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Primary Markets Expert Group

Primary Markets Expert Group

Our Primary 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

Group Terms of Reference:

Primary Markets Expert Group Terms of Reference (pdf)

Primary Markets Expert Group Members

Primary Markets Chair

Samantha Harrison  Grant Thornton UK LLP

Nick Naylor   Allenby Capital Ltd
Stephen Keys  Cenkos Securities Plc
Niall Pearson  Hybridan LLP
Richard Crawley  Liberum Capital Ltd
Dru Danford  Liberum Capital Ltd
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
Chris Hardie   WH Ireland Group Plc
Katy Mitchell   WH Ireland Group Plc
Stuart Andrews   Zeus Capital Limited
David Foreman   Zeus Capital Limited

Meetings

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21 March, 2023

Primary Markets Expert Group – March 2023

This meeting is being held on Tuesday 21 March 2023, with Sir Douglas Flint, Chair of Abrdn, as guest speaker.
13 September, 2022

Primary Markets Expert Group – September 2022

This meeting is being held on Tuesday 13 September 2022, with Mark Austin, Chair of the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review, as guest speakers. 
22 February, 2022

Primary Markets Expert Group – February 2022

This meeting is being held on Tuesday 22 February 2022, with Phil Fitz-Gerald and Marie-Claire Tabone of the Financial Reporting Lab, as guest speakers. 

Published Responses

11 October, 2023 in Responses

QCA Response to FRC – UK Endorsement of IFRS S1 & IFRS S2

- QCA response to FCA on the primary multilateral trading facilities
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29 September, 2023 in Responses

QCA Response to FCA – Engagement Paper 6: Primary multilateral trading facilities

- QCA response to FCA on the primary multilateral trading facilities
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29 September, 2023 in Responses

QCA Response to FCA – Engagement Paper 5: The Public Offer Platform

- QCA response to FCA on the Public Offer Platform
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