Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Ltd (“Alfred Henry”) provides a wealth of financial experience through experienced corporate financiers with a proven accounting and legal track record.  Since 1996, Alfred Henry has advised companies on the admission process and the listing requirements, described the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO and if appropriate, suggested other routes to growth.

Alfred Henry co-ordinates the admission process, provides advice on timing and strategy and ensures all advisors working on the transaction are doing so in a cost-effective and timely fashion. Once admitted to AQSE, Alfred Henry continues to provide support and advice including advice on a company’s obligations as a listed company.  Regular contact with clients helps maintain an understanding of clients’ businesses allowing quality service and appropriate guidance with respect to the regulatory environment to be provided.

Nick Michaels
Nick qualified as Chartered Accountant and previously worked for Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young and was a partner at Jeffreys Henry LLP. He is a founding director of Alfred Henry. He has been involved in the listing of numerous companies on the London Stock Exchange, the Aquis Stock Exchange, the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.

Norman Fetterman
Norman Fetterman qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1964. As a Senior Partner of a London based firm of Chartered Accountants, he jointly formed Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited in 1996. He has been associated as an adviser or as an executive or non executive Director with a number of quoted companies over the past 37 years, including Greycoat plc, Stanhope plc, Barham Group plc. He was executive chairman of Elm Investments Plc, a Plus Investment Vehicle which was subject to a reverse takeover 7 months after listing.

Karen Szerkowski
Karen qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and worked with Olswang and Mishcon de Reya. She specialised in corporate law. She remained in private practice for six years’ post qualification, where her experience included, amongst other mainstream corporate matters, the Official List and AIM company transactions, including listings, takeovers and fundraising. Her public flotation work involved drafting the prospectus, dealing with due diligence, coordinating all aspects of the verification exercise, drafting and collating all the requisite ancillary admission documents and project managing transactions of this nature. Karen has supported Alfred Henry clients since February 2015 and has been actively involved in the admission process and the subsequent advising on the continuing obligations of Alfred Henry clients onto various markets, including the London Stock Exchange, the Aquis Stock Exchange, the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.

Jesse Stellato
A practicing solicitor, Jesse has supported Alfred Henry’s clients since 2015 and successfully listed those clients’ securities on the London Stock Exchange, the Aquis Stock Exchange and the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin, among others. Jesse regularly drafts and reviews investment-related documents, including Prospectuses and Admission Documents, advocates for clients’ interests with legal and regulatory officials, and advises businesses on their continuing obligations as listed entities. Jesse began his career in the State of New York, where he qualified to practice law in 2008. After working in chambers at the United States judiciary, Jesse entered private practice in the corporate department of a large, international law firm, Greenberg Traurig. Jesse qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2016.

Maya Klein Wassink
Maya qualified as a solicitor and gained private practice experience in the banking departments of Ashursts and Shearman & Sterling. Her practice focused on providing comprehensive advice and deal management to corporates and lending institutions in relation to complex cross border leveraged and acquisition finance transactions (public and private), syndicated loans, loan/note issuance, complex debt restructurings and structured finance. Maya then joined the in-house department of Merrill Lynch advising the leverage finance team on acquisition and bid financing. Maya also assisted in capital markets and securitisation. Maya has assisted Alfred Henry clients with their admission process since 2021.



Alfred Henry

At Allenby Capital, we strive to provide a quality service and create long-term client relationships.

We are a team of professionals with extensive industry experience and a shared passion for the small-cap arena. Since formation in 2009, we have grown our team steadily, enabling us to take on additional clients and become one of the most active Nominated Advisers on AIM. We currently advise approximately 50 corporate clients which are listed on either AIM, Aquis Stock Exchange or have a Standard listing.

Allenby Capital

Our focus is on providing independent advice for all the regulatory needs of companies listed on the UK Markets (Main Market, AIM, Aquis Exchange) including acting as an adviser under the Takeover Code &amp; GXG Markets.

