Lara Rush
Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSituated within the firm’s corporate transactions practice, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s equity capital markets team is well-placed to advise on listings and fundraises, US securities matters, as well as on transactions between listed companies and funds, with a particularly strong reputation for handling public takeovers. The team has guided listed companies in the tech, real estate, and financial services sectors on inbound fundraisings and take-private transactions, including handling asset management mergers and buyouts, and it also advises AIM clients on a host of regulatory matters. The team is jointly headed by Richard Werner, who handles IPOs and secondary fundraises for AIM and Main Market clients, and Tom Bacon, who is noted for his takeovers expertise. Lara Rush is well-regarded for advice on fundraising as well as public M&A.
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Key clients
- Liberum Capital
- Peel Hunt
- Stifel Nicolaus Europe
- FRP Advisory
- Kape Technologies
- Aferian Plc
- Redde Northgate plc
- Playtech plc
- H&P Advisory Limited
- Singer Capital Markets Limited
- Axiom European Financial Debt Fund
- LXi REIT
- Burstone Group
- Industrials REIT
- Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Work highlights
- Advised LXi REIT on its £6.2bn merger with LondonMetric property to create the UK’s fourth largest REIT.
- Advised longstanding client Kape Technologies plc on the cash offer made by Unikmind Holdings Limited.
- Advised Aferian plc on the successful placing of up to ordinary 26m shares, raising gross proceeds of approximately $4m.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Werner, Tom Bacon