Tom Nicholls
Partner - Global Head of Corporate
Tom is global head of the firm's Corporate practice group and has particular expertise in public and private M&A and equity capital markets.
Partner - Global Head of Corporate
Tom is global head of the firm's Corporate practice group and has particular expertise in public and private M&A and equity capital markets.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Tom has acted on numerous takeovers and over 60 IPOs on the London Stock Exchange. He is well known in the mid-cap sector where clients value his in-depth knowledge of the London market and highly commercial and pragmatic approach.
Tom regularly advises on domestic and cross border acquisitions and disposals involving both private and listed companies. His practice includes advising on IPOs and secondary issues (Main Market and AIM) both in London and internationally and advising quoted companies on their obligations to the FCA and the London Stock Exchange. Tom acts both for listed issuers as well as for investment banks and financial advisers in their capacity as sponsors, nomads and brokers.
Reflecting the varied constituents of the London markets, he has advised clients across numerous industries but has a particular focus on the technology, energy transition and professional services sectors.
He also advises clients on general company law issues and strategic advice including corporate governance for public and private companies as well as private fundraisings, joint ventures, investment agreements and commercial contracts.
Tom is consultant editor of "A Practitioner's Guide to the AIM Rules" published by Sweet & Maxwell and is ranked as a key individual for Capital Markets (mid-cap) by both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories.
London IPOs
Has been involved with over 60 IPO's including those for Hotel Chocolat, MHA, Kalibrate Technologies, Focusrite, Tortilla Mexican Grill, Microlise Group, TruFin , Argentex Group, Distribution Finance Capital, Made Tech Group, Shield Therapeutics, Gordon Dadds, VR Education, Directa Plus, easyHotel, , Rex Bionics, The People's Operator, KSK Power Ventur, Patagonia Gold, Indus Gas, iEnergizer, Hardy Oil & Gas, Zenergy Power, Hummingbird Resources, Madagascar Oil, Ruffer Investment Company, Landore Resources and Clipper Windpower.Secondary offers
Regularly advises on secondary fundraises including placings, ABBs, subscriptions, retail offers, open offers, rights issues, cash box placings and vendor placings.Public M&A
Advised 25% shareholder, Windacre Partnership LLC on its participation in the PE consortium which acquired UK incorporated and NYSE listed Nielsen Holdings in a takeover valuing Nielsen at over $16 billion.Public M&A
Advised Inspired Education, the global education provider, on its £70 million public- to-private takeover of AIM-listed Wey Education plc.Public M&A
Advised AIM-listed easyHotel on its £139 million takeover by a consortium consisting of Ivanhoé Cambridge and ICAMAP Investments. Investec Bank acted as Rule 3 advised to easyHotel.Public M&A
Advised Lancea LLP (financial adviser to Stafford) in relation to the $244.2 million hostile takeover by way of contractual offer of Phaunos Timber Fund Limited by a bidco controlled by Stafford Capital Partners Limited.Public M&A
Advised Kalibrate Technologies on its £29 million takeover by Hanover Active Equity Fund.Private M&A
Advised founders and management of Spitfire Audio on its sale to Goldman Sachs-backed Splice.Private M&A
Advised global music and audio products company, Focusrite Plc on its £40 million acquisition of Martin Audio as well as subsequent acquisitions of Linea Research Limited and Sonnox Limited.Private M&A
Advised AIM listed Feedback plc on its acquisitions of Cambridge Computed Imaging Limited and TexRAD Limited (comprising a reverse takeover and AIM Readmission).
