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Capital Markets: AIM

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Law firm specialised in Equity Capital Markets - CMS in the UK

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Capital Markets: AIM - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
CMS houses a notable capital markets group that undertakes high-value AIM transactions on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Clients value the firm's global footprint and ability in the healthcare, technology, real estate and infrastructure sectors.
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Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Winking Studios on its dual listing on AIM and the Singapore Exchange.

Strengths

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  • The CMS team is well resourced, has good strength in depth and offers good partner contact.

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  • The CMS team are distinguished attorneys who are patient with clients and are not condescending in their work.

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  • CMS has partners with wide coverage and very good knowledge of the UK market. They are highly skilled professionals who are very responsive and proactive.

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  • CMS are always professional with timely and accurate responses. They have provided commercial guidance in numerous cases, and always been highly commercially aware and capable.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Alasdair Steele
    Alasdair Steele

    Alasdair Steele

    Alasdair Steele is head of ECM at CMS. He offers broad experience in capital markets transactions, including placings on AIM. He is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional matters.

    • Alasdair offers clear leadership, is knowledgeable about client issues and generally available.

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    • Alasdair is commercial, responsive, experienced and someone that I have a lot of confidence in. He is very attuned with what we want to get out of a transaction and understands the client's needs.

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    • Alasdair is very strong on UK capital markets.

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