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Viv has more than 10 years experience in the PwC Capital Markets Group in London, specialising in both equity and debt capital raising transactions. Since returning from a two year secondment in PwC Moscow’s capital markets group, Viv has worked on a number of London and New York initial public offers, high yield bond transactions and financings and reporting for M&A transactions. Viv has recently advised and assisted Coca Cola Hellenic, HSS Tool Hire and Indivior on their successful listing on the Premium segment of the London main market. Additionally Viv also led a global PwC team assisting Markit Ltd and Constellium N.V in attaining a successful listing in New York and New York/Paris Euronext. Viv has also led a number of projects supporting companies in M&A transactions. In the retail and consumer sector, Viv led the private diligence reporting on the dual track sale/IPO process for House Of Fraser, the readmission of Nomad Foods following the acquisition of Iglo and Findus and the IPO of Virgin Active on the JSE. In 2014 Viv assisted AbbVie management, during their aborted takeover of Shire Pharmaceuticals, in navigating the requirements of the Take Over panel rules, including profit forecast reporting and qualified financial benefits, and SEC reporting. Viv also has assisted a number of companies raise capital in both the European and US debt markets including, but not limited to, Marks and Spencer’s, Tesco, David Lloyd, IGLO and Avis. Viv co-author PwC’s IPO Watch publication and is regularly quoted in the financial press such as the London Financial Times, Financial News and the Telegraph.