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Mergers and acquisitions lawyers

Our seasoned team of mergers and acquisitions lawyers has acted in the full spectrum of corporate transactions, be it public company takeovers or contentious buyouts. With offices around the world, we can help you to get the deal done quickly, within regulations and with minimal fuss.

We have extensive experience of advising on public company takeovers, private equity investments, leveraged buyouts and other corporate transactions.

Our mergers and acquisitions solicitors help develop strategies for achieving our clients’ business objectives. Whether you are a public or private company, our team can guide you through the complex negotiations necessary to complete a merger, acquisition, or disposal.

Sometimes these negotiations are contentious. For instance, our mergers and acquisitions lawyers advised a minority stakeholder in their bid to buy out other shareholders and gain control over a target company – a move opposed by that company's board. We challenged the board’s actions and won, eventually structuring a deal advantageous to our client.

When acquisitions cross borders, we leverage the full power of our international team. In our capacity as a global global law firm, we get the deal done quickly and in line with regulations in each country.

An international team of mergers and acquisitions lawyers from our offices in London, Milan, Hong Kong and Singapore recently assisted Renault with the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lotus F1. In the nine-month process, we were able to extract Renault from engine supply agreements with other F1 teams without any money changing hands.

We also obtained four separate court adjournments to stave off more than a dozen creditors intent on forcing Lotus into liquidation, which was unprecedented. More than 500 jobs at Lotus were saved, and Renault’s future in Formula 1 was secured. ‘It’s rare to be able to affect people’s lives as directly as we did in that project'.

Additionally, our US team represented one of the world’s largest manufacturers of graphite and carbon-based products in its $150 million convertible preferred stock issuance, followed by a tender offer and merger with a value of $695 million.

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Our team

Graham Webster

Graham Webster

Partner | London

Graham Webster

Partner | London

Corporate

Michael A. Rueda

Michael A. Rueda

Partner | Head of US Sports and Entertainment | New York

Michael A. Rueda

Partner | Head of US Sports and Entertainment | New York

Corporate

Mark Lynch

Mark Lynch

Partner | London

Mark Lynch

Partner | London

Corporate

Patricia M. Lee

Patricia M. Lee

Partner | New York

Patricia M. Lee

Partner | New York

Corporate

Roberta Crivellaro

Roberta Crivellaro

Partner | Milan

Roberta Crivellaro

Partner | Milan

Corporate

Polly Chu

Polly Chu

Partner | Hong Kong

Polly Chu

Partner | Hong Kong

Corporate

Daniel Tang

Daniel Tang

Partner | Hong Kong

Daniel Tang

Partner | Hong Kong

Corporate

Gerald Fujii

Gerald Fujii

Partner | Tokyo

Gerald Fujii

Partner | Tokyo

Commercial real estate

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