Practice Areas | Corporate Finance

"SJ Berwin enjoys an excellent reputation in the UK and Europe as a corporate powerhouse servicing the top end of the European mid-market” The Legal 500
 
With over 250 corporate finance lawyers, the depth and breadth of our pan-European Corporate Finance Department is considerable.  Working from Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris and Turin, we have the resources to handle major cross-border transactions and have gained a reputation as one of Europe's leading law firms.

We offer the complete range of corporate finance services, which extends to all aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A including recommended and unsolicited public offers, equity capital markets (including AIM and domestic IPOs, rights issues, open offers and placings), joint ventures and strategic alliances.

Our client base includes an impressive array of public and private companies, entrepreneurs, of private equity houses, investment banks and financial institutions.

Our Companies Act 2006 Microsite keeps our clients informed about the implementation of the new Act.

Recent Awards
• UK Firm of the Year at the Legal Week Awards 2005
• Law Firm of the Year at the EVCA/Real Deals European Private Equity Awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006 
• Law Firm of the Year at the European Venture Capital Journal Awards 2004-2007
• LBO Law Firm of the Year Finance and Law Awards in Paris 2004
• Legal Adviser of the Year at the BVCA/Real Deals Private Equity Awards

For more information, please click on one of the headings below:

Corporate Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Capital Markets: AIM, Official List and Secondary Fundraisings

Private Equity
- Buyouts
- Fund Formation
- Secondaries
- Venture Capital