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Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

A&O Shearman maintains a renowned practice with a strong pedigree in cross-border deals, assisted by an extensive network of offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. It is frequently instructed on transactions in the TMT, energy and consumer goods sectors, as well as financial services and healthcare. The department demonstrates excellent strength in corporate financing work, drawing from a pool of financing and capital markets experts to offer a full M&A service. Its typical deal size ranges from the hundreds of millions to multiple billions.

Work Highlights

  • A&O Shearman advised American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings on its USD1.4 billion recommended cash and share combination with Dowlais Group.

Strengths

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The team at A&O Shearman is very client-oriented, pragmatic and agile.

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They are very helpful and deliver first class service consistently. They have 24/7 availability, including outside of business hours. We reserve them for the most challenging and valuable work.

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I appreciate their bench depth and I like the partner and associate quality and their ability to cover commercial aspects and documents alongside pure M&A as single, coherent product.

Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondent
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Responses come sometime even earlier than I have requested. The quality is good and whenever there is an issue with the amount of the bill they are very willing to discuss, which is appreciated.

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They are able to coordinate complex matters over several jurisdictions. I had no issue finding the required expertise within the same office who responds with the requisite urgency.

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Notable Practitioners

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David J Broadley
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David J Broadley
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Eminent Practitioners
David Broadley receives praise for the quality of his advice in complex M&A and equity capital markets transactions. His client base includes a number of prominent financial institutions.

David is an extremely experienced conduit to run things past. He helps you navigate a lot of the politics and provides steadfast advice.

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George Knighton
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George Knighton
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George Knighton concentrates his notable practice on the representation of clients in public and private M&A and corporate restructurings. His sector expertise includes experience in fintech and retail.

George is very good and extremely knowledgeable.

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Seth Jones
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Seth Jones
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Seth Jones is a highly capable lawyer who has expertise in the representation of clients in UK public M&A. His practice benefits from time on secondment at the Takeover Panel and he is known for his takeover code expertise.

Seth has deep industry experience and subject knowledge and a detailed understanding of UK listing rules. He provided timely support and deep domain experience on deal structure.

Seth knows everything there is to know about takeovers and can navigate all elements of panel engagements.

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Alex Tilley
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Alex Tilley
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Alex Tilley is a partner who has experience of handling a broad range of corporate transactions and equity capital markets transactions. He has been particularly active in advising clients in the retail and telecommunications sectors.

Alex masters the combined art of exceptional attention to detail, sharp analytical skills and a creative approach to problem-solving.

Alex can do anything. He has an incredible work ethic and loves getting deals done.

Alex is technically excellent and dedicated.

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Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
David J Broadley
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David J Broadley
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George Knighton
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George Knighton
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Seth Jones
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Seth Jones
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Alex Tilley
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Alex Tilley
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