Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
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Band 3
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is often engaged in complex multijurisdictional transactions, with deep expertise in deals involving Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It represents a broad range of clients, including financial institutions, private equity firms, public companies and private entities.
Work Highlights
- Cleary Gottlieb advised OpenText in its acquisition of Micro Focus International, for an implied enterprise value of USD6 billion.
Strengths
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"The team at Cleary Gottlieb is always available and responsive to our needs. They provide very constructive and creative solutions to help us get to a signing."
"Cleary has great experience with complex cases and relies on large and high-quality teams to handle highly complex and sophisticated cases in an extremely efficient manner."
"Cleary have a really fantastic team. They have huge technical knowledge as well as market knowledge with really interesting insights on the logic of the deals."
"The team at Cleary Gottlieb is always available and responsive to our needs. They provide very constructive and creative solutions to help us get to a signing."
"Cleary has great experience with complex cases and relies on large and high-quality teams to handle highly complex and sophisticated cases in an extremely efficient manner."
"Cleary have a really fantastic team. They have huge technical knowledge as well as market knowledge with really interesting insights on the logic of the deals."
Notable Practitioners
Nick Rumsby is experienced in domestic public M&A, in addition to boasting expertise in joint ventures, demergers and corporate restructurings. His practice benefits from time on secondment at the Takeover Panel.
"Nick is a very experienced and extremely sensible partner with strong commercial judgement and the ability to concisely communicate."
"Nick's knowledge of M&A is incredible."
"Nick is a strong lawyer and a nice person."
Tihir Sarkar focuses his practice on the representation of corporates and wealth funds across a range of high-end transactions. He is active in a number of sectors and stands out for his experience working in emerging markets.
"Tihir is very experienced and is well regarded by his clients."
"Tihir is a trusted adviser and excellent attorney."
Nallini Puri is recognised for her work with high-profile clients in large-scale, cross-border transactions and investments. She is qualified to practise law in the US and India, as well as the UK.
"Nallini is a fantastic leader and role model for her team. She has great expertise and experience in cross-border transactions, particularly with high-profile deals in India."
"Nallini is a sharp attorney with great communication skills. She is also a strong negotiator and advocate."
"Nallini demonstrates exceptional technical ability and responsiveness."
Dan Tierney takes on a prominent role within Cleary's corporate practice advising on public and private M&A. He frequently works on international deals, including handling the UK components of large transatlantic transactions.
"Dan is wonderful to work with. He is very responsive, committed and is a good advocate!"
"Dan is very smart, thoughtful and practical. He is a great thought partner and provides excellent client service."
"Dan is a rising star. He is very sharp with identifying issues and provides very creative solutions to issues that come up during negotiations. He is also a very personable and charismatic attorney."
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