Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market
Europe Guide 2024 : UK
Band 4
Email address
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(020) 7415 6000Chambers Review
Bird & Bird leverages its impressive talents in technology and IP-rich industries, including media, energy and retail, to advise on a wide range of corporate matters, with solid expertise in mid-market deals. It is experienced in cross-border mergers and overseas transactions more generally.
Work Highlights
- Bird & Bird advised TransGlobe Energy on its merger with VAALCO Energy in a share-for-share strategic business combination transaction valued at USD307 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bird & Bird has strong teams across various verticals to handle corporate, financial and M&A matters."
"The Bird & Bird team is highly responsive, diligent and disciplined."
"I am extremely impressed by Bird & Bird's ability to navigate complex, cross-border transactions. The team is always able to offer rigorous but pragmatic advice."
"Bird & Bird has strong teams across various verticals to handle corporate, financial and M&A matters."
"The Bird & Bird team is highly responsive, diligent and disciplined."
"I am extremely impressed by Bird & Bird's ability to navigate complex, cross-border transactions. The team is always able to offer rigorous but pragmatic advice."
Notable Practitioners
Neil Blundell concentrates his well-regarded practice on the representation of technology sector participants in their transactions. His work is international in scope, and he has niche expertise of advising cloud businesses.
"I have always valued Neil's leadership and support."
Matthew Bonass heads the London corporate team, and is also chair of the international energy and utilities sector group. His broad transactional practice reveals strength in public and private M&A, joint ventures and venture capital matters.
"He's very cool-headed, rational, pragmatic, and is very commercial. His technical understanding is excellent. He understands the nuance of why the other side wants something. He won't just say they're being difficult and problematic, he will understand their perspective, explain that to me, and then come back with a middle ground and find solutions."