What we do

Founded in 2007 as a wholly staff-owned business, since inception we have aimed to provide insight, honesty and a highly personalised approach to all our clients.

Companies receive unrivalled advisory work from our trusted and experienced banking team. Institutional investors hunting for ideas receive direct access to our seasoned sales team and research analysts, along with introductions to companies, innovators and thought leaders. Traders wanting high or low-touch execution from multiple venues, with proper performance benchmarking, deal with us daily.

c. 300 All-cap companies and funds covered across UK & Europe
£26bn Raised since 2007 £12.9bn since 2015
160 Staff employed across the UK & North America
115 Corporate clients that we advise

Our latest transaction successes

Company
WANDisco
Amount raised
$30m
Placing
Jul-2023
Company
Superdry
Amount raised
£11.98m
Placing
May-2023
Company
CT Automotive
Amount raised
£7.71m
Placing
May-2023
Company
Caledonia Mining
Amount raised
£8.72m
Placing
Mar-2023
Company
SigmaRoc
Amount raised
£30m
Placing
Feb-2023
Company
Castelnau Group
Amount raised
£56.61m
Placing
Feb-2023
Thought of the Week – Of boiling frogs and underperforming investments

Thought of the Week – Of boiling frogs and underperforming investments

28 September 2023 | Insights

There are so many areas in life where we know we can reduce losses and avoid harm by taking preventative action, yet we wait and wait until it is too late. Think of disability insurance, which costs relatively little when compared to the potential loss of income if we become temporarily or permanently disabled. 

Thought of the Week – I hope this is going somewhere

Thought of the Week – I hope this is going somewhere

21 September 2023 | Insights

Two days ago, I took the train home from work, checked the news, and found out that people in France and Germany are starting to talk sense about the EU. A joint Franco-German working group presented ideas for a deep institutional reform of the European Union.

Thought of the Week - How much are green buildings worth?

Thought of the Week - How much are green buildings worth?

04 September 2023 | Insights

One area where the added value of better environmental quality is out of the question is real estate. A wide range of studies indicate that green buildings can command higher prices and higher rents. Julian Zehner has now re-examined this finding for London property between 2010 and 2021. 

Thought of the week – Blame big tech for the lack of IPOs

Thought of the week – Blame big tech for the lack of IPOs

10 August 2023 | Insights

Here in the UK, there is an intense debate about the dearth of IPOs, but even in the US, ever more venture capital-backed companies are choosing to stay private for longer rather than IPO. And according to Florian Ederer and Bruno Pellegrino, there is a case to be made that the dominance of big tech companies has contributed to this trend.​

Thought of the Week – Bear market investors think different

Thought of the Week – Bear market investors think different

01 August 2023 | Insights

It is by now well established that investors who go through traumatic market experiences like the Great Depression or the inflation of the 1970s become permanently scarred by these experiences. Similarly, I think the market environment in which you start your career as an investor plays an important role in shaping how you invest, and a new study shows how this mechanism may work.

Management Board

Bidhi Bhoma

Bidhi Bhoma

Chief Executive Officer

Bidhi joined Liberum in December 2017 as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking team.

David Parsons

David Parsons

Executive Chairman and Head of Equities

David joined Liberum in 2008 as Head of Equity Sales and was appointed Executive Chairman in December 2020.

Shane Le Prevost

Shane Le Prevost

Founder & Executive Director

Shane Le Prevost is Liberum’s founder and is an Executive Director of the Company, he was Chairman and Chief Executive until December 2020.

Andrew Duquemin

Andrew Duquemin

Non-Executive Director

Andrew is a Board Director of Liberum and Liberum Wealth and is also Executive Chairman of Elysium Fund Management.

Julian Plant

Julian Plant

Chief Executive Officer - USA

Chief Executive Officer - USA

Christopher Howlett

Christopher Howlett

Chief Operating Officer

Christopher is Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Management Team.

Rebecca Gordon

Rebecca Gordon

General Counsel

Rebecca is General Counsel at Liberum and is also a member of the Risk & Regulatory Committee.

Dru Danford

Dru Danford

Head of Investment Banking

Dru is Head of the Investment Banking team at Liberum, having joined in November 2022.

Richard Crawley

Richard Crawley

Chairman, Investment Banking

Richard joined Liberum in 2013. He has over 30 years of experience, gained at Charterhouse, Credit Suisse, Oriel Securities and most recently, at Espirito Santo.

Oliver Baxendale

Oliver Baxendale

Head of UK Sales

Oliver joined Liberum in April 2016 as a member of the UK Small and Mid-Cap Sales Team. He was then appointed as Head of UK Sales in March 2021.

Joe Brent

Joe Brent

Head of Research

Joe joined Liberum in 2009. He was previously Managing Director and Head of UK Small and Mid Cap research at Citigroup.

Graham Smith

Graham Smith

Head of Execution

Graham joined Liberum in 2016. Prior to Liberum, Graham has worked for Dillion Reed, Salomon Brothers, Citigroup, Unicredit and Trafalgar Capital.

London
New York

Our offices

London

Ropemaker Place, Level 12 25 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9LY

New York

20th Floor 575 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10017