• Rothermere Continuation Limited on its £2.69bn recommended takeover of Daily Mail and General Trust plc and related reorganisation
• Sanne Group plc on its £1.51bn recommended takeover by Apex Group Limited
• Entain plc on its takeover defence following an approach from MGM Resorts
• PEXA Group Limited on its £31m recommended takeover for Smoove plc
• DBAY Advisors on its £143m recommended takeover for Finsbury Food Group Plc
• Curtis Banks Group plc on its £241m recommended takeover by Nucleus Financial Platforms Limited
• Xpediator plc on its £62m recommended takeover by a consortium including funds managed by Baltcap
• AdvancedAdvT Limited on its hostile and competitive £300m all-share takeover offer for M&C Saatchi plc
• Associated British Foods Plc on its £48m recommended takeover of National Milk Records Plc
• DBAY Advisors Limited on its £75m joint (with Pollen Street Capital) recommended takeover of Proactis Holdings plc
• GVC Holdings plc on its up to £4bn recommended takeover of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc
• KCOM Group plc on a competitive takeover of the company by Universities Superannuation Scheme and MEIF 6 Fibre (£627m successful bid)
• IMImobile plc on its £543m recommended takeover by Cisco Systems, Inc.
• JP Morgan Cazenove, as financial adviser to Triton Funds, on a £1.3bn recommended takeover for Clinigen Group plc
• Raymond James Financial International Limited, as financial adviser to Raymond James UK Wealth Management Holdings Limited, on a £279m recommended takeover of Charles Stanley Group plc
• Fenchurch Advisory Partners, as financial adviser to James Hay Holdings Limited, on a £145m recommended takeover of Nucleus Financial Group plc
• Rothschild & Co, as financial adviser to Dock Newco (owned by the Freshwater Group), on a £1.3bn recommended takeover of Daejan Holdings plc
• Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings plc on its £110m recommended takeover by Perkin Elmer Inc.
• Ted Baker plc on its £79m class 1 disposal of Big Lobster Limited (the owner of its UK headquarters) to the British Airways Pension Fund
• SafeCharge International Group Limited on its US$889m recommended takeover by Nuvei Corporation
• Lambert Energy Advisory Limited, as financial adviser to DNO ASA, on a £642m hostile takeover of Faroe Petroleum plc
• K3 Capital Group plc on its £272m recommended takeover by Shin Bidco Limited, a company controlled by Sun European Partners, LLP

• LBG Media plc on its £360m AIM IPO
• musicMagpie plc on its £208m AIM IPO
• GENinCode plc on its £42m AIM IPO
• Allenby Capital Limited on the £33m AIM IPO of Skillcast Group plc
• Sanne Group plc on a £80 million placing
• JD Sports Fashion plc on a £464m placing
• Rathbones Group plc on a £50m placing
• Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc on a £31m placing
• Liberum Capital on the £120m AIM IPO of SourceBio International plc
• On The Beach Group plc on a £67m cash box placing and, subsequently, a £26m placing
• Brickability Group plc on its £150m AIM IPO
• Scapa Group plc on a £33m cash box placing
• N+1 Singer (now Singer Capital Markets) on the £73m AIM IPO of essensys plc and, subsequently, advising Singer Capital Markets and Berenberg on a £33m placing and open offer by essensys plc
• Numis Securities on the £651m Main Market IPO of AJ Bell plc 
• GVC Holdings plc on its step up from AIM to the Standard segment and, subsequently, to the Premium segment of the Main Market 
• Liberum Capital on the £145m AIM IPO of Mind Gym plc 
• Sumo Group plc on its £145m AIM IPO
• The Multifamily Housing REIT plc on its proposed £175m Main Market IPO
• The City Pub Group plc on its £96m AIM IPO 
• Zeus Capital and Jefferies on the £500m AIM IPO of boohoo group plc and subsequent equity placings
• Norcros plc on its £60m Class 1 acquisition of Merlyn Industries Limited and related equity and debt fundraisings 
• Zeus Capital and Peel Hunt on the £255m AIM IPO of Watkin Jones plc

"Addleshaw Goddard is well known in the market for its ECM work, including IPOs and secondary fundraisings. As advisors to the takeovers regulator, the team is uniquely well-placed to advise on public M&A transactions, for which it has extensive expertise."
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"‘An exceptionally knowledgeable team, dedicated to client service, unquestionably sharp, punching above their weight.’"
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"Focuses on handling some of the most complex and high-value mandates in the AIM arena, and also features prominently in mid-cap Main Market matters."
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"Addleshaw Goddard captures a significant share of the market for work from AIM50 and AIM100 companies and also acts for a number of NOMADs."
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"Very active in mid-cap ECM, the sheer volume of deals they do means that they are always on top of the issues." 
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"A client says: 'What I value is their can-do attitude - the fact that they very much seem to be wanting to find solutions rather than saying 'this is a problem'. It's their pragmatism, but also their energy and desire to get the thing done.' "
Chambers UK

"The team advises a large number of AIM-listed companies and NOMADs on complex transactions and is known for its capabilities in acting on transactions involving clients in the technology, financial services and gaming sectors. Client feedback states they are excellent and focused on finding solutions."
Chambers UK

"Great technical expertise, especially in Takeover Code matters. Very enthusiastic and helpful." 
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