Equity capital markets

IPOs

Tom has been involved with over 60 IPO's including those for Hotel Chocolat, TruFin plc, Argentex Group, Distribution Finance Capital, Shield Therapeutics, Gordon Dadds, VR Education, Directa Plus, easyHotel, Kalibrate Technologies, Rex Bionics, The People's Operator, KSK Power Ventur, Patagonia Gold, Indus Gas, iEnergizer, Hardy Oil & Gas, Zenergy Power, Hummingbird Resources, Madagascar Oil, Ruffer Investment Company, Landore Resources and Clipper Windpower.

Secondary issues

Tom regularly advises on secondary fundraises including placings, ABBs, subscriptions, open offers, rights issues, cash box placings and vendor placings.

Market moves, redomiciliations and delistings

Volex plc - move from Main Market to AIM.

Hornby plc - move from Main Market to AIM and simultaneous placing.

Cape plc - redomiciliation, scheme of arrangement and move from AIM to Main Market.

KSK Power - move from AIM to standard listing.

Numis Securities and Argentex Group plc

Advised Numis in its role as nominated adviser and broker on the AIM IPO of Argentex Group plc and related £46 million placing of new and existing shares.

Macquarie Capital and Distribution Finance Capital Holdings plc

Advised nominated adviser and broker, Macquarie, on the £96 million AIM IPO of DFC 

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Public and private M&A

Tom regularly advises on acquisitions and disposals involving both private and listed companies.

Public M&A

Acted for Argentinian gold miner, Patagonia Gold plc, on its reverse takeover into Hunt Mining Corp, the Canadian listed mineral company by way of a scheme of arrangement.

Acted for Kalibrate Technologies on its £29 million takeover by Hanover Active Equity Fund.

Acted for The Parkmead Group Plc on its recommended takeovers for Deo Petroleum and Lochard Energy.

Acted for Westhouse Securities in connection with the £55 million recommended takeover of ACM Shipping Group by Braemar Shipping Services.

Acted for Brancote Holdings Plc on its US$368 million recommended takeover by Meridian Gold Inc.

Advised Patagonia Gold on City Code whitewash and related fundraising.

Advised Premier Asset Management Plc on its £44 million MBO.

Advised on numerous reverse takeovers for AIM listed clients including Aurum Mining, Feedback Plc, Cambrian Oil & Gas and Zenergy Power Plc.

Private M&A

Advised Feedback plc on acquisitions of Cambridge Computed Images Ltd and TexRAD Ltd.

Advised Hardy Oil & Gas on divestment of Nigerian assets.

Advised Georgia LLC on the acquisition of GPM Georgia BV and associated mining assets.

Advised Cape plc on its acquisition of York Linings Limited.

Acted for African Mining and Exploration on acquisition of Caracal Gold Mali SARL and related gold exploration licences.

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Technology

Advised Macquarie Capital (Europe) in connection with £185 million AIM IPO of TruFin PLC, a holding company of an operating group with three growth-focused fintech and banking businesses, and related £70 million placing.

Advised VR Education, a software and technology group focused on digital education, on its IPO on AIM and the ESM in Dublin and related placing.

Advised Nomad in connection with AIM IPO of Directa Plus plc, a graphene technology company which is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene based products.

Advised in connection with AIM IPO of Kalibrate Technologies Plc, a provider of proprietary software-based products and services to the global petroleum retail industry, and in connection with its subsequent recommended takeover.

Advised Nomad in connection with acquisition and readmission to AIM of Rex Bionics, pioneer of the REX Robot technology that enhances the mobility of wheel-chair users and on its subsequent secondary placing.

Advised in connection with reverse takeover and readmission to AIM of Synety Limited, a leading cloud-based software and communications business.

Advised Nomad in connection with AIM IPO of The People's Operator, a cause-based commercial mobile virtual network operator.

Advised Nomad and joint brokers in connection with AIM IPO of BPO company, Ibex Global Solutions.

Advised Nomad in connection with AIM IPO of Indian BPO company, iEnergizer.

Advised Nomad in connection with AIM IPO of TMT Investments Plc.

Mining and minerals

Tom has a particular sector focus on the energy and natural resources sector (oil and gas, mining and minerals and energy) advising companies on equity capital fundraisings, acquisitions and disposals of assets and associated contractual matters and acts for a mixture of exploration, production and service companies in the sector.

Mining and minerals

Advised in relation to IPOs of Patagonia Gold, Landore Resources, Aurum Mining, Zibao Metals, Van Dieman Mines and Hummingbird Resources.

Acted for Brancote Holdings Plc on its US$368 million recommended takeover by Meridian Gold Inc.

Acted for Cradle Arc Plc in connection with its $10 million secured debt funding in relation to accelerated development plan for its Mowana Copper Mine - Botswana.

Acted for African Mining and Exploration on acquisition of Caracal Gold Mali and related gold exploration licences.

Advised Patagonia Gold on acquisitions of mining assets in Argentina and associated royalty exchange, secondary fundraisings and City Code whitewash.

Advised Georgia LLC on the acquisition of GPM Georgia BV and associated mining assets.

Advised on reverse takeovers of Andash Mining and Pan African Resources.

Energy and natural resources

Tom has a particular sector focus on the energy and natural resources sector (oil and gas, mining and minerals and energy) advising companies on equity capital fundraisings, acquisitions and disposals of assets and associated contractual matters and acts for a mixture of exploration, production and service companies in the sector.

Energy

Advised Indian power project company, KSK Power Ventur, on its US$260 million AIM IPO and its subsequent move to become first company to obtain a standard listing on the Main Market as well as various further equity fundraisings.

Advised in relation to IPOs of Clipper Windpower and Zenergy Power.

Advised Nomad in connection with Andes Energia Plc's reverse takeover of Argentinean electricity, oil and hydro assets and associated fundraising and readmission to AIM and subsequent secondary fundraisings.