About James Mountain

James Mountain is experienced in advising issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions, with particular emphasis on equity offerings across both developed and emerging markets. James’ experience includes IPOs on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM as well as other stock exchanges throughout the world, secondary offerings, private placements (including into the United States under Rule 144A) and quick-to-market transactions. James has also worked on secondment at a major international investment bank and a FTSE 100 company.

James is mentioned in the Chambers UK Guide 2024 as “highly collaborative and easy to get along with, even in difficult and complex negotiations.' The Chambers UK Guide 2023 also describes him as a “tremendous lawyer” regarding his ECM capabilities, while clients say “he provided an excellent service to us. He is very diligent and got the job done well.”

Concentrations

•Equity capital markets

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Chambers UK Guide, 'Capital Markets: Equity,' 2025
•Listed, Chambers Global Guide, 'Capital Markets: Equity,' 2025
•Listed, Chambers Europe, Capital Markets: Equity, 2024-2025
•Listed, IFLR 1000 United Kingdom, 'Highly Regarded,' Capital Markets: Equity, 2025
•Recognised practitioner in Chambers UK Guide: Capital Markets - Equity
•Listed in Legal 500 UK: Corporate and Commercial - Equity Capital Markets
•Leading Lawyer - Highly regarded in IFLR1000 UK 2019-2020 and 2022-2024: Capital Markets - Equity
•Member, Winning Team, 'M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion to $5 Billion)' for Platform Specialty Products Corporation (f/k/a Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited) acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated and related entities, The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards, 2014
•Member, Winning Team, ACG New York Champion’s Awards, Deal of the Year (over $500mm); Cross-border Transaction of the Year (over $250mm) for $1.8 billion Acquisition of MacDermid, Inc. by Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited, 2014

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 2
    • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
    • Environmental, Social & Governance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Admiral Acquisition Limited on its $1.8bn acquisition of Acuren Holdings, Inc., including a $675m private placement
    warrant financing to part-fund the acquisition.
    Represented Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, Peel Hunt
    Panmure Liberum on Sirius Real Estate's 150m fundraising on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Peel Hunt acting as sponsor in connection with the move up of Alpha Group from the AIM Market to a Premium listing on the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Peel Hunt as sole bookrunner, sponsor
    corporate broker in relation to Dialight Plc's 10.5m placing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Admiral Acquisition Limited on its $550m IPO on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Numis Securities
    Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG on FTSE 250 constituent JTC plc's 62m fundraising on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, Peel Hunt
    Panmure Gordon on Sirius Real Estate's 146m fundraising on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
    Represented Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG in connection with tinyBuild, Inc's placing, subscription
    open offer.
    Represented EverArc Holdings on its $2bn acquisition of Perimeter Solutions
    its re-list on the New York Stock Exchange, including a $1.15bn private placement to part-fund the acquisition
    Represented Numis Securities
    Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG on FTSE 250 constituent JTC plc's 65m fundraising on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Digital L
    scape Group on its admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of approximately $500m
    Represented EverArc Holdings on its $340m IPO on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    subsequent $70m accelerated bookbuild (ABB) placing
    Represented Liberum on the 165m IPO of Urban Exposure on AIM
    Represented Ocean Outdoor Limited, a premium digital out of home advertising business, on its admission to the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented J2 Acquisition Limited on its $1.25bn IPO on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented L
    scape Acquisition Holdings Limited on its $500m IPO on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Sanlam Limited on its placing of new shares for 5.7bn R
    ($490m) by way of an accelerated bookbuilt offering on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
    Represented Liberum on the IPO of Alpha FX on AIM
    Represented Ocelot Partners Limited on its $425m IPO on the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Numis Securities on the 200m IPO of Luceco plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Nomad Holdings Limited (re-named Nomad Foods Limited) on its $500m IPO on the London Stock Exchange, its $1bn private placement
    $3bn re-listing on the London Stock Exchange following its reverse takeover of Iglo Group
    Represented Nomad Foods Limited on its $320m equity raise carried out by way of an accelerated bookbuilt offering
    Represented Numis Securities as sponsor
    underwriter of the 100m IPO of Clipper Logistics plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Deutsche Bank
    Numis Securities, the joint sponsors
    the underwriters of the 490m IPO of Polypipe Group plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange
    Represented Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited on its US$905 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange, the largest new money raise in London in 2013
    Represented Deutsche Bank AG London as placing agent on the US$250 million placing by Growthpoint Properties Limited on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
    Represented the underwriters, led by Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, KBC Securities
    Sant
    er Investment, in the offer
    sale by Belgium's KBC
    Spain's Banco Sant
    er of nearly 20 million shares in Bank Zachodni WBK, a leading Polish bank, for 4.9 billion PLN (US $1.5 billion), or 245 PLN per share. This was one of the biggest secondary offerings of shares in the history of the Warsaw Stock Exchange
    Represented Deutsche Bank AG London on the US$200 million placing by Hyprop Investments Limited on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
    Represented Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley
    Ipopema S.A in the US$640 million initial public offering of Alior Bank S.A. on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1996, England and Wales
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Class of 1996
    LL.B.
    Law
    Other Education
    University of Northumbria
    Class of 1997
    Legal Practice Course

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