Whether you seek to raise capital to fuel your growth ambitions or wish to list in the UK to explore new markets, our capital markets lawyers are here to assist you.
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Keith Lassman | Partner, Head of Capital Markets
We are a leading capital markets law firm that can help you raise capital, list in the UK, or access tax-efficient investment schemes. We have decades of experience and expertise in advising clients on a wide range of capital markets transactions, from IPOs and M&A to VCTs and EIS.
What sets us apart is our ability to offer sponsorship services that ensure efficiency in transactions by dealing with one team via our wholly-owned subsidiary, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP. This integrated approach saves our clients both time and cost.
Navigating an increasingly intricate regulatory landscape requires a team with in-depth market knowledge. We offer commercial and pragmatic advice grounded in our extensive experience.
Using our strong relationships with brokers, investment banks, regulators, fund managers, and investors, we aim to provide our clients with a competitive advantage.
We offer a full range of services for both the main market and the alternative investment market (AIM) and have advised on more than 250 transactions on the main market and AIM, with a total value of over £30 billion.
We have helped clients from all over the world looking to float in London. and we are the UK’s leading Venture Capital Trust (VCT) law firm and sponsor, having acted as legal adviser and/or sponsor on over 75% of all public offer VCTs launched in each of the last 5 years.
Our market leading team support our clients throughout the entire process, from planning and preparation to execution and post-deal support.
We have extensive experience and knowledge of the venture capital trust (VCT) industry and the enterprise investment scheme (EIS). These are tax-efficient investment funds and schemes that offer tax relief for investing in early-stage businesses that meet certain criteria.
Our services for VCTs and EIS include advising on fund formation, structuring, and launch, identifying, evaluating, and negotiating potential investments and exits, providing ongoing advice and support on portfolio management, valuation, and reporting, and liaising with regulators, auditors, tax authorities, and other stakeholders.
Our knowledge of the VCT industry means that we don’t need to spend time getting to grips with the issues and can provide you with commercial, strategic advice from the outset.
No matter your needs, we've got you covered. Below is a selection of services we offer to help keep you moving forward.
Advising Comptoir Libanais, on its £10m AIM listing.
Advising Ethernity Networks Limited on its successful £15m AIM float.
Advising Vordere plc on its EUR15m main market listing.
Advising Vordere plc on its EUR15m main market listing.
Acting for Everyman, the high-end cinema chain, on its £7m initial AIM listing and its subsequent £20m placing.
Advising the main market listed Octopus VCTs, on reaching £1bn assets under management.
Working closely with you, we'll find the best way to get you quickly and easily from where you are to where you want to be.
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