Samantha is a partner in Reed Smith’s Global Corporate Group, who focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital markets.
Samantha has extensive experience acting for companies and their advisers on IPOs and secondary transactions, both on AIM and on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, and on transactions involving the Toronto and Australian exchanges. She regularly advises on a range of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, public takeovers, regulatory compliance, and continuing obligations under the relevant market rules.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising Singer Capital Markets and RBC Europe on numerous secondary fundraisings by Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Advising Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC on its strategic collaboration with Valeos Pharma A/S.
Advising National Milk Records PLC on its c£48m public takeover by scheme of arrangement by AB Agri Limited (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc).
Advising Singer Capital Markets and RBC Europe on numerous secondary fundraisings by Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Advising Celadon Pharmaceuticals PLC on its strategic collaboration with Valeos Pharma A/S.
Advising National Milk Records PLC on its c£48m public takeover by scheme of arrangement by AB Agri Limited (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc).
Advising Britannia Life Sciences on its strategic partnership with a UK laboratory service provider, connected acquisitions and subsequent disposal, and numerous other acquisitions.
Advising Codemasters Group Holdings plc on its admission to AIM and associated placing of £185 million, its secondary fundraising in connection with the acquisition of Seriously Mad Studios, and its £945 million ($1.2 billion) takeover by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electronic Arts Inc., following the lapse of the £759 million takeover offer made by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Advising Williams Grand Prix Holdings plc on the disposal of its Formula 1 business to BCE Ltd., a fund managed by Dorilton Capital Management LLC, valuing the business at €152 million.
Counsel to Kanabo Group PLC, Meridian Mining UK Societas, Montu Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Hilltop Leaf Ltd.
Advising numerous cannabis companies on private fundraisings, listing eligibility and Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 compliance.
Credentials
Education
Education
- College of Law, London, 2008, LPC
- Kingston University, 2006, GDL
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
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