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Capital Markets: Equity

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Capital Markets: Equity - UK

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Freshfields tackles a diverse range of DCM and ECM transactions, from IPOs to sovereign bonds and MTN programmes. The team represents issuers, banks, regulators and exchanges and has significant experience in equity-linked deals, liability management and rights issues. In addition, it offers strong capabilities in the high-yield capital markets space.
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Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields advised HBX Group International plc on the IPO of HBX Group and its listing on the Spanish stock exchanges.

Strengths

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  • Freshfields have a deep bench of highly experienced professionals that are accustomed to handling complex transactions.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • Freshfields are commercial, user-friendly, highly experienced and have deep technical knowledge.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

  • The team provides commercial and highly effective advice.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Duncan Kellaway
    Duncan Kellaway

    Duncan Kellaway

    Duncan Kellaway is highly capable at advising both issuers and underwriters, particularly with regard to bond issuances and liability management transactions.

    • Duncan is an excellent lawyer, has deep knowledge and is very client-centric.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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  • Peter Allen
    Peter Allen

    Peter Allen

    Peter Allen serves as co-head of Freshfields' international capital practice markets practice. He advises a mix of underwriters and issuers on DCM transactions including EMTN programmes and green bond issuances.

    • Peter has got great commercial awareness, pragmatism and a calm reassuring manner.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Peter has shown detailed knowledge and a great level of service.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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  • Julian Makin
    Julian Makin

    Julian Makin

    Julian Makin is skilled at advising on ECM matters in the energy and natural resources field, where he works with corporate clients on IPOs and secondary raisings, as well as on the capital markets elements of acquisition financing mandates.

    • Julian is really impressive on the complex matters with an encyclopedic knowledge of precedents.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Julian is experienced and he knows the markets very well.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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  • Greg Garfield
    Greg Garfield

    Greg Garfield

    Greg Garfield is an excellent adviser to issuers and underwriters on various debt capital markets issuances, including EMTN programmes.

    • Greg is business-oriented, very efficient and has good market knowledge.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal

    • Greg has considerable knowledge of the transactions and the regulations surrounding them.

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentGlobal
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