Our Public Limited Company & Capital Markets Service
Who We Can Help
Our Corporate solicitors advise UK public companies on a variety of matters, including advising and supporting:
- PLCs at all stages of their lifecycle
- AIM-listed companies and businesses preparing for admission to AIM
- Boards of directors and senior management teams requiring strategic and regulatory advice
- Shareholders and investors in public companies
- High-growth businesses transitioning from private to public company status
- Established listed groups undertaking acquisitions, disposals or restructurings
Our clients operate across a broad range of sectors, including agriculture, technology, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, retail, hospitality & leisure and life sciences.
How We Can Help
Our Corporate Law team provides clear, commercially focused legal advice to support complex public company transactions and ongoing compliance.
We can assist with:
- Admissions and listings, including AIM flotations and admissions to trading
- Capital raisings, including placings, secondary issues and private fundraisings
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals, involving businesses, subsidiaries and shareholdings
- Corporate governance and compliance, including ongoing regulatory obligations for PLCs
- Directors’ duties and board advisory work, ensuring statutory and fiduciary responsibilities are met
- Shareholder matters, including shareholder meetings, resolutions and investor relations issues
- Takeover Panel and Code matters, including waivers and regulatory engagement
- Re-registration and restructuring, including conversion to PLC status from private limited company (and from private limited to public)
- Delistings and exits, including withdrawal from AIM
We work closely with our clients to understand their commercial objectives, providing pragmatic, strategic advice within regulatory complexity whilst managing risk.
Where required, our Corporate team collaborates seamlessly with specialists across employment, property, tax and dispute resolution to deliver a fully integrated service.
Our Public Limited Companies Experience
Examples of the work and advice we have provided to public limited companies include:
- Listing of Wynnstay Group plc to AIM (from PLUS);
- Disposal of subsidiary of an IT plc for an undisclosed amount;
- Acquisitions of numerous agricultural companies and businesses for a listed PLC;
- Acquisition of 3 Quantity Surveyor businesses, conversion of the consolidator to a PLC and then its listing to AIM;
- Acquisitions of businesses and companies for a PLC in the fire and security systems industry;
- Reverse of a financial services business into a AQUIS listed buyer, with completion conditional upon the placing of shares (and raising of capital) to fund the purchase price and a war chest for further acquisitions;
- Private placing of shares for a carpet manufacturer/distributor as part of an Enterprise Investment Scheme;
- Private placing of an Insured Debenture Loan Stock to raise finance for film production;
- Advising companies / shareholders on a sale of the former PLC and liaising with the Takeover Panel on Code Waivers;
- Providing advice to activist shareholder groups in a listed PLC; and
- Advising in connection with delisting and admission to matched bargain facilities.
Public Limited Company & Capital Markets FAQs
What is a Public Limited Company?
Public limited companies are limited companies that can (subject to regulatory compliance) offer shares to the general public, with issued share capital with a nominal value of at least £50,000 (of which at least one quarter must be paid up), at least two directors and “plc” at the end of its company name.
Shares in PLCs can be admitted to trading on stock markets and traded by the general public or may be privately held. PLCs are subject to increased regulation when compared to private limited companies.
What is the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)?
Originally known as the Alternative Investment Market, AIM is a stock market for smaller, young and fast-growing companies (both UK and international companies).
AIM enables such companies to have market access at an earlier stage of development than would be possible on the London Stock Exchange, which is the operator and regulator of AIM.
We advised Wynnstay Group plc in connection with its admission to AIM from Ofex (now ISDX), and its placing of £1,500,000 of new shares. Wynnstay was a complex business which had a turnover of nearly £100m and at the time of the flotation had three trading divisions, four subsidiaries, three joint ventures, two other associated companies and a portfolio of 45 properties.
We also advised Baqus Group plc on its admission to AIM and placing of shares. In addition and immediately prior to the admission, we advised Baqus on the simultaneous merger of three quantity surveying practices, giving it a national reach.
What is ISDX?
Our Corporate Solicitors also have experience advising companies in relation to their admission to trading on the ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange (also known as ISDX, formerly known as PLUS and OFEX).
It is a London-based “next generation” stock exchange providing cash trading and listing, derivatives and technology services.
Why Work With Our Corporate Lawyers?
- We have been ranked as a Top Tier law firm by the Legal 500 for the last seven years.
- You will receive city-quality corporate law advice at regional prices.
- Price transparency - we provide our clients with an estimate at the outset of any piece of work, with ongoing updates throughout the matter.
- Our Corporate Partner-led service ensures you receive the very best legal advice and commercially minded support.
- We have a large team with corporate finance experience across a diverse variety of business sectors, including financial services. Our team focuses on achieving your objectives and meeting your deadlines, especially in legal matters pertaining to public companies.
