Giles Distin

"[Giles] is a rare example of a true corporate lawyer with real expertise in AIM Rules and Takeover Code issues." A client, quoted in The Legal 500 UK

Partner, Co-head of Investment Banks, Corporate Finance
London, UK

Expertise

Giles is a Corporate Finance partner based in London. He is an expert in advising on UK securities regulation and on UK listed company transactions, including takeovers and other regulated M&A transactions (cross-border and domestic), IPOs, reverse takeovers, public equity fundraisings and other equity capital markets transactions involving companies listed on the Main Market or AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Giles was seconded for two years to the UK Takeover Panel.

His recent transactional experience includes advising:

Raymond James Financial International Limited, as financial adviser to Raymond James UK Wealth Management Holdings Limited, on a £279m recommended takeover offer for Main Market listed Charles Stanley Group plc
Fenchurch Advisory Partners, as financial adviser to James Hay Holdings Limited, on a £145m recommended takeover offer for AIM quoted Nucleus Financial Group plc
AIM quoted Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings plc on a £110m recommended takeover offer by Perkin Elmer Inc.
AIM quoted GENinCode plc on its £42m IPO on the AIM Market
Zeus Capital Limited, as financial adviser to Ecotricity Group Limited, on a £70m hostile takeover offer for AIM quoted Good Energy Group plc
Singer Capital Markets and Berenberg on a £33m placing and open offer by AIM quoted essensys plc
Rothschild & Co, as financial adviser to Dock Newco (owned by the Freshwater Group), on its £1.3bn recommended takeover offer for Main Market listed Daejan Holdings plc
Liberum Capital, as nominated adviser and sole bookrunner, on the £120m IPO of SourceBio International plc on the AIM Market
AIM quoted SafeCharge International Group Limited on a £700m recommended takeover offer by Nuvei Corporation, the largest AIM company takeover in 2019
Main Market listed GVC Holdings plc on its £3.2bn recommended takeover offer for Ladbrokes Coral Group plc
AIM quoted Scapa Group plc on its £33m cash box placing
Numis Securities Limited, as sponsor and sole bookrunner, on the £651m IPO of AJ Bell plc on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
AIM quoted The Pebble Group plc on its £176m IPO on the AIM Market