Equity capital markets transactions, public takeover transactions (P2Ps) and UK Listing/ Takeover Code matters.
Public and private cross-border M&A, joint ventures, private equity transactions and corporate reorganisations.

Harry represents parties in international corporate finance transactions. He has considerable experience in advising parties (including issuers, underwriters, selling shareholders, investors, bidders, targets and special committees) on complex equity capital markets transactions, public M&A and corporate governance/ ESG matters. Harry has previously been seconded to two investment banks.

Representative Work

Public-to-private transactions (P2Ps) and UK Takeover Code

Represented VIP II Blue B.V., a Vitol-affiliated entity, on its $2.3 billion takeover of Vivo Energy Plc, a downstream petroleum company with operations in 23 countries across Africa, dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Represented the independent directors of Trans-Siberian Gold PLC on its takeover by Horvik Ltd.
Represented the special committee of LSE-listed IG Seismic Services Plc on its $312.5 million unsolicited takeover by way of MBO.

Equity Capital Markets

Represented OCM Njord Holdings S.à.r.l. (Oaktree) in a series of transactions including the $250 million partial selldown of its stake in TORM plc, a shipping company and one of the world’s largest owners and operators of product tankers.
Represented Royalty Pharma Plc, global leader on acquiring pharmaceutical royalties across the life sciences industry, on a series of transactions including its $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, complex pre-IPO restructuring and exchange offer.
Represented a sovereign wealth fund as selling shareholder in the €2.3 billion IPO of a leading investment management firm and on a subsequent secondary selldown by private placement.
Represented VEON, a global digital and telecoms operator, on a series of transactions including its proposed redomiciliation from Bermuda to the United Kingdom by way of a scheme of arrangement and $2.8 billion dual listing on Euronext Amsterdam and Nasdaq.

Represented Empyrean Capital as cornerstone investor on a series of transactions including the £150 million IPO and listing of Financials Acquisition Corporation, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), on the London Stock Exchange.
Represented a global energy services company on a $300 million IPO and premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Represented an investment bank on a series of London Stock Exchange main market and (AIM) transactions, including IPOs and private placements in a number of sectors (including energy, technology, retail and finance).

Mergers and Acquisitions and Other Corporate Transactions

Represented Palliser Capital on its successful activist campaign concerning Capricorn Energy Plc.
Represented VEON on its $27.5 billion acquisition of Wind Telecom.
Represented Carlyle on a distressed debt and equity investment.
Represented a leading private equity firm on a UK TopCo/ Qualifying Asset Holding Company (QAHC) structure.
Represented a private equity firm on its proposed take-private of a financial services company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Regularly advise investors on merger arbitrage and shareholder activism matters.
Represented a FTSE-250 industrials company, listed on the London Stock Exchange, on a series of acquisitions.
Represented an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in seven jurisdictions on various transactions including a $100 million private equity investment.
Represented Galapagos N.V., a listed pharmaceutical research company, on the $180 million disposal of its services division.

Joint Ventures

Represented three global investment banks and another party on a joint venture in respect of a government bond-dealing business.
Represented a sovereign wealth fund on the restructuring of a $6 billion real estate joint venture.
Representing a leading global cinema operator on a joint venture in South America.