CMS stands out in the market for the strength of its international offering, which covers equity transactions across the European, Asian, UK, and US markets and targets a diverse client roster of growth and listed companies, listed funds and brokers, and investment banks. The team regularly acts on UK and international fundraises by way of retail offerings as well as private placements, and it also handles a steady stream of equity transfers and reverse takeovers. Integrated US securities expertise further allows the team to handle international and dual listings. Practice head Alasdair Steele has extensive experience acting for Main Market- and AIM-listed companies, while James Parkes handles a broad range of domestic and international M&A and ECM transactions. Jack Shepherd and Kate Badr are also highly recommended.
Key clients
- SRT Marine Systems
- Sareum Holdings
- Dowgate Capital
- Deutsche Numis Securities
- BGF Investments
- Cenkos Securities
- Brave Bison
- Investec Bank
- Luceco
- Investec Bank
- Panmure Gordon
- Redburn (Europe)
- Peel Hunt
- Liberum Capital
- BNP PARIBAS
Work highlights
- Advised SigmaRoc on a placing to raise £200 million (before expenses), alongside a concurrent retail offer on the "REX" platform to part fund SigmaRoc’s acquisitions of up to ca. €1bn of lime and limestone businesses from CRH plc.
- Advised BGF Investments LP on its investment in a capital raising by AIM-traded Accsys Technologies plc to complete its US project, strengthen its balance sheet and increase its liquidity, comprising an issue of convertible loan notes €21m and a placing of ordinary shares €13m.
- Advised SRT Marine on two equity fundraises, consisting of an institutional placing and Primary Bid retail offer to raise gross proceeds of approximately £5.36m and an institutional placing, subscription and Bookbuild retail offer to raise gross proceeds of approximately £10.5m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alasdair Steele