Paul Williams
Legal Director
Paul has extensive experience with both UK and EU competition authorities in the context of merger investigations, cartels and complaints. Paul also advises on the UK National Security and Investment Act, including its application to the energy, defence and governmental sectors.
Paul's experience
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Advised R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on its acquisition of Williams Lea Group from Advent International. Our role included working as co-counsel with Baker Hostetler to navigate complex issues and deliver the transaction within a challenging timeframe.
- United Kingdom and United States
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised US listed client, Stagwell, a digital-first marketing company built to drive results for the most ambitious B2C, B2B, and DTC brands in the world in relation to its acquisition of Create Group, a digital communications agency headquartered in the UAE and with offices in Saudia Arabia and Egypt.
- United States
- Professional & Public Services
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Advised Condeco Group on its acquisition of ProxyClick SA, the leading global provider of enterprise visitor management software.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Macquarie Bank Limited in relation to the EU Merger Regulation aspects of the proposed joint venture between Macquarie Bank Limited and Mitsubishi UFJ Finance and Lease Company (MUL) in an equipment finance business in Australia.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised a leading insulation technologies producer, Xtratherm (part of the Unilin Group and Mohawk Industries, Inc) on the acquisition of Ballytherm’s operations in UK and Ireland.
- Cross-border
- Infrastructure
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Advising a football club on its ticketing allocation and any potential competition or consumer protection issues.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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Advised an engineering services group on the CMA investigation into anti-competitive information sharing in the groundworks sector, including applying for leniency following an internal investigation, managing dawn raids, throughout the access to file process to the CMA's infringement decision.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised a concrete manufacturer and supplier and its directors on a civil and criminal cartel investigation by the CMA.
- Ireland
- Infrastructure
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Advised a major professional football club on the terms of a kit supply and sponsorship agreement with Adidas and related supply agreement with a sports retailer. This included work on the distribution agreements and competition aspects.
- United Kingdom
- Sport & Hospitality
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