James Wootton Bio

James is a corporate partner based in London, with particular experience of advising corporate and financial institutions on a wide range of corporate transactions, incorporating IPOs and other equity capital markets transactions into his practice. He has been instructed on all sides of IPO and equity capital markets transactions, including by corporates, private equity funds, shareholders and underwriting banks. He has been instrumental in bringing numerous IPOs successfully to market under a significantly more challenging regulatory environment following the 2008 financial crisis. He also advises on general corporate matters including private and public M&A transactions. James plays a pivotal role in the firms' relationships with some multinational corporates, and is recognised for his expertise advising a number of major investment banks. He spent two years in the firm’s Dubai office between 2009 and 2011, during which time he advised on a range of high profile corporate transactions. In 2008, James also spent time in-house at Citi where he worked as part of the bank’s M&A team.