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2021

JD Sports
February 2021
- Acted as Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner and Joint Broker
- £464m fundraise
- Sector: Retail
- FTSE 100 Index

DF Capital
February 2021
- Nominated Advisor, Sole Broker and Bookrunner
- £40m fundraise
- Sector: FIG
- FTSE Aim Index

Eddie Stobart
January 2021
- Acts as joint broker in the readmission
- £16.0m fundraise
- Sector: Industrial Transportation
- FTSE AIM All-Share

J D Wetherspoon
January 2021
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner, Financial Adviser and Broker
- £94m fundraise
- Sector: Travel & Leisure
- FTSE 250
2020

Alpha
November 2020
- Appointed as Joint Broker
- Sector: Support Services
- FTSE AIM

Ricardo
November 2020
- Acted as Joint Bookrunner & Broker
- Sector: Construction & Materials
- FTSE All-Share

The Restaurant Group plc
October 2020
- Appointed as Joint Broker
- Sector: Leisure
- FTSE SmallCap Index.

ITM Power
October 2020
- Acted as Nomad, Sole Financial Adviser and Bookrunner
- £165m fundraise
- Sector: Alternative Energy
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Keystone Law
November 2020
- Appointed as Joint Broker
- Sector: Support Services
- FTSE AIM

Simec Atlantic Energy
August 2020
- Acted as NOMAD, Sole Broker and Joint Bookrunner
- £7.5m fundraise
- Sector: Alternative Energy
- FTSE All-Share

DF Capital
September 2020
- Acted as NOMAD and Broker
- Sector: Finance and Credit Services
- FTSE AIM All-Share

MJ Hudson
October 2020
- Appointed as Joint Broker
- Sector: Investment Banking and Brokerage Services
- FTSE All-Share

De La Rue
July 2020
- Acted as Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner and Sole Corporate Broker
- £100m fundraise
- Sector: Industrial Support Services
- FTSE All-Share

Sumo Group
July 2020
- Acted as Joint Bookrunner
- £14m secondary fundraise
- Sector: Leisure Goods
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

XAAR
August 2020
- Appointed as Corporate Broker
- Sector: Industrial Engineering
2020

Johnson Service Group PLC
June 2020
- Acted as Sole Global Coordinator, Sole Bookrunner & Sole Broker
- £85m fundraise
- Sector: Support Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Dechra
June 2020
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner, Sole Broker & NOMAD
- £140m fundraise
- Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- FTSE 250

Simec
June 2020
- Appointed as Corporate Broker
- Sector: Alternative Energy
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Constain
May 2020
- Acted as Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Broker
- £100m fundraise
- Sector: Construction & Materials
- FTSE All-Share

Kainos
May 2020
- Acted as Sole Broker
- £15m Blocktrade
- Sector: Software & Computer Services
- FTSE 250

Silence Therapeutics
May 2020
- Appointed as Corporate Broker
- Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

International Workplace Group
May 2020
- Acted as Joint Global Coordinator, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Broker
- £320m fundraise
- Sector: Support Services
- FTSE 250

J D Wetherspoon
May 2020
- Acted as Sole Financial Adviser, Sole Broker & Sole Global Coordinator
- £141m fundraise
- Sector: Travel & Leisure
- FTSE 250

TRIG
May 2020
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner, Sole Broker & NOMAD
- £120m fundraise
- Sector: Closed End Investments
- FTSE 250

Hollywood Bowl
April 2020
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner & Sole Broker
- £11m fundraise
- Sector: Travel & Leisure
- FTSE All-Share

Bloomsbury
April 2020
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner
- £8m fundraise
- Sector: Media
- FTSE All-Share

Red T Energy Storage
May 2020
- Acted as Joint Global Co-ordinator, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Broker
- £8m fundraise
- Sector: Electronic & Electrical Equipment
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Midwich Group Plc
February 2020
- Acted as NOMAD, Joint Broker & Joint Bookrunner
- £40M fundraise
- Sector: Industrial Support Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Blue Prism
April 2020
- Acted as Sole Bookrunner, Sole Broker & NOMAD
- £100M fundraise
- Sector: Software & Computer Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

