Paul Airley

I specialise in equity capital markets transactions, M&A and advisory mandates, acting for clients ranging from founders to financial institutions. I am active in both traditional and novel business sectors, including energy and resources, technology, cannabis, and psychedelics.I am an experienced corporate and equity capital markets lawyer. I enjoy advising clients in diverse, challenging and often novel sectors, including mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, technology (including blockchain and cryptocurrencies), financial services, cannabis and psychedelics. I act for UK and international issuers, founders, investors and financial institutions on a wide range of capital markets and M&A transactions including: LSE Main Market and AIM IPOs (including dual IPOs); secondary financings and M&A transactions for listed issuers; UK financings for overseas issuers; public takeovers, private acquisitions and joint ventures; activist shareholder situations; corporate governance matters; and corporate reorganisations. After 7 years as a partner in the London office of a major Canadian law firm, I have a particular interest in advising Canadian companies on capital markets and M&A transactions in the UK. I am consistently ranked in the Legal 500 UK for Equity Capital Markets, Mining & Minerals, and Oil & Gas work. · Fladgate LLP

EnglandEquity Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A

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Paul Airley is an experienced corporate and equity capital markets lawyer specialising in equity capital markets, M&A and advisory mandates for clients ranging from founders to financial institutions. He acts for UK and international issuers, founders, investors and banks across sectors including mining, oil & gas, renewable energy, technology, cannabis and psychedelics; he trained at Osborne Clark, qualified in 1997 and joined Fladgate as a partner in 2012, and is consistently ranked in the Legal 500 UK for Equity Capital Markets, Mining & Minerals and Oil & Gas.

Practice areas

Equity Capital MarketsCorporate / M&AEnergy & ResourcesMining & MineralsOil & GasTechnology

Office

England

Fladgate LLP · I specialise in equity capital markets transactions, M&A and advisory mandates, acting for clients ranging from founders to financial institutions. I am active in both traditional and novel business sectors, including energy and resources, technology, cannabis, and psychedelics.I am an experienced corporate and equity capital markets lawyer. I enjoy advising clients in diverse, challenging and often novel sectors, including mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, technology (including blockchain and cryptocurrencies), financial services, cannabis and psychedelics. I act for UK and international issuers, founders, investors and financial institutions on a wide range of capital markets and M&A transactions including: LSE Main Market and AIM IPOs (including dual IPOs); secondary financings and M&A transactions for listed issuers; UK financings for overseas issuers; public takeovers, private acquisitions and joint ventures; activist shareholder situations; corporate governance matters; and corporate reorganisations. After 7 years as a partner in the London office of a major Canadian law firm, I have a particular interest in advising Canadian companies on capital markets and M&A transactions in the UK. I am consistently ranked in the Legal 500 UK for Equity Capital Markets, Mining & Minerals, and Oil & Gas work.

England

Expertise

IPOs (LSE Main Market and AIM, including dual IPOs)Secondary financings and M&A for listed issuersPublic takeovers and activist shareholder situationsCorporate governance and reorganisationsCross-border UK–Canada capital markets and M&AMining & mineralsOil & gasRenewable energyTechnology (including blockchain and cryptocurrencies)Cannabis and psychedelics

Education

Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Bristol University, LLB (1993)
Bristol University, LPC (1995)

Admissions

Qualified 1997
Law Society (member)