Expertise

Roberta is a US-qualified partner with over 20 years of experience advising on a wide range of multi-jurisdictional equity and debt securities offerings. She has a broad capital markets practice, with a focus on IPOs and secondary offerings, and has represented corporates, investment banks, private equity firms, and investment funds in transactions across the UK and other European jurisdictions. Roberta also advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as ongoing compliance with US securities regulations. In addition, she advises borrowers and lenders on the New York law aspects of a broad spectrum of lending arrangements.

Experience

CAPITAL MARKETS 

  • Ithaca Energy on its £2.5 billion IPO and premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange*
  • AJ Bell on its £651 million IPO and admission to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange* DCC on its £600 million placing involving J.P. Morgan and J&E Davy*
  • Zeus Capital and Berenberg on the US$470 million AIM IPO of tinyBuild, Inc. and associated US$213 million placing by tinyBuild, Inc.*  
  • Deutsche Numis as sole sponsor and sole bookrunner on Applied Nutrition's £350 million IPO and main market listing*
  • N.M. Rothschild & Sons, as sponsor and Numis and Peel Hunt, as join bookrunners, on a £187 million firm placing and placing and open offer by Marshalls plc*
  • Craneware plc on its £132 million secondary placing by way of an accelerated book build*
  • Sirius Real Estate on a £137 million secondary fundraise on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange to part-fund the acquisition of BizSpace, a leading provider of regional flexible workspace in the UK* 
  • Oxford Science Enterprises on the $464 million Nasdaq IPO of its portfolio company Vaccitech*
  • Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited provided support on the offering of £625 million senior secured notes due 2026 by Ithaca Energy (North Sea) PLC*
  • Hill & Smith Holdings plc on its US privately placed bond issue*
  • US investors, including Sun Life, Mass MetLife, Lincoln National, in relation to numerous private placements*

PUBLIC M&A

  • CommScope Inc. on its $7.4 billion acquisition of ARRIS International* 
  • Ithaca Energy on its combination with Eni S.p.A.’s UK upstream oil and gas assets*
  • Prax Group on the offer by Prax Exploration & Production plc to acquire AIM listed exploration and production company, Hurricane Energy plc*

* Includes matters prior to joining Addleshaw Goddard

 

Education
  • University of Washington – Bachelor of Arts, 2000
  • University of Wisconsin – Juris Doctorate, 2004
Professional memberships
  • Admitted to the Bar, State of New York, 2005
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales, 2018
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, Scotland, 2018
Testimonials

"Roberta Markovina is a joy to work with. She empathetically demystifies US securities law, helping clients navigate their requirements with minimal fuss, supporting both the theory and the practical equally well. Roberta thinks laterally, spotting real pitfalls, never going overboard. We feel in the safest of hands in this area where in-house experience is relatively limited, and we like to keep expenditure under control." - Legal 500 2026

"Roberta is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, a great communicator, hands-on, and ensures that work is focused on solutions and proportionate." - Legal 500 2026