Estelle Candau

Estelle Candau is an associate in the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences group and Capital Markets practice. Estelle has a broad corporate practice advising prospective issuers, listed clients and corporate clients on all forms of M&A activity, equity capital markets transactions, general company law as well as corporate governance matters and general public company representation.

Prior to joining Goodwin, she trained and subsequently practiced for nearly five years as a corporate associate in the London office of Slaughter and May. She spent some time on secondment at Tata Steel and DS Smith plc in London, at the offices of law firm Bredin Prat in Paris, at the offices of law firm MMAKS Advocates in Kampala (Uganda) and in a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm’s IBD legal team in London.

• Advising an affiliate of ZQ Capital on its Mandatory Takeover Offer of Allergy Therapeutics and related financing
• tinyBuild, Inc. on its fundraise through a combination of a placing to institutional investors, a private placement with a strategic investor, an open offer to qualifying stockholders and a direct subscription and underwriting arrangement with the founder and CEO
• Mayfair Equity Partners on its take private of premium-listed maternity wear company, Seraphine plc
• A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm as financial advisor and joint global coordinator to Ades Holding, a leading global drilling operator, on its IPO on the Main Market of the Saudi Exchange**
• A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm as joint global coordinator to the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund on its €1.1.bn divestment of a 22% stake in the share capital of the National Bank of Greece through a private placement book building process outside of the Greece and a public offering in Greece**
• A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm as joint global coordinator to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.Aand Paneuropean Oil & lndustrial Holdings S.A. on their selldown in HelleniQ Energy Holdings S.A.**
• A leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm as joint financial advisor and corporate broker to Deliveroo plc on their £250 million return to shareholders by way of tender offer
• IWG plc on the merger of its digital business with The Instant Group*
• FirstGroup plc’s return of up to £500 million to shareholders by way of a tender offer*
• Signature Aviation plc on its recommended cash acquisition by a consortium comprising Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners and Cascade*
• Aston Martin on its initial public offering*
• Tata Steel Group on its definitive agreements to enter into a 50/50 joint venture with thyssenkrupp AG*

*includes experience prior to joining Goodwin

**includes experience whilst on secondment