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Markets Expert Group

Markets Expert Group

Our Markets Expert Group acts as a dynamic forum composed solely of nominated advisers and brokers to discuss primary market issues with a view of influencing market practice, market structures and the regulatory framework to support firms advising small and mid-sized quoted companies.

The group is currently working on/responsible for:

  • Monitoring and influencing developments regarding primary activity on the markets – the issuance of new shares by quoted companies enabling them to raise new equity capital – including research (UK MiFID), UK Market Abuse Regulation, Listing Rules, AIM Regulation, Prospectus Regulation, capital raising and the Sponsor, Nomad and Corporate Adviser regimes
  • Engaging regularly with key Government departments, regulators and other industry bodies, including HM Treasury, FCA, LSE, AIM Regulation, FRC, FRC Lab, AQSE, ShareSoc, Business Growth Fund.

Markets Expert Group Members

Markets Expert Group Chair

Samantha Harrison  Grant Thornton UK LLP

Nick Naylor   Allenby Capital Ltd
Stephen Keys  Cavendish
Niall Pearson  Hybridan LLP
Dru Danford  Panmure Liberum
David Coffman  Novum Securities Limited
Andrew Buchanan   Peel Hunt LLP
George Sellar  Peel Hunt LLP
Nick McCarthy   Shoosmiths LLP
Oliver Pilkington   Shoosmiths LLP
Mark Percy   Shore Capital Group Ltd
Mark Brady   SPARK Advisory Partners Limited
James Spinney   Strand Hanson Limited
Katy Mitchell   Zeus Capital Limited
David Foreman   Zeus Capital Limited

Meetings

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11 February, 2025

Primary Markets Expert Group – February 2025

This meeting is being held on Tuesday 11 February, 4.00pm with the FCA and HM Treasury as guest speakers.
27 August, 2024

Primary Markets Expert Group – September 2024

This meeting is being held on Tuesday 3 September 2024 at 4.00pm with Rob Yuille, Assistant Director, Head of Long-term Savings Policy, at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), as guest speaker.
1 March, 2024

Primary Markets Expert Group – March 2024

This meeting is being held on Friday 8 March 2024, with Marcus Stuttard and Kerry Goodwin of the London Stock Exchange, as guest speakers.

Published Responses

25 September, 2025 in Responses

QCA response to Takeover Panel – Invitation to comment: Dual Class Share Structures, IPOs and Share Buybacks

QCA response to Takeover Panel - Invitation to comment: Dual Class Share Structures, IPOs and Share Buybacks
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16 September, 2025 in Responses

QCA response to DBT – Exposure draft of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2

QCA response to DBT - Exposure draft of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2
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16 September, 2025 in Responses

QCA response to Business and Trade Select Committee – Inquiry into financing the real economy

QCA response to the Business and Trade Select Committee's inquiry into financing the real economy.
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