IMI mobile
April 2020
- Acted as NOMAD, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Broker
- £20m placing to fund the acquisition of 3C Interactive
- Sector: Technology
- FTSE AIM 100 Index

GCP Asset Based Income
January 2020
- Appointed as Corporate Broker
- Sector: Closed End Investments
- FTSE All-Share

TBC Bank
January 2020
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Banks
- FTSE 250

Consort Medical
February 2020
- Appointed at Sole Corporate Broker
- £505m takeover by Recipherm
- Sector: Healthcare

Morgan Advanced Materials
January 2020
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Electronic & Electrical Equipment
- FTSE 250

Blancco Technology Group
January 2020
- Acted as NOMAD & Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Software & Computer Services
- FTSE AIM All-Share
2019

Chesnara
December 2019
- Acted as Joint Financial Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Life Insurance
- FTSE All-Share

Integrated Diagnostic Holdings
December 2019
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Medical Equipment & Services

Accsys
December 2019
- Acted as Joint Financial Adviser, Joint Bookrunner & Joint Underwriter
- €46M fundraise
- Sector: Capital Goods
- FTSE AIM All-Share

LCM
November 2019
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Investment Banking and Brokerage Services
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Rameda
- Acted as Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner
- £180m EGX IPO
- Sector: Healthcare

DBAY Advisors
December 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser
- £55m cash injection into Eddie Stobart
- Sector: Healthcare
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Stride
October 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser on its sale to Rank Group
- Stride is an online gaming company, focussed on the real-money bingo and casino verticals.
- Sector: Technology

Polar Capital
- Appointed as Sole Corporate Broker
- Sector: Investment Banking and Brokerage Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Seplat
November 2019
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- £382m acquisition of Eland Oil & Gas
- Sector: Oil, Gas & Coal

easyHotel.com
October 2019
- Acted as Rule 3 Financial Advisor, NOMAD & Broker
- £138.7m takeover by Ivanhoe Cambridge and ICAMAP
- Sector: Leisure

ITM Power plc
October 2019
- Acted as Nominated Adviser, Financial Adviser & Broker
- Sector: Alternative Energy
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Churchill
August 2019
- Acted as Nominated Adviser & Sole Broker
- Sector: Household Goods & Home Construction
- FTSE AIM All-Share

ITE
July 2019
- Acted as Sponsor, Joint Underwriter, Joint Bbookrunner & Joint Broker
- £265m rights issue
- Sector: Technology

Yew Grove REIT plc
August 2019
- Acted as Joint Broker & Bookrunner
- Sector: Real Estate Investment Trusts

KCOM
July 2019
- Acted as Joint Financial Advisor & Joint Broker
- £627m takeover by Macquarie
- Sector: Technology

Watches of Switzerland
June 2019
- Acted as Joint Bookrunner
- £242m fundraise
- Sector: Personal Goods
- FTSE 250

First Derivatives plc
July 2019
- Acted as NOMAD & Joint Broker
- £48m secondary sell-down for CEO
- Sector: Technology

Ophir Energy plc
June 2019
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- £408.4 million recommended takeover by PT Medco Energi Global PTE Ltd

Accsys
May 2019
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Construction and Materials
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Aptitude Software
June 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser, Sponsor & Broker
- Sector: Software and Computer Services
- FTSE All-Share

MPac
May 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser
- Sector: Industrial Engineering
- FTSE AIM All-Share

Entertainment one
April 2019
- Acted as Broker & Bookrunner
- £130m placing to part fund the £178m acquisition of Audio Network
- Sector: Media

Killer Ink
April 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser

Ceres Power
April 2019
- Acted as NOMAD & Joint Corporate Broker
- Sector: Alternative Energy
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

