Giles is a partner in our Corporate Transactions, Finance & Governance practice based in our London office. His particular expertise covers UK public company transactions including, notably, takeovers and other UK Takeover Code transactions, initial public offerings, reverse takeovers and public equity fundraisings on the Main Market/AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and on PLUS Markets.

Giles was an Assistant Secretary at the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers between 2000 and 2002 and is a member of the Corporate Finance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has been asked to speak at conferences on topics related to the UK’s capital markets and in particular, in relation to takeovers and continuing obligations for companies listed on the AIM Market.

Giles is listed in the UK legal publication Legal Experts 2011 as an expert in Corporate/ M&A. He is referred to in The Legal 500 UK as "being praised for his knowledge of listed markets".

Representative Experience

• GB £10.4m hostile offer for Clarity Commerce Solutions plc by Enigmatic Investments Limited.
• GB £33.8m recommended takeover offer for Parseq plc by CNH Bidco Limited (a company backed by HarbourVest).
• Initial Public Offering on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and equity placing (including Rule 144A offering) for 3Legs Resources plc.
• GB £88m recommended takeover offer for Velosi Limited by Azul Holding 2     S.à r.l (a company backed by Carlyle investors).
• GB £583m recommended cash, share and loan note mix-and-match offer for The BSS Group plc by Travis Perkins plc, by way of scheme of arrangement.
• GB £99.3m recommended cash offer for Melorio plc by Pearson plc.
• GB £412m recommended share offer for Rensburg Sheppards plc by Investec plc by way of scheme of arrangement.
• GB £281m recommended cash offer for Care UK plc by Warwick Bidco Limited (a company owned by Bridgepoint) by way of scheme of arrangement.
• Initial Public Offering on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and equity placing for Critical Information Group plc.
• GB £1.029bn competitive takeover offer for Enodis plc by Illinois Tool Works Inc. by way of scheme of arrangement.
• GB £228.6m recommended takeover offer for Inspicio plc by Angus Newco Limited (a company backed by 3i investors).
• GB £148.2m recommended takeover offer for Inspace plc by Willmott Dixon Limited.
• GB £201m recommended cash offer by Websense SC Operations Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Websense, Inc.) for SurfControl plc by means of a scheme of arrangement.
• Advice to Alliance Unichem Group UK Pension Scheme Trustees in connection with the recommended cash offer by AB Acquisitions Limited for Alliance Boots plc.
• Initial Public Offering on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange and equity placing for Loudwater Trust Limited (previously Panmure Capital).
• Finsbury Food Group plc reverse takeover, placing and re-admission to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (involving the purchase of Lightbody Group Limited).