{"id":221,"date":"2024-08-15T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous-dewdney.51-11-181-233.plesk.page\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:54:53","slug":"our-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/our-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Our experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"standfirst\">At Travers Smith, we understand that an IPO is an important event to help you realise your growth ambitions in an ever-changing business landscape. We also know that you will be busy running your business too. With one of the most active and experienced corporate teams in London, we are here as you consider a London listing and we believe we are the right choice to help you work through the IPO, from kick-off to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Regularly acting for some of the most high-profile corporate issuers, as well as the most active investment banks in the capital markets, we are consistently viewed as a market leading team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9109b55 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-contrast-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f7d19b56cee12b718a0fb609ee1ac14\">Travers Smith, your guide to capital markets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated fadeInUp has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d9fad5f3df5b241ba5f4cefaa0d1ff1a is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ca9f27d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-4f92a45a6d7f97917c4d35769c6371a2\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong>&gt;\u00a3<o-anim-count>22<\/o-anim-count>bn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background dividerLine is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Total value of IPOs advised on since January 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated fadeInUp delay-100ms has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-74ab0e50fc08ef11e7e6d349a9ba6866 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ca9f27d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-7009eedba42ad48f1d48493f0184e5c0\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong>&gt;15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background dividerLine is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">IPOs advised on since January 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated fadeInUp has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-83b0027afc13e2d7e4d89d39148e0616 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ca9f27d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"o-count-delay-100ms has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-4930c7b0d37aad2115090ad1a87d8ff9\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong>&gt;\u00a3<o-anim-count>2.1<\/o-anim-count>bn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background dividerLine is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Total gross proceeds value of secondary fundraisings advised on since January 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group animated fadeInUp delay-100ms has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8d73186e93470fdae49714e5f0e6dd82 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ca9f27d4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"o-count-delay-100ms has-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-e8ba9ba665c9253537002d78944c3462\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong>&gt;<o-anim-count>20<\/o-anim-count><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-background-color has-background dividerLine is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Secondary fundraisings advised on since January 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide is-style-default roundedContainer animated fadeInUp has-base-2-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-81f667416d871922c916581a7df3dfff is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-2703eb16 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><summary>Our experience in detail<\/summary>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-timeline\" data-src=\"visualisation\/19369503?1042290\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/19369503\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"timeline visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-team\">Our team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team covers the full range of capital raising transactions, starting with IPOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An in-depth understanding of both the law and market practice is key to working through these transactions. Our team is made up of over 40 corporate finance lawyers and we have been one of the busiest ECM teams in London over the past few years. For a look at the IPOs on which we have worked on, see \u201cOur experience in detail\u201d above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrated into our team is a London-based US Securities Law Group with over 30 years of combined experience working in London and the European equity capital markets, meaning that as well as advising on all UK aspects of any equity offering, we are also able to advise companies, management, banks and other market participants on securities offerings into the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against the backdrop of the recent listing reforms, we hope this website is helpful. Please feel free to contact me or any member of our partner team if you would like to discuss any aspect of our IPO and general ECM services further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-contacts\">Key contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/adrian-west\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Adrian-West-square-crop.webp\" alt=\"Adrian West\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Adrian West<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Head of Corporate M&amp;A and ECM<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\t\t<style>.bioCard, .bioCard * {\n    text-decoration: none !important;\n}\n\n\n.bioCardWrapper {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr;\n    grid-gap: 1rem;\n    padding: 1rem;\n    border-radius: 120px;\n    margin-block-start: 2rem !important;\n    background-color: transparent;\n    box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px #00000000;\n    \n    --TS-Gold: #A38000;\n    --TS-Copper: #C35500;\n    --TS-Terracotta: #EE7442;\n    --TS-Turquoise: #82C7B3;\n    --TS-Apple: #A3C961;\n    --TS-Fossil: #F4F0D4;\n    --TS-Aubergine: #4E1649;\n    --TS-Racing-Green: #0F3F32;\n    --TS-Oxford-Blue: #001F49;\n    --TS-Prussian-Blue: #444541;\n    --TS-Black: #000000;\n    --TS-White: 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src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Andrew-Gillen-square-crop.webp\" alt=\"Andrew Gillen\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Andrew Gillen<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Senior Partner<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/spencer-summerfield\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Spencer-Summerfield-_Square-crop_.webp\" alt=\"Spencer Summerfield\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Spencer Summerfield<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Senior Consultant<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/aaron-stocks\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Aaron-Stocks-square-crop.webp\" alt=\"Aaron Stocks\">\n 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class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Tom Coulter<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Partner<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/dan-mcnamee\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dan-Mcnamee-squ-square-cropre-crop-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Dan McNamee\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Dan McNamee<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Partner<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/jon-reddington\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Jon-Reddington-square-crop.webp\" alt=\"Jon Reddington\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Jon Reddington<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: 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wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/william-howard\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/William-Howard-square-crop.jpg\" alt=\"William Howard\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">William Howard<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Head of International<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"bioCard is-layout-constrained animated fadeInUp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.traverssmith.com\/people\/mohammed-senouci\/?utm_source=Publication&amp;utm_medium=Bio_Card&amp;utm_campaign=Market_Trends\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <div class=\"bioCardWrapper\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bioHeadshot animated fadeIn delay-200ms\" src=\"https:\/\/guides.traverssmith.com\/ipo-preparation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mohammed-Senouci-square-crop.webp\" alt=\"Mohammed Senouci\">\n        <div class=\"bioTextWrapper\">\n            <p class=\"bioName\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Oxford-Blue)\">Mohammed Senouci<\/p>\n            <p class=\"bioRole\" style=\"color: var(--TS-Black)\">Partner<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ea69a204 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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