Our business is truly international, providing access to the Main Market and AIM for international businesses seeking to access the London-based capital markets.

Our expertise covers many sectors from minerals to software, property to media, internet to traditional engineering, banking and finance to agriculture, oil &amp; gas to new energy.

Beaumont Cornish

Beavis Morgan is an accounting and advisory firm supplying a full range of services to the SME sector, ranked in the top 50+50 firms by Accountancy Age.

**Mr R S Thacker**
Richard is part of the firm’s team providing corporate advisory services to companies quoted on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market. He has twenty-five years’ experience, which has included acting as engagement partner for the audit of a main market property group, several AIM companies and FCA authorised investment funds.
0207 549 2370

**Mr R S Thacker**
Simon is part of the team providing corporate advisory services to Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market companies. He has over 35 years of experience as a business advisor, including working internationally, mainly in the USA, and with public companies. Work carried out has included acting as a financial adviser in takeovers and mergers, offering shares to the public, rule 9 offers and acting in a reporting capacity for quoted and FCA authorised entities.
0207 549 2370


Further details about the firm can be found on the website.

Beavis Morgan

Bowsprit Partners is a firm specialising in providing a wide range of corporate and financial advisory services to public and private growth companies.

It is led by a team of experienced ECM, M&A and DCM professionals with expertise across a variety of sectors, markets and geographies who possess a strong track record assisting businesses in achieving their strategic goals.

We combine decades of experience in established financial institutions across Europe and pride ourselves on a commercial approach that allows clients to realise their growth ambitions. 

Our extensive experience encompasses London and European capital markets, as well as the USA and offshore jurisdictions, as evidenced by our sponsorship licenses.

Bowsprits Partners is part of the Magellan Financial Group, an independent financial services group offering wealth management, fund administration and trusteeship to a global client base.

Bowsprit Partners Limited

Corporate finance specialists offering a range of advisory services. Expertise in IPO and Takeover Code transactions for prospective and current AIM and Aquis Stock Exchange companies. Over 50 retained clients on Official List, AIM and AQSE.

Cairn founded in 2009 but the team has worked together for the previous five years. Extensive experience across a range of markets and sectors. Independent AIM Nominated Adviser and AQSE Corporate Adviser. Advice is independent of brokers and investors, we work with a range of independent brokers which allows us to match the most appropriate advisers to each opportunity.

Cairn Financial

Canaccord Genuity Limited is a leading mid-market investment bank and full services capital markets platform. With operations in London, Paris and Dublin, it is the European investment banking subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. a leading independent financial services firm, which has over 2000 employees, C$59.2 billion in assets under management and administration, and operations in 10 countries.

Canaccord Genuity incorporates an Advisory and Corporate Broking business, in-depth and opinion-forming research and a leading mid-cap equity distribution platform. From emerging entrepreneurs to established companies, Canaccord Genuity provides bespoke financing solutions to corporate and private equity clients around the world.

Canaccord Genuity

At Dowgate Capital, we advise and raise capital for entrepreneur-led businesses where management have a proven track record of creating shareholder value and significant skin in the game, aligning them closely with the interests of all shareholders.

We are an independent Corporate Broker and Advisor with the majority of the business owned by our employees, embracing a partnership culture that is entrepreneurial and creative in thinking. The pools of capital we access include institutional investors, wealth managers, family officers, and high net worth individuals, directly through our Wealth Management and Asset Management business. 

Dowgate Capital Limited

Franco Gaudenti – CEO: With  extensive  experience of over 30 years in investment and merchant  banking, Franco started his career in Arthur Andersen. Following he joined IFIL-Fiat Group where he served as assistant to the CEO. From 1992 to 1997 he served in the Finance Dept of Banca di Roma (currently UniCredit) as co-head of Merchant Banking Division. In 1998 he joined Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance and was appointed equity international partner acting as Leader of the Large Clients Group and M&A origination, managing a team of 25 professionals based in Rome and Milan offices. In 2003 he founded EnVent S.p.A., an independent Corporate Finance - M&A firm and in 2014 he founded in London EnVent Capital Markets Limited.

