuthnot Banking Group plc
- Base Resources
- Liberum Capital Limited
- Berenberg
- Peel Hunt LLP
- Singer Capital Markets
- Shore Capital and Corporate Limited
- Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
- Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP
- Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust
- Acorn Income Fund Limited
- Akur Limited
- Allianz Global Investors GmbH
- Allianz Technology Trust PLC
- Alternative Asset Opportunities PCC Limited
- Alternative Credit Investments plc
- Alternative Liquidity Fund Limited
- Alvarium RE Limited
- Alvarium Securities Limited
- Aseana Properties Limited
- Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust plc
- Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Limited
- Augmentum Capital LLP
- Augmentum Fintech plc
- AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc
- BB Healthcare Trust plc
- Big Society Capital Limited
- BDO LLP
- BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust plc
- BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
- BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc
- Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited
- Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
- CC Japan Income & Growth Trust plc
- City of London Investment Trust plc
- Corevestis Portfolio Management GmbH
- Coupland Cardiff Asset Management
- Development Partners International LLP
- Dr. Peters Holding GmbH
- Dragon Capital Limited
- Draper Esprit VCT plc
- Eighteen East Capital Limited
- European Opportunities Trust plc
- European Real Estate Investment Trust Limited
- Fair Oaks Income Limited
- finnCap Limited
- GCP Infrastructure Investments Limited
- GCP Asset Backed Income Fund Limited
- Geiger Counter Limited
- Gore Street Capital Limited
- Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc
- Gravis Advisory Limited
- Gravis Capital Management Limited
- Grit Real Estate Income Group Limited
- Gulf Investment Fund plc
- Henderson Global Trust plc
- Henderson International Income Trust Fund
- Henderson Value Trust
- Hipgnosis Song Management Limited
- Home REIT plc
- Impax Asset Management Group plc
- Invesco Fund Managers Limited
- Investec Bank plc
- Jefferies International Limited
- J.P. Morgan Cazenove
- Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Trust plc
- Jupiter UK Growth Investment Trust PLC
- Jupiter Green Investment Trust plc
- Liberum Capital Limited
- Lowland Investment Company plc
- LXI REIT plc
- LXi REIT Advisors Limited
- Kudu Investment Management, LLC
- Manchester & London Investment Trust plc
- MIGO Opportunities Trust PLC
- Mobius Capital Partners LLP
- Mobius Investment Trust plc
- Numis Securities
- Oakley Capital Investments Limited
- Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
- PMM Partners
- Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust plc
- Premier Miton Investors
- Qatar Investment Fund plc
- Scape Living plc
- Scape Student Living Limited
- Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc
- Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust plc
- Schroder Investment Management Limited
- Schroder Real Estate Investment Management Limited
- Schroder UK Public Private Trust plc
- Secured Income Fund plc
- Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc
- Seraphim Space (Manager) LLP
- Stockdale Securities Limited
- Strand Hanson Limited
- Strategic Equity Capital plc
- Sturgeon Capital Limited
- SuperSeed Capital Limited
- SuperSeed Ventures LLP
- Synergia Energy Limited
- The Bauhaus Investment Trust plc
- The Bankers Investment Trust PLC
- The Brunner Investment Trust PLC
- The Diverse Income Trust plc
- The Merchants Trust PLC
- Victory Park Capital Advisors
- Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited
- Vietnam Holding Limited
- VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC
- Whiteoak Capital Group
- Winterflood Securities Limited
Work highlights
- Acted on the IPO of Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc.
- Advised Liberum Capital on its merger with Panmure Gordon to create the UK's largest independent investment bank, Panmure Liberum, subject to regulatory approval.
- Acted for Custodian Property Income REIT plc on its recommended merger with abrdn Property Income Trust Limited.
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Practice head
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Tom Nicholls