Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Advised Sintana Energy on its all-share acquisition of Challenger Energy via an Isle of Man Scheme, valuing Challenger at £44.72M. Challenger shareholders will own ~25% of Sintana. The deal includes a planned C$240M AIM IPO, with exploration focus across Namibia, Uruguay, The Bahamas, and Colombia, pending regulatory approvals.
Advised TClarke plc, a leading engineering services business, on its £90m public takeover by Regent Acquisitions effected by way of scheme of arrangement.
Advised a US based automotive sound system supplier in a supply and license project with a German OEM.
Advising Gordon Brothers (as security agent, agent and co-lender) and Aurelius Finance Company (as co-lender) on the £25 million asset-backed financing facility for MIP Holdings Limited (MIP) in relation to the public-to-private takeover of French Connection Group PLC by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Royal London Mutual Insurance Society on three schemes of arrangement concerning its with-profits fund consolidation programme
Advising Arena Events Group plc on a recommended all cash offer by joint offerors IHC Industrial Holding LLC and Tasheel Holding Group LLC, which values the entire issued ordinary share capital of Arena at approximately £71 million on a fully diluted basis.
Advising an Ultra High Net Worth client (UHNW) on a shareholder dispute with his father on an international group of companies in the property sector with operations in England, Greece and Bulgaria.
Advised Goodbody Ireland in relation to £62 million block trade on behalf of Ms. Juliana Conlon, the largest shareholder in First Derivatives plc., a software and services company. Goodbody conducted the secondary placing by way of an accelerated book build and Goodbody and Ms. Conlon entered into a secondary block trade agreement.
Advised LiDCO Group plc, an AIM-listed medical technology company, on a recommended cash offer made by Masimo Corporation which values LiDCO at approximately £31 million. The Offer is being effected by means of a contractual takeover offer pursuant to Part 28 of the Companies Act.
Advised a Dutch manufacturing and services company on the defence of a Supreme Court of New South Wales proceeding relating to a share sale agreement dispute for an infrastructure services company. This included advising at mediation and recommending a commercial strategy for resolution of the matter.
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EmailHammad specialises in advising insurers, reinsurers and other financial institutions on corporate transactions such as M&A and reorganisations that, on occasion, involve Part VII transfers and schemes of arrangements.
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EmailAndrew has over 20 years' experience of advising on all types of corporate transactions and in particular domestic and cross-border M&A, equity capital markets and securities matters for publicly listed companies in the UK and US. Andrew is also a member of the firm’s global board.
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EmailAdam Cain specialises in public M&A and equity capital markets matters. He has broad experience across a number of industry sectors and jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the TSI and energy sectors.
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EmailAlan is a corporate partner who specialises in corporate finance transactions and has more than 20 years' experience.
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EmailNick specialises in complex debt restructuring and advising different stakeholders on issues arising in financial distress.
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EmailChris is an insurance regulatory and commercial specialist and has worked extensively for providers and distributors across life and general insurance sectors. His career has covered private practice and, recently, in house experience.
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EmailZara is a partner and commercial litigator specialising in corporate disputes, financial services litigation and insolvency. She also has expertise in tax litigation and energy related disputes.
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EmailAmy is a corporate lawyer specialising in equity capital markets, advising on a broad range of transactions including IPOs, secondary offers and public takeovers, together with advising companies with their ongoing legal and regulatory obligations.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
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