Equity Capital Markets

At DWF, our Equity Capital Markets Advisory team provides comprehensive legal guidance for businesses, investment banks, and brokers navigating capital market transactions. Whether listing on a capital market, raising funds, or addressing the complexities of advising listed companies, we deliver tailored solutions to meet your unique objectives efficiently and effectively.

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Our team combines a proven track record with a pragmatic, client-focused approach to delivering ECM transactions. Known for successfully managing complex projects, we excel in meeting tight deadlines and ensuring outcomes that align with your business goals.

What sets us apart:

Specialist Expertise: Our 300+ lawyer corporate team offers the resources and experience to efficiently manage intricate transactions.
Strong Industry Relationships: We collaborate with market participants, regulators, and advisers to provide seamless solutions.
Client-Centric Approach: By understanding your objectives, we deliver results that minimise disruption and maximise value.
Global Reach: Operating across major jurisdictions, we specialise in cross-border transactions, particularly inward investments in the UK.
Commercial Focus: Our approach is grounded in commerciality, ensuring every deal is strategically sound and cost-effective.

We work closely with global:

Companies;
nominated advisers;
financial advisers;
brokers;
sponsors;
corporate advisers; and
investors,

At DWF, we provide a comprehensive Equity Capital Markets Advisory service that guides you through every stage of the ECM process. Our team works alongside your business and its advisers to offer seamless, integrated solutions that are tailored to your specific needs. We understand the importance of delivering timely and cost-effective solutions, ensuring that each transaction is executed with precision and strategic foresight.

Whether you’re navigating the complexities of an IPO, managing shareholder relations, or structuring a take-private transaction, we leverage our global expertise to provide the support and insight necessary to achieve your objectives. Our approach is not just about legal guidance; it’s about partnering with you to drive successful, sustainable outcomes in the fast-paced world of equity capital markets.

We offer a full equity capital markets advisory service, and our offering includes:

Pre-IPO structuring and advice
IPOs on the UK Main Market, AIM and Aquis and all the major European stock exchanges.
Placings, open offers and retail offers
Debt issuances
Rights issues
Delistings and take-private transactions
Takeover Code transactions
Schemes of arrangements
Class transactions and reverse takeovers
Corporate governance
Shareholder activism
Capital restructurings
Public company M&A

We work alongside our clients and their other advisers on a 'one-team' basis to operate efficiently and cost-effectively, ensuring transactions are completed on time and within budget. Our Equity Capital Markets team operates across all of our main jurisdictions and regularly works on a cross-border basis, particularly in relation to inward investment into the UK.

Case study

Our Equity Capital Markets Advisory team brings valuable, first-hand experience from a range of high-profile transactions. Notably, our involvement in DWF Group’s flotation on the London Stock Exchange, followed by its subsequent delisting via a scheme of arrangement, gives us unique insights into both the IPO and take-private processes. These insights guide our approach to delivering successful outcomes for your business. This gives us a distinct advantage in advising clients on the challenges they may face in similar circumstances.

By working with DWF, you gain access to a team of seasoned ECM professionals who have uniquely faced the same pressures and challenges you may encounter, ensuring a smooth and efficient transaction. We will work with you to understand your objectives and seek to minimise the demands on your time and reduce any disruption to your businesses whilst ensuring transaction delivery. With deep sector knowledge, strategic insight, and a practical approach, we ensure the success of your ECM transactions.