- We are a full-service law firm operating from a one-site office, which means our teams communicate effectively and efficiently, and our Corporate Lawyers can draw on support from other specialist lawyers, such as property and employment lawyers.
- Our Corporate Solicitors use technology and AI effectively to ensure that we are working as efficiently as possible and that geographical distance is no bar to us from providing you with excellent client service.
- Our Corporate Team were named “Team of the Year (Cheshire)” at the 2025 North West Rainmaker Awards.
- Myerson was shortlisted for ‘Large Deal of the Year (£50m+)’ at the Yorkshire Rainmakers Awards 2026 for advising AQA on its acquisition of Realise Training Group, highlighting the strength of the firm’s Corporate team in delivering high-value, complex transactions across the UK.
- We were the winners of ‘Corporate Team of the Year 2021’ at the Manchester Legal Awards.
- Take a look at the Myerson Promise for further benefits of working with us here.
Testimonials
Mr Preston
Chris Moss's advice and support was exceptional. I would highly recommend.
Mr. Maitland, VendiTech
Myerson has been exceptional to work with, combining a high level of professionalism with a pragmatic, commercially minded approach. Communication is always clear, timely, and responsive, which gives us real confidence when navigating complex decisions. Chris, Charlotte and Richard provided invaluable support across multiple areas of our business. Their guidance has been instrumental to our continued success and has played a key role in giving us strong confidence around compliance as we scale and evolve.
Gary Johnson, CDL
The strength that Myerson brings to CDL and its group companies is an intimate understanding of our products and services and how they are utilised in the various sectors of our evolving marketplace. CDL and Myerson have worked together for over 10 years and in that time CDL have been fortunate to attract, court and secure many new contracts including large banking and global organisations.
Tim Webb, RTA Claim Solutions
Myerson have been hugely professional and supportive in providing expert legal advice to the business. For us, their quality of service and expert knowledge of commercial business was equally as important as their undoubted legal capabilities. We hope to be able to continue to work with them over the long term.
Tony Sampson , J2 Retail Ltd
Unphased by the ‘big names’ and frequently head to head with much larger firms, they have always worked effectively on our behalf as both a business and as shareholders, and have represented us extremely well in many complex and difficult situations. Myerson partners and lawyers have an excellent grasp of the commercial realities of our business – something that is equally as important as their undoubted capabilities as lawyers.
David Hibbert, Stax Trade Centres PLC
We were introduced to Myerson back in 1986 with a view to them advising us on our MBO. Myerson have always been there with clear, easily presented counsel as to how to deal with every aspect of business life. We respect their honesty and integrity and have no qualms in recommending them to any up and coming entrepreneurs.
Mr. Roberts, Communications Plus Ltd.
Chris Moss, Melisa Chaplow and Charlotte Peers have been exceptional. Thank you.
Mike Forsyth - Founder and Chairman, Safer Sphere
Myerson Solicitors acted for us in a complicated Management Buy-Out transaction. Akeel, Palma, Simon, Andrew, and the team supported completion in a tight time frame with the utmost professionalism and diligence. They coordinated and cooperated seamlessly with the wider advisors and stakeholders, ensuring full protection and compliance with the transaction. We have worked with Myerson on a number of legal aspects for over 5 years, and would highly recommend their services.
Colin
Supported my business from the outset. Always there when needed. Superb integrity and pricing. Always gets the job done effectively with open dialogue and communication at every point. Yes I highly recommend.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
The Corporate team at Myerson is the perfect size for a balance between expertise and personal service.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Myerson's Corporate team is attentive, available and technically knowledgeable.
Chambers UK Guide 2026
Myerson's Corporate Team were good to deal with and we worked well together.
Legal 500, 2024
Responsive, always willing to provide some direction, guidance and support, even at short notice, and, due to the familiarity of the business across the team, there are multiple contact points which means there is always somebody to speak to who understands our company and objectives.
Legal 500, 2024
The whole team is responsive and highly approachable, taking time to understand the business and framing legal matters in a manner understandable to the audience – working with a range of people across our business.
Legal 500, 2024
They have always looked at the whole picture and taken time to understand my business, so advice is tailored. No time-wasting and treated like I am their only client.
Legal 500, 2024
Well resourced and able team that expertly and adequately handle whatever we throw at them as our retained commercial lawyers.
Legal 500, 2024
Smaller boutique corporate team who are very responsive, professional and add value to corporate transactions.
Meet Our Corporate Solicitors
Home-grown or recruited from national, regional or City firms. Our corporate solicitors are experts in their fields and respected by their peers.
Contact Our Experts
You can contact our lawyers below if you have any more questions or want more information:
0161 941 4000
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