Paolo Verna – Head of ECM: Over 15 years experience in investment banking, Paolo started his career in Arthur Andersen, in the audit of relevant industrial groups operating in the Construction, Transportation and Food & Beverage industries. In 1999 he joined Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance, where he developed a significant experience in M&A and corporate finance activities for relevant industrial players such as Telecom Italia, Finmeccanica, ENI, Ferrovie dello Stato, Fintecna and HP/Compaq Group. In 2003 he co-founded EnVent S.p.A. an independent Corporate Finance and M&A firm and in 2014 co-founded in London EnVent Capital Markets Limited.

Nigel Robinson – Director:   Nigel is an experienced investment banker with over 20 years of M&A advisory, IPOs, private placements, restructuring and refinancing transactions globally in several industries. His role at EnVent Capital Markets is to help build out a private placement and cross border M&A business for mid-market Italian corporates. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Envent Capital

First Sentinel is a corporate finance adviser and broker dedicated to supporting the needs of fast-growing SMEs. 
 
We specialise in guiding companies through the fundraising and listing process on AQSE, as well as the London Stock Exchange in the UK. We are also an approved OTC Sponsor and facilitate cross-trading on the OTCQX and OTCQB Markets in the U.S. 
 
First Sentinel ensures a company’s suitability for the public markets and provides comprehensive support throughout the application process. We offer tailored assistance at every stage of the growth journey and continued guidance post-listing. 
 
First sentinel was the most active Corporate Advisor on AQSE in 2023, with our IPOs raising over 80% of all new IPO capital.
 
**Brian Stockbridge, CEO & Founder**
 
Brian has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate finance for both public and private companies, including financing, IPOs, capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions. He has held board positions on several public and private companies throughout his career and has also held director and management positions with investment companies Zeus Capital, Allenby Capital, Noble & Company and Grant Thornton. Brian also served as a Regulator for the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers.
 
brian@first-sentinel.com

**Aimee Freeding, Executive Director & Founder**
 
Aimee Freeding has over 20 years’ experience in leading product and platform experiences for the world’s top technology firms including Xbox, Microsoft, Oracle and Expedia. A Founder of First Sentinel and an investor in the resource and tech sectors, she specialises in supporting companies in AI, AR, VR, Games, IoT and FinTech. 
 
aimee@first-sentinel.com


First Sentinel

Grant Thornton UK LLP is a leading financial and business adviser, operating out of 25 offices. Led by more than 185 partners and employing over 4,500 of the profession’s brightest minds, we provide personalised assurance, tax and advisory services to over 40,000 individuals, privately held business and public interest entities.

We offer integrated solutions on a diverse range of corporate finance matters to dynamic publicly listed companies, private companies aspiring to a listing, private equity houses and family offices, as well as shareholders of public and private companies. We tap into specialists from other teams across advisory and the wider firm to deliver a range of services to public companies and those seeking to go public. We pride ourselves on developing deep business relationships with our clients based on trust, as well as our proactive and pragmatic advice. 

Grant Thornton UK

We are a London based independent corporate finance advisory boutique focused on providing advice, and raising money, for fast growing companies and building long term relationships based on excellence of service and in-depth market knowledge.

Our core service offering comprises: IPO Support; Fund Raisings (Public and Private); Transaction Project Management (Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals and Restructurings); Corporate Governance Advice and provision of Non-Executive Director Services.

Whether you are looking to raise money from international investors, planning an IPO or require strategic advice our experienced team will assist you in achieving your goal.

