Equity Capital Markets

What We Do

We support transactions for institutional and corporate clients throughout the UK, providing City expertise from our national network of offices. Our equity capital markets lawyers have experience of advising on all sides of a typical transaction (investors, issuers and underwriters).

Our Equity Capital Markets team advises on:

IPOs
Secondary fundraisings (including placings, rights offers and open offers)
Takeovers
Compliance and governance for quoted companies

How We Can Help

Whether launching a company on the stock exchange, raising capital, or getting listed on overseas exchanges, our team has the experience and commercial skill to support you.

As a result of our experience working on different sides of equity transactions, we have in-depth knowledge of the likely obstacles which will be thrown up. We use this experience to create pragmatic solutions that will be agreeable to all parties.

Contact Us

Our corporate team is based across the UK so we can help wherever you and your business are based. Contact Chris Rawstron or Bryan Bletso to learn more about how we can help you.

Key Contacts

Our key contacts our all experts in their fields. Feel free to email or phone them to find out how we can help your business.

Birmingham +

Chris Rawstron

Partner

Tel. +44 (0)121 214 5492

Mob. +44(0)773 027 4439

chris.rawstron@irwinmitchell.com

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London +

Bryan Bletso

Partner

Tel. +44 (0)207 650 3820

Mob. +44 (0)777 079 5703

bryan.bletso@irwinmitchell.com

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Recent Deals

Destiny Pharma Plc

Advised on its £70 million IPO

Peel Hunt

Advised on Warehouse REIT’s £150 million IPO

BlueRock Diamonds

Advised on its admission to AIM

EmergeVest

Advised on their £30 million takeover of Palletforce

finnCap

Advised on a £15 million placing for Nasstar

Kodal Minerals

Advised on its AIM IPO

Lonrho

Advised on the sale of its aviation business to Fastjet for $110 million and subsequent re-admission to AIM of Fastjet

New Trend Lifestyle Group

Advised on its AIM IPO

Papa Entertainment

Advised on the reverse takeover of Mission Entertainment Group

Peel Hunt

Advised on placings for DDD Group, GB Group and Proxama and on the £42 million AIM IPO of Circle Property

Stockdale Securities

Advised on Velox3’s £11 million reverse takeover of SheltyCo Enterprises

Zibao Metals Recycling plc

Advised on its AIM IPO

Testimonials & Client Feedback

We truly value the feedback we receive from both our clients and legal accreditation societies, such as The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

"They are responsive and commercially minded. They give their clients good advice from a range of different angles."

Chambers & Partners, 2019

"Incredibly responsive and able to present technical issues in an understandable format"

Legal 500, 2020

“The team members worked tirelessly and around the clock to support and guide us successfully through the deal... We couldn’t be happier and wouldn’t hesitate in recommending their services to any future potential client.”

The sellers of Thomas Exchange Global

We Work Nationally

We have offices in major cities throughout the UK and our lawyers can arrange to visit you or your business in person if necessary. We also have international capability, with global links to other legal specialists.

- Gatwick
- Glasgow
- Leeds
- London

Enter your postcode to find your nearest office.

Awards & Accreditations

We’re proud of the recognition we’ve received for our business legal work. For a list of awards and accreditations, please visit our awards page.

Business News

Our lawyers are regularly asked to provide expert insight, advice and analysis for the national media. Take a look at the stories below to see what we’re saying, as well as some of the recent deals we have completed for our clients here in the UK and abroad.

MetLife Enhances Master Trust For SMEs With Support From Irwin Mitchell

09 / 12 / 19 Read More

Irwin Mitchell Advises On Cox & Kings Rescue Deal

06 / 12 / 19 Read More

Irwin Mitchell Marks A Centenary Of Women In The Law By Advising On Ground-Breaking Female Project

04 / 12 / 19 Read More

What Happens To Existing EEA Employees After Brexit?

26 / 11 / 19 Read More

Intellectual Property Rights And Brexit

22 / 11 / 19 Read More

Impact Of Brexit On Commercial Contracts

11 / 11 / 19 Read More

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Equity Capital Markets

What We Do

How We Can Help

Contact Us

Key Contacts

KEY CONTACTS

Chris Rawstron

Partner

Bryan Bletso

Partner

Recent Deals

Testimonials & Client Feedback

We Work Nationally

Awards & Accreditations

Business News

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