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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - UK

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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 hundreds of millions to billions of pounds.

Work Highlights

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  • A&O Shearman acted for AviLease on its USD3.6 billion acquisition of Standard Chartered’s global aviation finance leasing business.

Strengths

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The firm relies on a global network of experts and perspectives to bring holistic solutions.

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They handled the global aspects very well. They have a good network of offices.

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The firm has dedicated teams who know how to be transaction-oriented and responsive.

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The team's responsiveness, availability, quality of analysis and advice are all excellent.

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Notable Practitioners

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David J Broadley
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David J Broadley
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Band 2

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

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Seth Jones
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Seth Jones
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Band 4
Seth Jones is a highly capable lawyer whose practice is strong in the representation of clients in UK public M&A. His practice benefits from time on secondment at the Takeover Panel.

Seth is someone who knows how to run deals.

Seth is an excellent partner who does an extremely effective job.

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Richard Hough
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Richard Hough
5
Band 5
Richard Hough has an impressive track record acting on M&A, joint ventures and reorganisations. He represents a client base of corporates and financial institutions.

Richard Hough is measured and thoughtful in terms of the points he raises and puts forward.

Richard is very thorough and he has very good client-handling skills.

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Alex Tilley
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Alex Tilley
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Up and Coming

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

Alex is first class.

Alex is very intelligent and grasps key areas of commercial relevance. He provides great client engagement and has the ability to synthesise complex topics into bite-sized, understandable terms.

Alex is well regarded by clients.

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David J Broadley
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David J Broadley
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Seth Jones
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Seth Jones
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Band 4
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Richard Hough
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Richard Hough
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Band 5
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Alex Tilley
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Alex Tilley
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Up and Coming
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