Bio

Claire Keast Butler practice focuses on capital markets transactions. She represents issuers, investment banks and investors on initial public offerings and secondary offerings. She also regularly advises listed companies on corporate and securities law matters and corporate governance, and has considerable experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. She represents clients across a wide range of industries, including aviation and transportation, life sciences, manufacturing, technology, entertainment and mining. Claire was recognised in 2022 and 2023 by The Legal 500 UK as a leading individual for equity capital markets, and she has been described by clients as ‘amazing on so many levels and such a strong leader’. The Chambers UK 2023 guide also ranked Claire for her equity capital markets work, with clients saying that she’s ‘fantastic to work with. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable in capital markets transactions, she is also affable, easy to talk to and responsive’ and ‘an outstanding lawyer’.