Public Market Services

Public Market Services

PublicMarket Services

SimonWallwork Partner

0161 672 1528 [email protected]

exceeding expectations

Slater Heelis exceeding

expectations for almost 250 years

Expertise Slater Heelis is a firm that has long been associated with quality and expertise. For over 240 years, we have been working with businesses in the North West and nationally to develop and support their next steps for growth.

Specifically, Slater Heelis' Corporate Team has gained an established reputation for high quality work delivered in a client-centred and cost effective manner.

At Slater Heelis we: Provide a partner led service which is both commercial and pragmatic; Provide practical and proactive advice;

The team works on transactions in the UK and internationally, having acted on transactions in Germany, Poland, France, Spain, China, USA, Belgium and Holland. The Corporate team has been recognised within the Top 10 most active legal Corporate teams in the North West of England by Experian for the last 5 years. Individually, Simon Wallwork was the most active corporate lawyer in the North West in 2019 and 2020.

Actively project manage any transaction or commercial matter to a successful conclusion.

The offering of our Corporate team is underpinned by our wider "Business Services" team, which allows us to bring to bear experts in commercial property, employment, even dispute resolution should the need arise, all to our clients' best advantage.

We deliver on time and on budget to our clients' very best business advantage.

We focus on making the process as straightforward and hassle-free as possible, cutting through the legal complexities with clear, common- sense advice on the issues that really matter, to enable you to achieve the outcome you want for your business.

Public Markets

Our Services

Our Approach

Our Corporate team comprises lawyers with many years' experience of working in the field of securities offerings, including debt and equity securities, takeovers and the regulations applicable to companies whose securities are publicly quoted. Members of the team have represented issuers, investment banks, Nominated Advisers and corporate advisers across UK public markets and a number of European and international markets. Examples of nominated advisers that the team has acted for include Zeus, Spark Advisory, WH Ireland, Brewin Dolphin, Browne Shipley, Henry Cook Lumsden.

In a nutshell, to work closely with you and your other professional advisors to ensure that:

we control the due diligence process

we provide a bespoke targeted due diligence report

we proactively manage the timetable and project manage the transaction to meet the required timeframes we advise on the implications of the key terms of the requisite documentation in plain English, avoiding jargon and offering practical commercial advice as to what you can agree verification process is proactively managed to reduce management time and inconvenience we work as a team.

The work includes:

AIM listing Secondary issues Placing Delistings Tender offers AGM support services Corporate governance matters/compliance Shareholder advice Employee share incentive arrangements Corporate compliance Minority shareholder transactions Share reorganisations and reductions Scheme of Arrangements

This means working as a team with both management and other professional advisors.

It also means working as a team ourselves, so that all the lawyers involved on the transaction know what they need to know.

we work as trusted partners on projects, not just trusted advisers

the fee we agree with you is certain, no corners cut in the scope of work

Corporate Transactions Our approach is: We are available to our clients We are proactive We are commercial We stand up for our clients' interest We give advice and our view on decisions that clients need to make in relation to the transaction We do not sit on fences

Work Highlights

ANS plc - advising independent directors on takeover offer

Mabion SA - advising on admission to New Connect Market in Poland

Arthro Kinetics plc - reverse takeover and readmission to AIM

Motif Bio plc - advising on reverse takeover and readmission to AIM

BiVictrix plc - advising on admission to AIM. Shortlisted for deal of the year in Insider Dealmakers Awards 2021

Neuro Solutions Limited - advising on its reverse takeover and admission to the ASX

Oncotherics Therapeutics plc - advising on admission to New Connect Market in Poland

Broca plc - advising in relation to its demerger from 2Ergo plc, private placing and admission to AIM

Pochins plc - advising independent directors on takeover offer

CBG plc - advising on its AIM listing

Hasgrove plc - advising on its AIM listing

Printing.com - advising Nomad on the private placing of shares and Admission

Hasgrove plc - advising on its return of funds to shareholders by way of a Tender Offer, share reduction and delisting

