Introduction

Jonathan is a partner in the Corporate Transactions group

Jonathan is a corporate finance lawyer who focuses on equity capital markets. He has more than 25 years' experience advising issuers and investment banks on equity capital markets transactions on the London Stock Exchange and other international exchanges, including IPOs, direct listings, rights issues, placings, tender offers, acquisition financings and block trades.

He spent 18 months on secondment to the UK Listing Authority and is included in the Hall of Fame for UK ECM in the Legal 500.

  • Pennon Group | Advised Barclays and Morgan Stanley on the £490 million rights issue of Pennon Group.*
  • Canal+ | Advised Barclays and BNP Paribas on the direct listing of CANAL+ on the London Stock Exchange.*
  • National Grid | Advised Barclays and J.P. Morgan on a fully underwritten £7 billion rights issue by National Grid – the largest rights issue in the UK since 2010.*
  • Ashtead Technology | Advised Ashtead Technology Holdings plc on its AIM IPO and subsequent move-up to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.*
  • Athens International Airport | Advised Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund, as selling shareholder, on the €785 million IPO and listing on the Athens Stock Exchange of Athens International Airport.*
  • Ithaca Energy | Advised Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HSBC Bank, Jefferies, BofA Securities and ING Bank on the £2.5 billion IPO of Ithaca Energy Limited and its admission to the Premium Listing Segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.*
  • C&C Group | Advised Barclays, Davy, HSBC Bank and Numis on C&C Group's £151 million rights issue.*
  • De La Rue | Advised Rothschild & Co, Investec, Barclays and Numis on De La Rue's £100 million equity raise by way of a firm placing and placing and open offer.*
  • Amigo Holdings | Advised Amigo Holdings plc on its £1.2 billion IPO and admission to the Premium Listing Segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.*
  • Avast | Advised Avast plc on its £2.4 billion IPO and admission to the Premium Listing Segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.*
  • Kier | Advised Citi, HSBC, Numis, Santander and Peel Hunt as joint bookrunners in connection with the £264m rights issue by Kier Group plc.*
  • Şok Marketler | Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, Ünlü & Co, Citi, UniCredit, and Garanti Yatırım as the underwriters on the US$531 million IPO of Şok Marketler A.Ş. on Borsa İstanbul.*
  • Alfa Financial Software | Advised Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC on its £980 million IPO and admission to the Premium Listing Segment of the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.*
  • Play Communications | Advised Play Communications S.A. on its €1.0 billion IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.*