Capital Markets

If your company is planning to list or raise funds on a capital market or you are an advisor to a business in this area you will need a team of legal advisers which has technical and practical experience of capital markets across a wide range of sectors, as well as the ability to work seamlessly with other professionals, both in the UK and overseas. 

The Charles Russell Capital Markets team has extensive technical, commercial and sector expertise. This means we really understand the risks and challenges you are likely to face. The team operates from all of our offices and is highly regarded by the independent legal directories. 

What we do:

• Listings on AIM and the Official List
• Primary and secondary offerings
• Structuring capital market transactions
• Takeovers (whether by way of public takeover offer, scheme of arrangement or reverse takeover)
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Disposals involving listed companies
• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate governance
• Capital market transactions on non-UK based markets

Who we work with:

We have experience of advising all those involved in capital markets transactions.  We have advised UK based and international corporate clients and their boards, ranging from significant multinationals to companies at an early stage of development, as well as acting for institutional and other investors and substantial shareholders.

We also have advised a wide range of intermediaries and advisers, including investment banks, sponsors, brokers, nominated advisers, financial advisers and accountants. We advise companies and also investment banks whether they are acting as Sponsors, Nominated Advisers or bookrunners/underwriters.

The majority of our transactions have an international element and we have advised on numerous transactions involving businesses and assets in North America, South America, Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and the Far East. We also advise UK companies and international companies listed in the UK seeking to list or raise funds on non-UK based markets. 

The advice and support we offer doesn’t stop once your transaction has been completed. We are committed to ongoing relationships with all of our clients, offering ongoing strategic and practical advice as a company grows.  

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