European law firm Fieldfisher has again secured the top position in the AIM adviser rankings for Q1 2025, as reported by the Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide. The firm stands out as the premier legal adviser to AIM-quoted companies, representing 45 clients (six more than its closest competitor) and ranks joint top in the Technology sector.
The Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide is published quarterly by Adviser Rankings Limited, highlighting the leading institutional advisers and their stock market clients.
Commenting on Fieldfisher's rankings, Brad Isaac, Head of Equity Capital Markets, said:
"We're extremely proud to retain the top spot on the AIM adviser list. Across the UK and globally we've seen a more subdued outlook, with deal volumes and values notably down. Despite this, Fieldfisher has continued to excel in key sectors such as energy, technology, industrials and consumer and we thank our clients for their ongoing confidence in our services.
"On a positive note, we have seen an uptick in capital markets activity so far in 2025, having acted on the recent IPO of RC Fornax, and with another two floats at advanced stages. The pipeline of ECM activity, in terms of follow on raises and IPO enquiries, give grounds for an optimistic outlook for the rest of the year."
Fieldfisher's London Equity Capital Markets team advised on four IPOs (three of which were on AIM) – with only 11 IPOs occurring on AIM in 2024, representing 27% of the market. We also acted on 23 secondary issues and 3 M&A deals involving listed companies.
We've acted on some of the largest transactions of the year including, on the Main Market, acting for the Kazakhstani Sovereign Wealth Fund, Samruk-Kazyna, on the IPO of Air Astana Group, valuing the company at USD 847 million.
On AIM we acted for Cornish Metals on its £56 million fundraising, which attracted widespread interest in the national press, Seeing Machines Limited on its £26 million fundraising by way of a strategic investment from Mitsubishi and Synairgen PLC's £18 million equity fundraising.