Guild Financial Advisory Limited

HannawayCA Corporate Finance is part of a leading financial and business advisory group in Northern Ireland, HannawayCA, which offers a full range of professional services (tax, accounting &amp; audit, insolvency/recovery &amp; corporate finance). </p><p>With a focus on growth businesses, HCA CF offers a full range of corporate finance services from M&A, due diligence and Private Equity/MBO transactions through debt advisory, growth equity/Venture Capital, to companies considering a listing. We pride ourselves on providing practical, independent, senior-led advice.

We are led by Iain Lees and John Hannaway. Iain has more than 20 years’ Big 4 Corporate Finance experience, was head of an FTSE-100 in-house corporate finance team and was CFO at an AiM technology company.

John was a PwC partner for 25 years and is a past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Hannawayca Corporate Finance

We apply an industry-focused approach across the healthcare/life sciences, technology and natural resources sectors and provide a wide range of services to corporate clients. These services include advice and transaction execution in relation to pre-IPOs, IPOs, secondary capital raisings, convertible securities and bonds and mergers and acquisitions.

Our approach uses our broad and deep sector knowledge, expertise and market experience to provide clients with creative and effective solutions.

Our close relationship with investors enables us to provide clients with accurate ongoing advice on market conditions and investors’ views. We can also offer an investor relations service including roadshows targeting existing and potential investors such as family offices and institutions

Hobart Capital Markets

We are corporate finance led corporate brokers; dedicated to research, promoting investor awareness and providing market-driven corporate finance advice.

We raise capital for companies in the most efficient manner possible and the quality of our institutional relationships is of paramount importance to us.

We communicate the investment cases of our clients to the market through equity research and investor road shows. Our service is highly personal: every client is important to us.

Hybridan

Novum acts as Corporate Adviser and Broker to AQSE-traded and Standard-listed companies as well as Broker to AIM-traded companies. With demonstrable placing power, Novum’s team have experience in acting for entities with market capitalisations of up to £250million. Furthermore, the firm provides stockbroking services for corporate and professional customers seeking exposure to smaller capitalised growth companies.

**Contacts**
Hugh McAlister (Chairman), Charlie Brook-Partridge (CEO), David Coffman (Head of Corporate Finance), Daniel Harris (Corporate Finance Director)

Novum Securities

We raise capital for successful businesses, both large and small. We enable companies to access capital to drive growth and achieve their ambitions. We have raised circa £10bn of capital for our clients since 2009.

We have unrivalled connections with international investors, providing them with first-class research, advice and trading services. We align our corporate advisory and broking expertise to benefit our corporate clients through a deeper understanding of the stock market and its investors.

Numis Securities

Oberon Capital is the corporate advisory and broking division of Oberon Investments Group. We have an experienced and talented team of marketing, fundraising and corporate advisory professionals with extensive access to the UK investment community and a proven track record of raising money and advising companies.

We provide advice, expertise, and capital to a select number of exciting growth companies that we have chosen to work with because we believe we can have a material impact on the long-term success and value of the business. Our aim is to deliver high levels of service to a modest number of clients, ensuring that the ratio of brokers to clients is market-leading. This focused approach enables us to closely and comprehensively support the management teams and companies that we are working with.

Our work does not stop once a fundraise has been completed – clients benefit from our expertise from the growth stages of a business through to major liquidity events and beyond.

Oberon Capital

Optiva Securities is a widely respected, fast growing dynamic specialist stockbroker, headquartered in Mayfair, London.

Our rapid growth and success comes from a focus on delivering innovative financing solutions to high growth companies – tailored to their specific goals and objectives – and matching these with the wealth creation needs unique to each of our individual and corporate investors.

Our hard-earned reputation and enviable track record continues to be based on the cornerstones of insightful research, strength of analysis and due diligence – built firmly on our fundamental belief in the value of our client relationship – putting the client at the core of everything we do.

Optiva Securities

Orana Corporate LLP are corporate finance specialists offering a range of advisory services. We have expertise in IPO and Takeover Code transactions for prospective Aquis Stock Exchange companies.

