Walker Morris hires ex-DLA Piper UK ECM co-head Martin Penn as capital markets partner
Leeds firm Walker Morris hired Martin Penn, former co-head of UK equity capital markets at DLA Piper, as an equity capital markets partner, according to coverage dated September 18, 2026. Penn spent 18 years at DLA Piper after earlier roles at Freshfields and Simmons & Simmons, and brings the firm’s corporate partner count to seven as it continues City lateral hiring.
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- Walker Morris hired Martin Penn, former DLA Piper UK equity capital markets co-head, as an ECM partner.NonBillable
- Penn spent 18 years at DLA Piper, making partner in 2016, after Freshfields and Simmons & Simmons.NonBillable
- He advises listed companies, investors, and banks on listings and fundraisings, including life sciences and tech.NonBillable
- The hire takes Walker Morris’s corporate partner count to seven in its Leeds office.NonBillable
- NonBillable said the firm’s revenue rose 11% to just over £90 million in the year to April.NonBillable