Leading global law firm, Baker McKenzie, is pleased to welcome Simon Bullock and Stuart Rubin as capital markets partners in its Corporate Finance team in London, further strengthening the Firm’s global transactional expertise and capabilities.

Simon and Stuart have a wealth of expertise in equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights issues, open offers and placings on the London Stock Exchange and across key global exchanges, as well as corporate advisory work, block trades, tender offers and other corporate transactions. They are trusted advisers to a broad range of issuers, investment banks and sponsors.

Baker McKenzie’s London Head of Corporate Finance, Nick Bryans, commented:

“I am thrilled that Simon and Stuart have joined us. I have known them both for many years and know first-hand that they are both top-rated equity capital markets lawyers who will not only strengthen our offering to our clients here in the UK but will also have an impact across our global network. With market conditions in London looking more positive than they have for many years, we are delighted to welcome them to the team.”

The Firm’s London Managing Partner, Ed Poulton, added: “Our Transactional Practices in London have seen exponential growth over the past year and Simon and Stuart will be excellent additions to the team. I look forward to seeing the positive impact their arrival will have on our capital markets capabilities in London and across the Firm more widely.”

Simon and Stuart will be based in the Firm’s London office.

Baker McKenzie continues to accelerate aggressively its lateral growth strategy to add senior talent to its bench strength in London. Most recently, this has included Private Equity Real Estate Partner, Mark Thompson, Investment Funds Partner, Nick Benson, Energy & Infrastructure Partners, James Wyatt and Elisabeth Moseley, M&A Partners, Michal Berkner and Helen Johnson, Restructuring & Insolvency Partner, Kevin Heverin, Disputes Partner, Sarah West, Real Estate Financial Partner, Luke Harber, Data & Cyber Partner, Adele Harrison, Tax Partners, Sebastian Ma’ilei and Sam Trowbridge, Antitrust & Competition Partner, Marie Leppard, and Patent Litigation & Life Sciences Partner, Indradeep Bhattacharya.

With more than 2,700 deal practitioners in 45 jurisdictions, Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse. The Firm excels in complex, cross-border transactions; over 65% of our deals are multi-jurisdictional. Baker McKenzie has been consistently recognised as a top-three firm for cross-border M&A by volume over the past decade. The teams are a hybrid of 'local' and 'global,' combining money-market sophistication with local excellence.
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