Advised Canaccord Adams on the acquistion by AIM listed Gemfields plc of Krinera and Greentop for £48m to be satisfied by the issue of shares in Gemfields. This transaction will constitute a reverse takeover.

Acted for Saber Energy Corporation on a Cdn$45.5 million private placing to raise funds for a coal-based methane project in Botswana.

Acted for JP Morgan Cazenove and Canaccord Adams on the admission to the Official List of Aricom plc, which has titanium and iron ore resources in Far East Russia, and its simultaneous de-listing from AIM. On admission Aricom’s market capitalisation was £830m.

Advised Canaccord Adams Ltd on the introduction to AIM of Energem Resources Inc, a natural resources company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Acted for Canaccord Adams on a private placing to raise funds for phosphate mining and production plant in Kazakhstan.

Acted for Amerisur Resources Plc on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Fenix Oil and Gas S.A.

Advised W.H. Ireland Limited on a £3.1M secondary fundraising for AIM listed River Diamonds Plc.

Acted for Jefferies International Limited on a placing in the UK and the US for Afren plc to fund the development of its Ofa oil field in the Northern Niger Delta.

Advised Amerisur Resources plc on a fundraising which raised £15 million. Amerisur is a UK company involved in oil and gas exploration in South America.

Advised JPMorgan Cazenove and Canaccord Adams on a placing conducted by way of accelerated book build for AIM listed company Aricom plc to raise $554million before expenses.

Acted for AIM listed Mwana Africa plc on a £17.4 million acquisition of the ASX and AIM listed company Gravity Diamonds Limited.

Advised Matrix Corporate Capital Limited on a placing for AIM listed Altona Resources plc, a London-based coal mining and processing company, to raise £2.06 million before expenses to fund further development of its South Australian mining project.

Acted for Canaccord Adams on a placing for AIM listed Oriel Resources plc, a London-based chrome and nickel mining and processing company to raise £48.8m before expenses.

Acted for Canaccord Adams on a placing by way of accelerated Bookbuild for AIM listed SubSea resources to raise £4.36m before expenses.

Acted for Yamana Gold Inc, a Canadian gold producer, in connection with its admission to the Official List by way of a secondary listing and simultaneous de-listing from AIM. Yamana was the largest company on AIM with a market capitalisation of approximately £2.4 billion on admission to the full list.

Advised Mwana Africa plc on offer for TSX listed Southernera Diamonds inc.

Advised Canadian client, Rock Well Petroleum Inc. on a pre-IPO fundraising to raise approximately US$134 million. Rock Well is a rapidly-growing independent oil and gas production company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

Advised Seymour Pierce Limited on the admission to AIM of Welsh coal mining company Energybuild Group Plc, together with a related £15 million placing.

Acted for Chaco Resources plc on a £2million placing. Chaco Resources is a company involved in oil and gas exploration in South America.

Advised JPMorgan Cazenove Limited on the London Stock Exchange listing of Gem Diamonds Limited. The listing included a £297 million placing of new and existing shares and an over-allotment option which resulted in Gem Diamonds issuing a further £39 million of new ordinary shares.