Partner David Brennan led the transaction and was assisted by Principal Associate Sue Johnston and Director Sefton Collett.

David said: "Working on this transaction with SEC has allowed us to, once again, establish ourselves as one of the leading firms in the AIM market and further enhance our international portfolio. We are delighted to have advised SEC on its admission to AIM, which will allow greater access to capital to fund their future activities and raise their profile and reputation within the industry."

Nabarro has completed two US Rule 144A offerings this month. The first transaction involved jointly advising La Française de L’Energie on its €125 million global IPO on the regulated market of Euronext Paris with Broadlaw Group member, Lefèvre Pelletier and Associés (LPA). Nabarro also advised a syndicate of international investment banks on an institutional placing and Rule 144A offering by Faroe Petroleum plc.

International law firm Ashurst has advised BofA Merrill Lynch in connection with the spin-off of QinQin Foodstuffs Group (Cayman) Company Limited from Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. and the listing of QinQin on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by way of introduction.  BofA Merrill Lynch acted as sole sponsor to the listing.

Ashurst has advised S2 Resources Limited (S2) on a Placement to institutional investors and share purchase plan to raise up to A$12.1 million.

S2 is undertaking these raisings to strengthen its balance sheet, to allow it to accelerate its ongoing exploration activities and for general corporate purposes.  Post completion of the capital raising, S2 will be well funded with a cash balance of up to approximately A$27.5 million.

King & Wood Mallesons has advised Astorg Asset Management on the fund raising of Astorg VI.

Astorg VI achieved a final close, exceeding its initial target of €1.5 billion at its hard-cap of €2 billion to €2.1 billion. The fund was raised from international investors including pension funds, insurance companies and institutional asset managers from Europe (62%), North America (30%) and Asia (8%).

Ashurst acted as legal advisor to Range International Limited (RAN) on its initial public offering and listing on ASX, including the preparation of the attached prospectus lodged with ASIC. RAN is a manufacturer of plastic pallets.  It has developed the ThermoFusionTM technology that allows it to make plastic pallet from 100% recycled mixed plastic waste.

The offer involved the issue of new shares to raise $50 million. Trading of shares in the Company commenced on 22 July 2016 and had a market capitalisation of A$150 million upon listing.

Shearman & Sterling advised Oddo & Cie and Gilbert Dupont on the successful initial public offering of GenSight Biologics on compartment C of the Euronext regulated market in Paris. This raised €40 million by means of a capital increase, which may be increased to c. €45.9 million if an over-allotment option is fully exercised.

Gide advised GenSight Biologics, a biotechnology company, on its initial public offering (IPO) on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. The initial public offering raised approximately €45.9 million of capital through the issuance of new shares in an amount of €40 million with an over-allotment option to issue additional new shares in an amount of approximately €5.9 million.

Eversheds Bitans has provided full scope legal support advised leading Nordic and Baltic high-tech manufacturing company AS HansaMatrix on its recent private placement and associated equity fund raise and subsequent listing on the Baltic Main List of Nasdaq Riga Stock Exchange. This is the first Nasdaq Main List listing for a Latvian company since 2004.

Irwin Mitchell Advises Next Fifteen As Lead Investor In UK MarTech business

London based Phrasee, a marketing software company which uses artificial intelligence to boost email response rates, has raised £1m in seed funding.

Phrasee intends to use the funds for research and development purposes, and expansion of the reach of scientific approach to email marketing in both the UK and US MarTech markets.