Sir Nigel Knowles becomes chairman of Zeus
ZEUS Capital, the award-winning corporate finance outfit has appointed legal sector heavyweight Sir Nigel Knowles as chairman.
The firm introduced Sir Nigel, who is co-chief executive of international law firm DLA Piper, to clients and contacts on Thuesday night as it celebrated its move to its new head office at 82 King Street.
Over the last 18 years he has led DLA Piper’s growth from a regional law firm to a global business with a turnover in excess of £1bn and over 4,200 lawyers across 30 countries.
Zeus, which has offices in London and Birmingham, was a major winner at the inaugural North West Rainmaker Awards after raising moe than £950m on public markets for corporate clients in the last 15 months.
In H1 2014, Dealogic ranked Zeus Capital the leading IPO fundraiser for AIM companies in the UK, while Thomson Reuters ranked Zeus among the top 20 globally.
John Goold, joint chief executive at Zeus Capital, said: “The expertise that Sir Nigel brings will be a huge benefit to Zeus Capital. He has been behind some of the largest deals in the last two decades and has huge experience of growing a business. The team at Zeus are really excited about working with him.”
Sir Nigel Knowles said: “Having led the recent series of IPOs with the likes of Conviviality, Boohoo and DX Group, it is an exciting time to be joining Zeus Capital. Its pipeline of deals is just as impressive and I look forward to adding to the considerable expertise Zeus Capital already has at its disposal.”
