Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s equity capital markets team, embedded within its corporate transactions practice, stands out for its expertise in listings, fundraisings, and public takeovers.  Renowned for handling AIM listings and secondary offerings across energy, leisure, and real estate sectors, the team leverages a strong international presence to navigate complex cross-border deals in key markets like the US, consistently advising leading issuers and NOMADs. Richard Werner has particular expertise in the real estate and listed closed-ended funds sectors. He oversees the practice alongside Tom Bacon, whose practice covers IPOs and secondary issues (Main Market and AIM) both in London and internationally and public company takeovers. Lara Rush advises domestic and international clients on M&A, takeovers, IPOs, secondary offerings, joint ventures, and general corporate matters across both the Official List and AIM.