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Freshfields

Capital Markets: Equity

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Capital Markets: Equity - UK-wide

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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  • The team provides commercial and highly effective advice.

    Capital Markets: Equity respondentUK

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

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

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Notable Practitioners

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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 respondentUK

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

      Capital Markets: Equity respondentUK
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