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Mehboob R. Dossa
Partner 
11 Pilgrim Street
mdossa@mcguirewoods.comLondon EC4V 6RN, United Kingdom F: +44 (0)20 7632 1638    |
Mr. Dossa focuses his practice on equity capital markets, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and financial services regulatory and compliance work, including listings (Official List and AIM), disposals, cross-border takeovers, restructurings, FSA authorizations and approvals, and advising on general financial and investment regulatory matters. He advises large corporations, SMEs and investment funds on a range of corporate, commercial, regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters.
- Advising a broker on a secondary financing by a Russian AIM listed company.
- Advising NYSE-listed Teledyne Technologies Incorporated on its acquisition of UK-based, AIM-listed Intelek PLC worth approximately £30 million.
- Advising an EU-based structured investment company on passporting its regulatory authorizations into the UK, its UK operations, and ongoing compliance matters.
- Advising an EU-based insurance broker on passporting its regulatory authorizations into the UK and setting up branch operations.
- Advising investment broker firms on regulatory issues including on authorization and financial promotions.
- Advising a broker on an abortive cross-border US $50 million IPO fundraising and admission to AIM of a produce distribution company.
- Advising Ethanol Investments Limited PLC on its readmission to AIM, changing its name to Evergreen Securities PLC with a market capitalisation of £12.2 million following a reverse takeover.
- Acting for Petrolatina Plc (formerly Taghmen Energy plc) on its admission to AIM subsequent to its private placement of US $20 million.
- Advising a UK-based Latin American resources company on its cross-border acquisition of various mining properties, pre-IPO private placements totaling approximately US $15 million, its abortive admission to AIM, secured debt facilities totaling US $45 million, and a potential reverse into an AIM-listed company.
- Advising a corporate finance house in its capacity as a Rule 3 adviser on a competing hostile takeover of an AIM-listed company.
- Advising Escalon Medical Corp. (listed on NASDAQ Small Cap Market) on its takeover of Drew Scientific Group PLC (listed on Official List) with offer value of approximately £5.3 million.
- Acting for a UAE-based company on its purchase of a manufacturing plant from a company in administration.
- Representing Jubilee Investment Trust Plc (net asset value of more than £30m) on its listing on Official List.
- Representing Jubilee Investment Trust Plc (a fully listed company) in its takeover bid for New Opportunities Investment Trust Plc.
- Acting for a BVI company on a convertible loan note issue.
- Acting on the purchase of a hotel business (including freehold and leasehold properties) for consideration in excess of £70m.
- Acting on the sale of a hotel business for a consideration of £15million.
- Securities & Corporate Finance
- Capital Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisers
- International Transactions
- Corporate Governance
- Restructuring & Insolvency
- Professional & Business Services
- Emerging Markets
- Money Laundering Reporting Officer, McGuireWoods London Office
- Listed as "Attracting High Praise from Clients," Corporate and M&A: Smaller Deals up to £50m, The Legal 500 UK, 2011
- Grundberg Mocatta Rakison LLP, Partner, 2007-2009; Senior Associate, 2004-2007
- Senior Associate, Legal Corporate Finance Firm, 2000-2004
- Author, Articles on Updates Relating to AIM (London Stock Market's Secondary Market) and Insolvency Law for OASIS (Association of International Law Firms) Publication on Legal Developments in English Law, 2005-2009
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Next Generation, UK India Business Council, 2008-Present
- English
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Kiswahili
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EDUCATION Diploma in Legal Practice, The College of Law, Guildford, UK, 1996 University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK, LL.B. with Honors, 1995 Agha Khan Kenya Secondary, Mombassa, Kenya, 1993 ADMITTED England and Wales 1999 |