European law firm Fieldfisher has announced the appointment of Tom Rush as a partner in its Corporate practice, based in Birmingham. Tom joins from Gateley Legal, where he was Birmingham Head of Corporate.

Tom has over 15 years’ experience in public company transactions, private equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He advises corporates, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs and has successfully acted on many high-profile IPOs, secondary fundraisings, and complex M&A transactions, across various sectors, including retail, engineering, and healthcare.

He advises businesses seeking to float on the stock exchange or grow their listed entities through raising additional funds from new or existing investors or via acquisitions. He also assists investors with private equity investments, whether their funds are deployed to help a business grow, fund a management buy-out, or invest in larger investment funds.

His notable work credentials include advising Gymshark and its management on the minority investment by General Atlantic, advising Virgin Wines UK Plc on its vendor placing and admission to AIM with a market cap of £110 million, and advising private equity firm Connection Capital on investments in Spotless Water, IFF Research, and various investment funds managed by Hambro Perks, DN Capital, and 17Capital.

This news story was originally published on the firm’s website.