Orana partners with a range of high growth businesses, helping to maximise their potential through effective advice and teamwork.

Through strong relationships with equity funding partners and first-hand experience of launching and managing high growth enterprises, we are well placed to manage, change and deliver positive outcomes for your business.

Our team consists primarily of Chartered Accountants and Corporate Finance professionals, all of whom have extensive experience dealing with quoted and private companies operating in a variety of sectors and jurisdictions.

Orana Corporate LLP

Formed from the merger of Panmure Gordon and Liberum in May 2024, Panmure Liberum is the largest adviser to UK-quoted companies with market-leading teams in Investment Banking, Research, Sales and Execution. The merger brings together our combined entrepreneurialism, deep and broad sector knowledge, and shared ambitions to establish a market leader in UK Investment Banking.

Panmure Liberum 

Peel Hunt is the specialist for UK investment banking with a focus on UK mid and small-cap companies. Our joined-up approach allows us to consistently deliver value to UK corporates, global institutions and trading counterparties.

Our partnership structure best aligns our interests with those of our clients and stakeholders. We only engage with clients as a house – investment banking, sales and research must all agree. This leads to long-term successful client relationships.

Peel Hunt

Peterhouse Capital Limited is an integrated financial services group that provides a full range of independent advisory and broking services to Main Market, AIM and AQSE Growth Market companies and to companies looking to join these, or similar, markets. Peterhouse is the largest independent small-cap corporate broker for AIM companies and the largest AQSE Growth Market Corporate Adviser.

 **Contacts:**
- Corporate Broking: Duncan Vasey dv@peterhousecap.com
- Corporate Finance: Mark Anwyl ma@peterhousecap.com

Peterhouse Capital

Shore Capital Markets is an independent securities business offering institutional and corporate clients leading investment banking, research, sales and trading services, including fixed income. 

We are represented across the UK enabling extensive distribution and institutional coverage. This distribution capability is complemented by our experienced corporate advisory and broking team who offer discreet, innovative and valued advice to companies on both the Main Market and AIM.  We are also the 3rd largest market maker by number of AIM stocks covered.

We deliver an independent and fully integrated service, supporting our clients with experienced, intelligent and honest advice. At every stage of their business growth, we enable companies to access the funds they need, and empower them to operate effectively in capital markets.

Shore Capital

Singer Capital Markets is a leading Investment Bank dedicated to advising and funding ambitious growth companies in the UK. 

Singer Capital Markets was founded in 2006 with the sole aim of servicing the UK small and mid cap market. Since being founded we have raised well over £6 billion of equity for our diverse range of corporate clients and have become one of the most notable and well-established Investment Banks in our sector. We are passionate about supporting fast-growing UK businesses who lie at the heart of our economy; helping them to fulfil their growth ambitions by using the public capital markets.

Our full service investment banking platform provides the advice, access to capital and liquidity needed to help our clients succeed on their corporate journeys.

Singer Capital Markets

SP Angel is an independent partnership providing creative, investment banking solutions to growing companies. We have expanded steadily since our formation in 2006 and currently act as adviser and broker to over 60 companies listed on AIM, Aquis Stock Exchange or the Main Market. We support our clients with a full range of expertise and services covering ongoing regulatory advice, IPOs and secondary placings and M&A transactions. With an established reputation for delivery and market reach, we have a strong track record across many key sectors including, in particular, Mining, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Technology and Property.

SP Angel

SPARK Advisory Partners Limited was formed in early 2012 by a group of senior corporate finance directors who previously worked in a large corporate finance and broking house. SPARK was founded with a very simple ethos of putting clients’ best interests at the heart of our business and to avoid the multiplicity of conflicts in other business models.  We have a very experienced team dedicated to providing mid and small-cap corporate clients high quality, independent financial advice on a broad range of financing, M&A and regulatory matters. The SPARK team has a long and successful track record of delivering value-added advice and providing solutions to clients both on and off the public capital markets.

