This highly experienced team, led by four specialist partners, advises publicly quoted companies on issues from day-to-day compliance to major strategic changes. The team comprises specialists in IPOs, secondary issues, takeovers, M&A and regulatory compliance and works closely with banking, private equity and finance experts.

Dedicated to building lasting relationships as trusted business advisers to boards and in-house legal teams of publicly quoted companies, the team always looks to add value with its ideas and experience. Clients cite the team's 'speed, responsiveness and immersion in our business' and how 'Wragge & Co adds to the performance of our organisation'.

The team provides incisive, informed advice properly set in a commercial context, and is not afraid to innovate. The team is noted in Chambers UK for being "very commercial....focused on achieving the optimal outcome". Whether it's devising an arrangement that enables a client to save money or refining deal structures to avoid unnecessary tax, expense or management time, the team does what it takes to get the deal done.

With a rare combination of legal, tax and accounting skills the team is equipped to advise on balance sheet restructurings and improving deal structures. It has completed a number of innovative assignments to assist companies in facilitating dividend flow, restoring reserves and addressing pension deficits.

Regulatory compliance is a necessary burden of being a listed company. It is fundamental to investor confidence, but it needn't be a bind. The team provides clients with regular briefings and bespoke training sessions to keep them informed of regulatory developments, assessing how they will be affected and how best to comply.

The team is led by partners Julian Henwood and Jeremy Millington.

Clients include Advanced Medical Solutions Group, Azure Dynamics Corporation, Delcam, Hill & Smith Holdings, Homeserve, Hyder Consulting, Interserve, Staffline Recruitment Group, UBC Media Group and Victoria.

For more information on public companies, contact Julian Henwood (julian_henwood@wragge.com).