ZiMedical pl c - advising on a reverse takeover and readmission to AIM

Lectus plc - advising on its proposed admission to the New Connect Market in Poland

2Ergo plc - advising on the placing and admission to AIM

Our Team Find out more about our team below

RhianOwen Partner [email protected] 0161 672 1527

SimonWallwork Partner [email protected] 0161 672 1528

Simon Wallwork is a corporate partner based in Manchester and Head of our Corporate and Commercial team. He has over 28 years’ experience advising on acquisitions, disposals, fundraising, private equity and public market transactions, for a wide variety of clients including public and private companies, banks, venture capital funds and partnerships. He has considerable client side experience, spending a number of years working in-house with Pilkington plc. In addition to general corporate work, Simon specialises in the Technology and Life Sciences sectors. He has built up expertise in these sectors developing a deep understanding of their drivers. Simon is consistently ranked in the Top 5 corporation transaction lawyers according to the Experian guides since 2015. Simon is recognised as a leading individual in the Legal 500 Directory and the Chambers Guide, being described as "an extremely experienced lawyer who is not fazed by anything he comes across."

Rhian undertakes a wide range of corporate work and has particular experience advising on acquisitions and disposals, private equity transactions, company reorganisations and joint ventures for a wide variety of clients. In addition, Rhian, a medical science graduate, has a strong focus on the life sciences sector and has advised numerous biotech start-ups from early stage spinout (whether that be from academia or pharma), to funding rounds, R&D, commercialisation and exit.

Sophie Fleetwood Trainee Solicitor [email protected] 0161 672 1550

Sophie is a Trainee Solicitor with the firm and will be returning to the Corporate team when she qualifies in November. She originally joined the firm in the Corporate Law team as a Paralegal after attaining a distinction in both her Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Masters in Law (LLM) at the University of Law in Chester. Before obtaining her LPC and LLM, Sophie achieved a first-class honours in her Bachelor of Law (LLB) at Leeds Beckett University. Sophie has been a fantastic asset to the firm so far and has provided a great deal of support to the Corporate team.

MarkWarbuton Solicitor [email protected] 0161 672 1328

Mark is a corporate solicitor based at our Manchester office. Prior to joining, Slater Heelis he graduated from Lancaster University with a degree in Politics & International Relations and completed his GDL at Manchester Law School (MMU). In August 2019, Mark successfully completed is LPC and qualified as a solicitor. He was elected as treasurer for the Manchester Trainee Solicitors Group for 2018/19.

Client Feedback

Comments and testimonials from a vast range of projects for our diverse skilled team.

"The legal team at Slater Heelis led by SimonWallwork were outstanding on this transaction. We agreed with the vendors to work to tight timescales and the Slater Heelis teamwere instrumental in enabling us to complete on time. Working as a cohesive team they were pro-active in anticipating the issues that would arise and ensuring they were dealt with quickly." - GNR Technology Ltd

"We have used SimonWallwork and Rhian Owen as corporate advisors for many years. The advice has always been excellent, professional, timely and good value...their advice was excellent and they are all a pleasure to deal with."

Simon Wallwork is head of the firm's corporate and commercial team and is described as "an extremely experienced lawyer who is not fazed by anything he comes across." A source remarks that "he has been around the block and knows his stuff," adding: "He has a strong focus on corporate work and has the requisite expertise to handle complexity."

"This firm is a cohesive team of specialists with seamless interdepartmental communication and support rather than individual departments of a large corporate. In my experience it provides the same breadth and quality of service as a large corporate but with a personal touch and excellent level of client care. It is very much partner led but juniors are used in an appropriate fashion with good supervision and cost savings. As a client I feel valued and supported but never stupid. The advice received and work undertaken has been recognised by all concerned in my business matters as being clear and of the highest quality. They inspire confidence and client loyalty and there are never any issues in respect of costs which are agreed in advance. Invoices are also explained and agreed before submission so there are never any surprises."

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