SPARK is able to offer a full suite of corporate finance advice to our clients including capital markets, private equity, debt advisory and M&A.  Over the last 20 years, we have successfully brought numerous companies to public markets through IPO or reverse takeovers. We have also advised on fundraisings (equity or debt), M&A, public takeovers and take-private transactions.

As well as an AQSE Corporate Adviser, SPARK is both Nominated Adviser for AIM and a Sponsor for Main Market companies.

Spark Advisory Partners

Strand Hanson advises businesses from a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions on flotations in London, on the AQSE, AIM and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Our independent advice includes structuring and valuation work, alongside IPO execution and management.

Strand Hanson prides itself in providing uncompromised, independent advice to our clients in the flotation process, identifying and working with a broad range of brokers to ensure the highest standards of service and the best chance of success.

Since 2009, we have advised on a significant number of IPOs, valued at, in aggregate, c.£1.3bn.

Strand Hanson’s typical flotation approach to an AQSE listing would include:

- Initial feasibility evaluation
- Advice on timing and structure of the flotation
- Analysis of the valuation expectations of the company
- Advice and guidance regarding the regulatory requirements for obtaining a listing
- Assistance in the identification and appointment of an appropriate firm (or firms) of brokers
- Introduction, where necessary, to other professional advisers
- Co-ordination and project management of the flotation process
- Acting as Corporate Adviser to the company in its dealings with the AQSE

**Contacts**
Mr James Harris / Mr James Spinney / Mr Ritchie Balmer
jamesharris@strandhanson.co.uk / jamesspinney@strandhanson.co.uk / ritchiebalmer@strandhanson.co.uk

Strand Hanson

VSA Capital is a leading international investment bank focused on supporting growth companies at an exciting, yet sometimes challenging, time of their journey.

Our Corporate Finance team provides a range of regulatory and financial advisory and broking services, including pragmatic regulatory advice, pre-IPO fundraisings, IPOs, secondary issues, M&A transactions and public offers.

Through our international network with offices in London and Shanghai, together with associate offices in New York and Johannesburg, we have access to large and varied pools of capital. We currently work with clients globally across a range of sectors including agriculture, consumer, financials, healthcare, industrials, leisure, natural resources, support services and TMT.


**Andrew Raca, Head of Corporate Finance**

Andrew has over 30 years’ experience in equity capital markets having previously worked at Barclays de Zoete Wedd, Albert E Sharp Securities, Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young, Arden Partners, Libertas Capital, Blue Oar Securities and Shore Capital. Since joining VSA, he has headed the corporate finance team overseeing the team’s equity capital markets activities, specialising in regulatory advice, IPOs and RTOs, fund raisings, M&A and public company takeovers.
araca@vsacapital.com

**Simon Barton, Director - Corporate Finance**

Simon has extensive experience in corporate finance and equity capital markets.  He previously worked at S.G. Warburg and then at KPMG’s corporate finance arm where he led a number of innovative and complex transactions with a particular interest in the technology, media and communications sectors.  He has also been CFO of several businesses both quoted and privately-backed where he was involved in M&A activity, deal structuring, fund-raising and investor relations.  He has joined VSA as a Director of the corporate finance team with responsibility for activities in equity capital markets, public and private M&A, deal structuring and regulatory advice.
sbarton@vsacapital.com

VSA Capital

Zeus Capital is an independent investment banking boutique, based in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. From our unique position in the mid-market, we provide clients with truly independent, unbiased advice across a range of solutions.

Our team has a strong track record in capital raising and, since 2013, has raised over £5.95 billion on the public markets for both new listings and established public companies.

We can offer real insight into a broad range of sectors with a combination of significant transactional experience; the expertise of our dedicated sector analysts and specialist sales; and the continuous interaction of our team with companies and investors in these industries.

Corporate Advisers

Aquis Corporate Advisers with in-house broking services