Equity Capital Markets and public company (PLC) transactions
Leading national Equity Capital Markets and PLC transactions team
Blake Morgan’s specialist PLC Transactions team is experienced in dealing with the full range of Equity Capital Markets and other PLC transactions.
The Equity Capital Markets team has lawyers based in London and throughout the firm’s regional offices, and each have strong relationships with NOMADS, sponsors, underwriters and other market participants.
Main areas of practice
Our expert corporate lawyers advise on all aspects of Equity Capital Markets and other PLC transactions including:
Initial Public Offerings
Our corporate experts provide relevant, realistic solutions to clients looking to raise capital in the financial market. Our experience and knowledge means we are able to offer a commercial approach when advising businesses on the issues to consider when offering shares to the public.
Placings, rights issues, open offers and other secondary offerings
We understand Equity Capital Markets and provide straightforward and commercial advice on the structure and regulatory issues in this area.
Takeovers
Our specialist team are experts in advising on recommended and hostile bids as well as those that involve competing bidders.
Corporate governance and regulatory matters
Our legal experts advise on compliance with the Listing Rules, AIM Rules, Takeover Code, MAR and other governance codes.
Our clients
We have a proven track record of advising a broad range of publicly listed corporates (from UK mid-market companies to multinationals) across a broad range of sectors. Our recent Equity Capital Market work has included advising clients in the technology, wealth management, retail and industrial manufacturing sectors.





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