James Inness

James’ representative transactions include advising:

• Verisure, the leading provider of professionally monitored security services in Europe and Latin America, on its €13.7 billion IPO on Nasdaq Stockholm
• Strategy on its €620 million inaugural euro-denominated preferred stock IPO
• Zilch Technology on various fund-raising and corporate transactions and related preparation
• The UK sponsors on Metlen’s £6 billion primary listing on the London Stock Exchange
• Checkout.com on corporate governance matters and various share offerings
• Diversified Energy Company on its:
  • Redomiciliation from the UK to the US by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement, and its subsequent move to the ESICC Category of Official List of the FCA
  • US$123.3 million cash placing to partially finance the acquisition of Maverick Natural Resources
  • Additional listing of shares on the New York Stock Exchange
  • US$163 million cash placing and retail offer to partially finance the acquisition of certain upstream assets and related infrastructure in its Central Region from Tanos Energy Holdings II
  • US$225 million capital raise by way of a cash box placing
  • Transfer from the AIM Market to the Main Market (Premium Segment) of the London Stock Exchange and its US$86 million placing
• Cobalt Holdings on its proposed IPO on the London Stock Exchange
• Varkey Group on the investment by a consortium led by Brookfield Asset Management to invest in GEMS Education
• WE Soda on its proposed IPO on the London Stock Exchange
• TI Fluid Systems plc, the global supplier of thermal solutions and fluid systems for vehicle manufacturers, in its:
  • £1.039 billion recommended takeover offer by ABC Technologies Acquisitions Limited
  • £1.3 billion IPO on the London Stock Exchange
• Darktrace in its:
  • US$5.3 billion recommended takeover offer by Thoma Bravo
  • £1.7 billion IPO on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
• The sponsors and underwriters on TUI’s multi-billion euro rights issues and recapitalizations (IFLR Equity Deal of the Year 2024)
• J.P. Morgan as sponsor on Ascential’s concurrent class 1 disposals of Digital Commerce and WGSN
• Savvy Gaming Group on its US$1 billion investment in Embracer Group AB, a prominent games and esports company
• Nordgold on its proposed IPO on the London Stock Exchange
• Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and others in connection with the direct listing of Wise, Europe’s first direct listing by a technology company
• Morgan Stanley and other banks in connection with the £351 million open offer by Mitchells & Butlers
• Morgan Stanley and Danske Bank on the DKK37 billion rights issue by Tryg A/S, the largest-ever equity raise by a Scandinavian listed company
• The underwriters in the US$25.6 billion IPO and listing of Saudi Aramco on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
• The underwriters on the US$6.5 billion dual-listed initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange and Astana International Exchange by Kaspi.kz, one of the largest payment and fintech companies in Kazakhstan
• Thomas Cook Group in connection with its strategic review, refinancing the proposed sale of its airline, and ultimately its attempted recapitalization
• The underwriters in connection with Synthomer plc’s £204 million rights issue on the London Stock Exchange in connection with its £654 million acquisition of Omnova Solutions Inc
• The underwriters in connection with the £2.4 billion IPO of Avast, the world’s largest consumer antivirus software supplier, on the London Stock Exchange
• The founders of Dubizzle on the sale of their shareholdings in Dubizzle, the largest online classifieds platform in the Middle East
• FMC Technologies Inc., the subsea oil services group, on its merger with Technip SA and listing on the NYSE and Euronext Paris