Experience

Advised Gold Exploration and Development Company on AIM Admission

Advised gold exploration and development company on its admission to trading on AIM.

£17.5 Million Return of Cash for AIM-Quoted Oil and Gas Exploration Company

Advised AIM-quoted oil and gas exploration company on the return of cash (approx. £17.5 million) to shareholders following a sale of its flagship Sugarloaf asset in Texas.

Advised Petrol Retailer on Dual Listing and €91.7 Million Fundraising

Advised petrol retailer on the English law aspects of its application to dual list on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange and ESM of the Irish Stock Exchange and contemporaneous €91.7 million placing.

£450 Million Rights Issue

Advised a multinational online payments company in a £450 million rights issue, listed on the London Stock Exchange and sold to U.S. investors in a Rule 144A offering.

$8 Billion+ Bond Offerings

Advised a British multinational brewing and beverage company in multiple bond offerings totaling in excess of $8 billion in proceeds.

£100 Million Rights Offering

Advised the placement agents in the £100 million share rights offering for a leading U.K. retailer.

£157 Million Share Placing

Advised a leading U.K. real estate investment company in a £157 million share placing.

$57.7 Million Placement to Fund Gold Mine Construction and Open Offer

Advised AIM-quoted gold mining company on its placing to raise $57.7 million to fund the construction of a gold mine in the Philippines and an open offer to eligible shareholders.

Advised on the Reverse Takeover of AIM-Quoted Natural Resources Company

Advised AIM-quoted natural resources company on its acquisition of mining company, Rule 9 whitewash and contemporaneous placing.

Advised on the Reverse Takeover of AIM-Quoted Oil and Gas Company and the Acquisition of U.S. Oil and Gas Assets

Advised AIM-quoted oil and gas company in its acquisition of oil and gas interests in Oklahoma. Equity fundraising and the contemporaneous reverse takeover.

AIM Admission, £135 Million Placement

Advised stockbroker on the £135 million placing undertaken by a global pharmaceutical company and admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Advised on the Public Takeover of an AIM-Quoted Mining and Exploration Company

Advised AIM-quoted international mining and exploration company in connection with the acquisition of all its outstanding securities by way of a scheme of arrangement under the laws of Bermuda.

Advised on the Mandatory Cash Offer of £35.76 million for an AIM-Quoted Gold Mining Company in the Philippines

Advised AIM-quoted mineral resources and exploration company in respect to a cash offer from an investment and business consulting group.

Advised on the Public Takeover of an AIM-Quoted Oil and Gas Company

Advised AIM-quoted investment company in respect of its takeover by an AIM-quoted oil and gas company by a scheme of arrangement under the laws of Guernsey.

Advised on London IPO of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation

Advised major bank, global coordinator, sponsor and joint bookrunners on the a London IPO in 2007.

$293 Million AIM Placement

Advised a Russian real estate development company on its U.S. $293 million placing and admission to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and sale to U.S. investors in a Rule 144A offering.