Overview
Dan Hirschovits is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. He advises clients on a wide range of corporate finance and capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), rights issues, open offers, placings and other public and private securities offerings, as well as public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions.
Dan has extensive experience advising on the rules and market practice relating to U.K.-listed company transactions, securities offerings and corporate governance. He also represents companies, shareholders and placement agents on private fundraising transactions for emerging and high growth companies, with a particular focus on the technology, healthcare and financial services sectors.
Recognitions
- Chambers U.K., Capital Markets: Equity, Band 4, 2025
- IFLR100, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, United Kingdom, 2023
- Financial News, 40 Under 40 Rising Star: Legal Services, 2015
Education
- University of Cambridge, M.A. 2000
Representations
Capital Markets
- The underwriters on the US$3.1 billion secondary offering of shares in Haleon plc by Pfizer Inc.
- The underwriters on the US$4.87 billion IPO and Nasdaq listing of Arm Holdings
- The underwriters on the £150 million IPO and London standard listing of Financials Acquisition Corp
- The underwriters on the £175 million IPO and London standard listing of New Energy One Acquisition
- The underwriters on the US$345 million offering of LivaNova
- Royalty Pharma on its US$6 billion and US$1 billion senior notes offerings
- com Group on its £775.3 million IPO and London premium listing
- The underwriters on the £3.1 billion IPO and London standard listing of Alphawave IP Group
- The underwriters to Anglo Pacific Group on its £46 million cashbox placing and retail offer of new ordinary shares
- The sponsors and underwriters to Hammerson plc on its £552 million rights issue and Class 1 disposal of its interest in Via Outlets
- Comcast, Sky Limited, and Sky Group Finance on consent solicitations in respect to 13 series of debt securities
- The underwriters on Zegona Communications’ £100.5 million placing of new ordinary shares
- ContourGlobal on its £1.7 billion IPO and London premium listing
- The sponsors and underwriters on the IPOs and London premium listings of Charter Court Financial Services Group, Wizz Air Holdings, and OneSavings Bank
- Ferguson on its US$750 million senior notes offering
- The underwriters to Ocado Group on multiple ABB placings of ordinary shares
Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Capital
- Barclays as sponsor on the US$11.2 billion reverse takeover by Harbour Energy plc of Wintershall Dea’s upstream oil and gas assets
- Lucid Group on its US$232 million strategic supply agreement with Aston Martin
- NewMed Energy on its recommended combination with Capricorn Energy
- Tencent on its €300 million investment in Ubisoft
- Atairos on its US$580 million take private of Ocean Outdoor
- Gyroscope Therapeutics on its US$148 million Series C financing
- Ocado Group on its US$262 million acquisition of Kindred Systems and of Haddington Dynamics
- Reliance Industries on its petroleum retail business joint venture with BP in India
- Charles Taylor on its £261 million takeover by Lovell Minnick
- Temenos on its £1.4 billion takeover offer for Fidessa
- ContourGlobal on its €806 million Class 1 acquisition of Acciona Termosolar
- Mastercard on its £700 million acquisition of 92.4% of VocaLink Holdings
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.