JP Morgan
January 2019
- Acted as Corporate Broker to JPMorgan’s Japanese Investment Trust
- Sector: Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

GB Group plc
February 2019
- Acted as Joint Bookrunner
- £160m fundraise
- Sector: Software & Computer Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index

Blue Prism
January 2019
- Acted as Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser, Sole Broker & Sole Bookrunner
- £100m fundraise
- Sector: Software & Computer Services
- FTSE AIM UK 50 Index
2018

Smithson Investment Trust plc
October 2018
- £822.5m Main Market IPO
- Sole Sponsor, Bookrunner, Broker and Intermediaries Offer Adviser

ASA
November 2018
- ASAI is one of the world’s largest and most profitable international microfinance institutions
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker

Craneware
August 2018
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Craneware plc is the leader in automated Value Cycle solutions that help US healthcare providers improve margins, so they can invest in quality patient outcomes

The Works
July 2018
- £100m Main Market IPO
- Sole Sponsor, Financial Adviser, Bookrunner and Broker

SDL
July 2018
- Joint Broker and Bookrunner
- $77.5m acquisition of Donnelley Language Solutions

ASA
July 2018
- Joint Bookrunner
- £313m Main Market IPO

ITE
July 2018
- Sponsor, Financial Adviser, Joint Broker and Lead Underwriter
- £300m acquisition of Ascentials Plc's exhibition business and associated £265m rights issue

Yew Grove REIT plc
June 2018
- €75 AIM and ESM IPO
- Financial Adviser, Sole Bookrunner, ESM Advisor and NOMAD
- Sole Coporate Broker post IPO

Zotefoams
May 2018
- Sole Financial Adviser, Joint Bookrunner and Joint Corporate Broker
- Equity placing raising £20.6 million
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Melrose
April 2018
- Sole Corporate Broker and Joint Sponsor
- £8.1bn hostile offer for GKN plc

GVC Holdings
- Sole Sponsor and Corporate Broker
- Investec helped GVC with its £3.2bn takeover of Ladbrokes Coral

Booker Group
March 2018
- Joint Corporate Broker
- £4bn merger with Tesco

Cineworld
March 2018
- Sole Sponsor, Joint Underwriter, Joint Corporate Broker
- Fully underwritten £1.7bn rights issue to part fund the acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group for an implied Enterprise Value of $5.8bn

EVR Holdings
March 2018
- Appointed as NOMAD and Sole Corporate Broker
- EVR, through its subsidiary MelodyVR, is the leading creator of virtual reality music content - £200m market cap
SANNE
February 2018
- Sole Financial Adviser
- Investec advised Sanne on its purchase of Luxembourg Investment Solutions

Dechra
February 2018
- Sole Financial Adviser, Broker and Sponsor
- €340m Class 1 acquisition of AST Farma B.V. and Le Vet Beheer B.V. and an associated £105m fundraising

easyHotel
February 2018
- NOMAD and Sole Broker
- £50m placing to fund the acceleration of the Group's owned hotel roll-out strategy

Entertainment One
February 2018
- Joint Broker and Bookrunner
- $75m (£53m) placing to part fund the $209m acquisition of the 49% stake in the Mark Gordon Company they do not already own
GMS
January 2018
- Appointed as Joint Corporate Broker
- Gulf Marine Services is the leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels in the world - £154m market cap

Blueprism
January 2018
- NOMAD, Sole Financial Adviser, Broker and Bookrunner
- £70m placing

Servelec Group
January 2018
- Rule 3 Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker
- £224m recommended takeover by Montagu Private Equity LLP
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2017

Ultra Electronics
July 2017
- £137m placing to part fund the $235m acquisition of Sparton Corporation
- Sole Sponsor, bookrunner, broker and underwriter

Exova
June 2017
- £620m takeover by Element Material Technology
- Rule 3 financial adviser

