Dana French | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I have experience advising both buyers and sellers across a range of sectors including, but not limited to: retail, mining, oil & gas, manufacturing and telecommunications.  I also have experience acting for issuers on both Main Market/AIM IPOs and secondary issues.

 

Recent work includes: 

  • Assisted a cross-practice team advising SigmaRoc plc on its agreement to acquire a European lime business (with operations across 16 sites in Europe) from CRH plc for US$1.1 billion and an associated c.£200 million fundraise
  • Advising Kodal Minerals plc on the agreement of a major conditional funding package of US$117.75 million
  • Advising a digital, high-value data and events business on the £21 million acquisition of an industry-specific events company
  • Advising an electrical products and solutions business on the sale of one of its divisions, valued at US$198 million
  • Advising a UK-based cloud consultancy on the £50 million sale of its subsidiary, a B2B cloud products reseller
  • Assisting Haydale Graphene Industries plc on a secondary fundraise of £5 million

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Banking And Finance
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Further clarity provided on changes to the UK's listing regime and new sourcebook

09.04.2024
The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") set out proposals to reform its current Listing Rules sourcebook ("LR") in its consultation paper published in May 2023 (CP23/10), and subsequent consultation paper (CP23/31) reporting on feedback received. Fieldfisher published an article on 22 January 2024, written by Adam Jones, with an overview of the proposals set out in CP23/31 (Consultation proposes far-reaching revamp of UK Listing Rules | Fieldfisher).
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Press Release

Fieldfisher acts for SigmaRoc on US$1.1bn reverse takeover, £200 million fundraising and re-admission to AIM

23.11.2023
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Fieldfisher advised on £1.1 billion (€1.25 billion) of ECM transactions in 2022

13.04.2023
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Fieldfisher advises on sale of Morphy Richards to Chinese buyer

20.03.2023
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