Simon L Thomas
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Capital Markets: Equity
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About
Provided by Simon L Thomas
Practice Areas
Simon Thomas represents underwriters and issuers on a wide range of equity capital markets transactions including IPOs, rights issues, global depositary receipts and equity placings in the UK and internationally.
As well as being recognised as a leading ECM specialist in the UK, Simon has extensive experience of emerging markets including Africa, Russia, the CIS and the Middle East.
Simon is the Africa Practice Leader for Equity Capital Markets.
Career
Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance, 1996
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 1998
Partner since 2008
Chambers Review
UK
Simon Thomas is a prominent ECM practitioner who advises blue-chip corporates and banks on a wide range of transactions. He is renowned for his high-quality advice on big-ticket IPOs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has an excellent grasp of the technical aspects of transactions and can be trusted to work through issues on complex deals."
"Simon is hugely knowledgeable and a safe pair of hands."
"Simon has an outstanding legal mind, coupled with depth of experience and a rare level of commercial acumen."
"He has an excellent grasp of the technical aspects of transactions and can be trusted to work through issues on complex deals."
"Simon is hugely knowledgeable and a safe pair of hands."
"Simon has an outstanding legal mind, coupled with depth of experience and a rare level of commercial acumen."