Lamprell
June 2017
- $140m investment in joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Sole financial adviser

Fever-tree
May 2017
- £73m placing
- Nomad, sole bookrunner and broker
GMS
May 2017
- £38m placing
- Joint bookrunner
Eagle Eye
May 2017
- £6m placing
- Nomad, sole bookrunner and broker
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IGas Energy
April 2017
- Capital restructuring and associated $55m equity raise
- Joint financial adviser, broker and bookrunner

Harworth Estates
March 2017
- £28m placing
- Joint bookrunner and joint broker
Sportech
March 2017
- £83m Class 1 disposal of the Football Pools and £20m tender offer
- Sponsor, financial adviser and broker
Medica Group
March 2017
- £150m Main Market IPO
- Sponsor, financial adviser, bookrunner and broker

Dee Valley Group
February 2017
- £84m recommended offer by Severn Trent
- Rule 3 financial adviser

Purple Bricks
February 2017
- £50m placing to fund US expansion
- Joint bookrunner and broker

SDL
January 2017
- £25m disposal of non-core asset, Fredhopper
- Financial adviser

IMI Mobile
January 2017
- £5.4m B share conversion and placing
- Nomad and joint broker

Circle Oil Plc
January 2017
- Strategic review and sale of (Egyptian and Moroccan) assets for $30m
- Financial adviser

Alchemy
January 2017
- £15.4m sell down of Punch Taverns stake
- Sole bookrunner
Booker
January 2017
- £3.7bn takeover by Tesco plc
- Joint corporate broker
Bridgepoint / Zenith
January 2017
- £750m acquisition of Zenith Group Holdings
- Financial adviser
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2016
Shanks
December 2016
- €482m acquisition of VGG and associated £95m firm placing and rights issue of £46m
- Joint sponsor and sole underwriter and bookrunner
Mirland Development Corporation plc
December 2016
- $219m bond restructuring and $14.1m subscription and open offer
- Nomad and sole broker
Sierra Rutile Ltd
December 2016
- $140m investment in joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Financial adviser
e2V
December 2016
- £620m recommended takeover by Teledyne Technologies Inc
- Joint Rule 3 financial adviser and sole corporate broker
Tarsus
December 2016
- £24m placing to fund £57m acquisition of Connect
- Sole bookrunner, broker and adviser
Alternative
November 2016
- £165m takeover by Daisy Group
- Joint Rule 3 financial adviser
Brammer
November 2016
- £221.5m recommended cash offer by Advent International
- Rule 3 financial adviser
Sanne
November 2016
- £102m acquisition of IFS Group and associated £95m firm placing and placing & open offer
- Sole financial adviser, broker, bookrunner and sponsor
Walker Greenbank plc
October 2016
- £43m acquisition of Clarke & Clarke and associated £17m Placing
- Nomad, sole broker and underwriter
Interactive investor
October 2016
- Acquisition of TD Direct Investing and associated investment by J.C. Flowers & Co
- Financial adviser
Krispy Kreme
October 2016
- Sale of Krispy Kreme UK to Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. for undisclosed value
- Financial adviser
Sanne
October 2016
- $65.8m (£50.7m) acquisition of FLSV Fund Administration Services
- Financial adviser and broker
UK Mail
October 2016
- £242m recommended takeover of UK Mail by DHL
- Rule 3 financial adviser
easyHotel
October 2016
- £38.0m placing at 18.6% premium
- Nomad, sole bookrunner and broker
Hollywood Bowl Group
September 2016
- £240m Main Market IPO
- Sponsor, sole financial adviser, bookrunner and broker
Steinhoff
August 2016
- £610m takeover of Poundland Group plc
- Sole financial adviser and broker
Melrose
August 2016
- £1.6bn rights issue
- Joint global co-ordinator, sponsor, underwriter and bookrunner
BPI
July 2016
- £261m recommended takeover by RPC Group
- Financial adviser