The role
Gateley Legal is looking for a high-performing, driven
and ambitious Equity Capital Markets Associate or Senior Associate, with
minimum 4PQE who thrives on transactional work and seeks to advance within a
dynamic and supportive team. We are keen to find someone eager to contribute
significantly to the growth and development of Gateley Legal’s national Equity
Capital Markets team. By working closely with our passionate senior leadership
team and esteemed Partners, Paul Cliff and Sam Meiklejohn, you will be
encouraged to make an impact in the market and inspire our junior corporate
lawyers. Alongside Paul and Sam, the wider ECM team also includes Martin
Montgomery and Oliver Harker (Partners, London), Nigel Brown (Partner,
Manchester) supported by a team of associates and junior solicitors. Further information on the equity capital markets team
profiles can be found here: https://gateleyplc.com/services/equity-capital-markets/
This role will be based in our London or Birmingham
office (offering hybrid working). Due to our continuing successes and
increasing instructions to work on interesting, complex, and high-value equity
capital markets transactions, our national corporate team is looking to expand
with a view to hiring someone with the potential to become a senior member of
the team in the future. You will handle a diverse workload encompassing equity
capital markets, public M&A and corporate governance across a broad range
of sectors such as manufacturing, life sciences, construction, retail,
technology, healthcare, financial services, real estate, recruitment, training
and education. Additionally, you will gain significant cross-border
transactional experience, including transatlantic, and pan-European work.
Prior cross-border transactional experience is helpful, but not essential.
You will advise corporates, investment banks, brokers,
and major shareholders on a wide range of capital markets matters, including
primary and secondary securities offerings listed on both UK and international
stock exchanges. Experience in managing transactions is essential as we
encourage associates and senior associates to take ownership of matters as well
as working closely with a partner on more complex and / or high value work. A
keenness to network and build your own connections in the ECM and wider market
would be highly encouraged and supported. With a client-centric ethos and a
200-year history of providing commercial advice to businesses, the Gateley
Legal corporate team believes in punching above its weight. Clients choose us
and come back to us for our dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit and practical
approach.
Gateley also offers a comprehensive training programme,
technical support via its corporate PSL team (including a substantial,
well-maintained, precedent bank), structured career development (including a
business development coaching programme for future partners) and a transparent
promotion process to support you as you thrive in an ambitious and fast-growing
professional services business.
The Equity Capital Markets team
As
an AIM Listed business – Gateley (Holdings) Plc listed in 2015, the first
commercial law firm in the UK to do so – we understand the challenges and
regulatory responsibilities that listed businesses need to navigate. We have
substantial experience of advising corporates and advisers on initial public
offerings, equity subscriptions, rights
issues, private placements, block trades and buy-backs.
Clients
include companies from the UK, mainland Europe, North America and Asia across a
variety of industry sectors. This breadth of expertise helps us better
understand and communicate the issues arising on a flotation to provide a
tailored service to our clients. The team’s extensive relationships within the
advisory community in the City of London assist in the smooth delivery of our
service. Our clients are on both the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
and on AIM. We have more AIM experience than most national and regional law
firms.
We
act for many of the leading nominated advisers and brokers advising in the AIM
and Main Market of the LSE. Some of our key clients, nominated advisors and
brokers that we have recently worked with include:
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Franchise Brands Plc
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Likewise Group Plc
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Inspired Plc
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Surface Transform Plc
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Scancell Holding Plc
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Camellia Plc
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Virgin Wines Plc
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Shore Capital
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Allenby Capital
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Dowgate Capital
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Panmure Liberum
The team
Our
Corporate team continues to thrive and with an impressive client list it is the
perfect home for ambitious corporate lawyers to develop their career. With
a team of over 90 corporate lawyers nationally, we advise clients on all types
of corporate activity across the UK and regularly advice on transactions with
an international angle.
We
consistently act as trusted advisers for clients in sectors as diverse as
manufacturing, life sciences, construction, retail, technology, healthcare,
financial services, real estate, recruitment, training and education. Further
detail on the corporate team’s deal insights can be found here: https://gateleyplc.com/insight/deal-alerts/
The
structure of our highly accomplished national team enables us to offer a
partner led approach on every transaction. In the London or Birmingham team,
you will join an established team of Partners, Senior Associates, Associates,
Solicitors, Trainees and Paralegals that all work collaboratively across the
Corporate Unit.
The
corporate team provide a nurturing and supportive environment and there is an
opportunity for genuine partnership progression aspirations. Several of our
successfully promoted partners either completed their training with Gateley or
joined at junior levels of their career. There is a clear progression path for
all levels of lawyers to succeed to reach their career goals.
The person
- The successful candidate must be at least 4 years' PQE with experience of a broad range of equity capital markets and public M&A experience.
- As an associate or senior associate, you will be expected to take responsibility for mentoring junior members of the team.
- You must be able to demonstrate high-quality technical legal skills and the confidence to offer commercial advice in a well-reasoned and competent manner.
- You will have the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with existing clients alongside actively engaging in new business development opportunities and cross-selling services within Gateley.
- You must demonstrate an ability and willingness to learn and possess strong commercial acumen and good negotiation skills.
- We are looking for someone who is personable, enthusiastic and with a drive to succeed in a collaborative and collegiate environment.