International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Numis on a £75 million fundraising for University of Cambridge investor, Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC).

The funds will be used to provide investment to CIC's portfolio of technology businesses developed by the University of Cambridge and the wider Cambridge cluster, Europe's largest technology hub.

CIC launched in 2013 to provide growth capital to local tech businesses providing long term capital to support the sustained growth of investee companies.

The listing demonstrates extensive experience in the financial services industry and highlights global and local capabilities

Latham & Watkins has advised Everbright Securities Company Limited (the “Company”) on its HK$8,293.6 million Hong Kong IPO, the second Chinese securities firm to list in Hong Kong this year.

Eversheds has advised NewRiver REIT plc on the admission of its shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the simultaneous cancellation of the shares of NewRiver Retail Limited on AIM. Admission of NewRiver REIT’s shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market took effect on 18 August at 8.00am.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the underwriters, including Everbright Securities, UBS and Merrill Lynch, on China Everbright Securities' US$1.12 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. China Everbright Securities is one of the largest securities brokerage by assets in China and is controlled by state-owned financial conglomerate, China Everbright Group.

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised the underwriters, including Everbright Securities, UBS and Merrill Lynch, on China Everbright Securities' US$1.03 billion listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. China Everbright Securities is one of the largest securities brokerage by assets in China and is controlled by state-owned financial conglomerate, China Everbright Group.

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised its longstanding biotech client Verona Pharma plc on a UK and US placing/pipe investment to raise gross proceeds of £44.7m (US$63.3m). The cornerstone investors in the placing were specialist healthcare focused funds Vivo Capital, OrbiMed and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners.

Cadwalader successfully acted as international counsel in relation to Dilip Buildcon Limited’s US$100 million initial public offering of shares listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange of India. Book running lead managers were Axis Capital Limited, IIFL Holdings Limited, JM Financial Institutional Securities Limited and PNB Investment Services Limited. The listing and commencement of trading occurred on 11 August 2016.

Baker & McKenzie has advised Lonestar Resources Limited, an ASX-listed Australian corporation with oil & gas operations in Texas, on its re-domiciliation to Delaware with a listing on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”).

International technology, media and telecoms law firm Olswang LLP has advised broker Beaufort Securities Limited on Myanmar-language social media, entertainment and payments platform MySQUAR's secondary equity placing.

Travers Smith corporate partner Adrian West, senior corporate assistant Jamie Lumsden and corporate assistant Isabel Dwan have advised Benchmark Holdings plc, the international biotechnology and food chain sustainability business, in connection with its placing of 47,279,127  new ordinary shares at a price of 65 pence per share to raise approximately £30.7 million before expenses.

The proceeds of the placing are intended to be used by the company to invest in certain strategic joint ventures and capital projects.