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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

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Ashurst Perkins Coie – London, New York, Seattle, Sydney

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With our extensive network of global corporate partners, we are well-resources in major commercial centres to advise on M&A, private equity, joint ventures, equity capital markets, reorganisations, governance and regulatory issues. This means that our lawyers have the range of experience to advise your business on its reputational and legal risks throughout its lifecycle. Our approach enables us to deliver practical, commercial solutions in relation to transactions and commercial, governance and regulatory matters.

Our corporate practice is fully integrated with our tax, competition, real estate, finance, disputes, IP, IT, employment and pensions practices. This multi-disciplinary team provides you with the broad service that you require, whether in relation to transactions or day to day corporate requirements.

Our multi-disciplinary team of lawyers pride themselves on understanding your business, and have a deep knowledge of the industry sectors in which you operate. As a result of this, we ensure that our advice is directly relevant to the needs of your business.

As a global corporate practice, our advice spans borders. Clients increasingly need access to the best-in-market advice across multiple jurisdictions in relation to transactions and other governance and regulatory issues. Our global presence ensures that we are able to mobilise teams across our offices to provide a seamless service in relation to cross-border matters.

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

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst represents corporates and financial institutions across a range of sectors, including infrastructure, real estate and natural resources. Its expertise spans big-ticket transactions, joint ventures and sponsor-side advisory work for investment banks on M&A. Ashurst's domestic expertise combines with experience throughout the world.

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Work Highlights

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  • Ashurst advised Tritax Big Box REIT on its £3.9 billion acquisition of UK Commercial Property REIT.

Strengths

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  • Ashurst has high intellectual and commercial intelligence across the team, combined with excellent soft skills that are focused on the needs of the client.

    Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

  • The Ashurst team is pragmatic, commercial and flexible.

    Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

  • The Ashurst team is highly proactive and collaborative in its advice. It combines deep technical knowledge with pragmatic and holistic strategic advice on what matters most.

    Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Karen Davies
    Karen Davies

    Karen Davies

    Karen Davies wins praise from across the market for her excellent handling of M&A and capital markets transactions. Her client base consists of a number of well-known corporates and financial institutions. She acts as global chair of Ashurst.

    • Karen has excellent breadth of knowledge. She is a pleasure to work with and delivers advice rapidly and pragmatically with a strong emphasis on what matters to her clients.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • Karen is excellent. She is responsive, efficient and extremely pleasant to deal with.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • Karen is very personable and she always keeps track of what is going on.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK
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  • James Fletcher
    James Fletcher

    James Fletcher

    James Fletcher is experienced in public and private M&A, as well as corporate advisory work and equity capital markets. His practice spans a range of sectors. He is primarily sought after by corporates and investment banks.

    • James is a top corporate partner with fantastic soft skills.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • James is a truly outstanding lawyer. He always provides commercial and pragmatic advice. James has a fantastic manner. He is very calm and collected.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • I find James a very reliable and knowledgeable corporate lawyer. I always know he will be available when needed, and he provides pragmatic and commercial advice.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • James was excellent. He is across all of the technical details, but he is also very pragmatic and commercial in terms of problem-solving.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK
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  • Thomas J Mercer
    Thomas J Mercer

    Thomas J Mercer

    Thomas Mercer ably assists clients on all manner of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A and financings. His experience as secretary of the Takeover Panel is the subject of particular acknowledgement.

    • Thomas is incredibly responsive.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • He has commercial understanding and provides sound advice on all matters.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK
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  • Harry Thimont
    Harry Thimont

    Harry Thimont

    Harry Thimont is recognised for his ability to advise on complex M&A and corporate finance transactions. He regularly acts for investment banks.

    • Harry is dynamic, which is a quality highly valued by fast-growing businesses and sometimes overlooked.

      Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above respondentUK

    • Harry is a very sensible and articulate person. He can be relied upon to think things through and come up with solutions.

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