Squire Patton Boggs’ ECM team is well-connected with clients across the UK, working collaboratively between its offices in London, Leeds, Birmingham, and Manchester as well as international to handle both issuer- and underwriter-side AIM fundraisings. The team is particularly active in the tech, life sciences, and industrials sectors and is capable of guiding clients through retail offerings domestically and abroad as well as advising on take-private transactions. Jane Haxby, an expert on public and private M&A as well as corporate governance, co-heads the team with Leeds-based partner Hannah Kendrick, who handles UK and global ECM matters.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very good team, responsive, good technical knowledge and commercial approach.’

  • ‘Jayson Marks is an excellent lawyer, both technically and commercially, and additionally has great knowledge of our sector. He understands our business, provides excellent, commercial advice, as well as being very responsive and easy to deal with.’

  • ‘Jayson Marks is extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and commercial. He is easy to work with and knows which areas of a transaction involve risk and focus. Would always recommend him.’

Key clients

  • Sopheon plc
  • Instem plc
  • Xeros Technology Group plc
  • WH Ireland Group plc
  • WH Ireland Limited
  • Luceco plc
  • Canaccord Genuity Limited
  • Kooth plc
  • Davy Capital Markets UK
  • LBG Media plc
  • Bluejay Mining plc
  • Aptamer Group plc
  • Berenberg
  • Animalcare Group plc
  • Metals Exploration plc
  • Enwell Energy plc
  • Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited
  • TheWorks.co.uk PLC

Work highlights

  • Advised AIM-quoted Instem plc on its £203m recommended all cash takeover by Ichor Management Limited.
  • Advised AIM-quoted Kooth plc in connection with a placing that raised £10m and with arrangements in relation to its four year $188m contract with the State of California.|
  • Advised Berenberg and WH Ireland Limited as joint brokers on a placing to raise £13m for AIM-quoted Jubilee Metals Group plc to expand its metals processing operations in Zambia.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hannah Kendrick, Jane Haxby

Other key lawyers

Jayson Marks, Louise Barber, Hannah Crossland, Chris Blair