In addition to advising on a steady stream of issuances and fundraising matters, Brown Rudnick LLP’s typical workload includes handling block purchases, public company share acquisitions, and reverse takeovers for domestic and international issuers and their nominated advisers. The team is noted for its ability to provide integrated corporate, capital markets, and regulatory advice on emergency fundraises and takeovers, and it is additionally capable of advising clients on shareholder activism matters. Practice head Lena Hodge advises clients on UK and US ECM matters, while Nick Davies handles a variety of corporate issues.

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  • 'Professional, very thorough and top-class team.'

Key clients

  • Cirata Plc
  • Victoria Plc
  • Singer Capital Markets Advisory LLP
  • Biodexa Pharmaceuticals Plc
  • Arix Bioscience Plc
  • Somero Enterprises Inc.
  • Singer Capital Markets Advisory LLP
  • Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited
  • EDX Medical Group PLC
  • Jenzabar, Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised WANdisco Plc, now named Cirata Plc, on a cross-border engagement involving a $30m equity fundraise for the company’s turnaround plan following a discovery of fraud.
  • Advised SCM in connection with the cancellation from the Official List and admission to trading on AIM of the ordinary shares in the capital of AdvancedAdvT Limited.
  • Advised EDX Medical Group PLC on its share-for-share acquisition of Oxford-based Hutano Diagnostics Ltd.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Lena Hodge

Other key lawyers

Nick Davies