About

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London is the headquarters of Eversheds Sutherland and the centre of many of our most significant global client relationships. From our base here, we advise leading corporates, financial sponsors and institutions on complex, high-value transactions in the UK and internationally.

Our Global M&A team comprises more than 700 lawyers working across 70 offices in over 30 countries, collaborating seamlessly to deliver consistent, high-quality advice across multiple jurisdictions.

M&A is a core practice at Eversheds Sutherland. We support clients on around 800 deals each year, representing approximately US$65 billion in disclosed value. Most of our work involves highly strategic, cross-border and multi-sector transactions, where our combination of local capability and international reach ensures efficiency and commercial clarity.

Our London M&A lawyers advise across all major industries, from financial services, technology and energy to consumer, real estate and life sciences. This breadth of sector knowledge enables us to provide clients with tailored, commercially focused advice that drives value and reduces execution risk.

Delivering exceptional M&A advice requires experience, resource and technical excellence. Our integrated global platform, commercial approach and disciplined execution allow us to deliver results efficiently and with precision. We focus on supporting clients’ strategic objectives and maximising value on every transaction, whether domestic or international.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million - London (Firms)

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland houses a dedicated team that is often instructed by household names on complex cross-border transactions, with notable strength acting for major multinationals. Its sector expertise covers real estate, energy, natural resources and financial services, among others. The department boasts additional international expertise, advising on transactions in Asia and EMEA. Eversheds Sutherland has recognised proficiency in competition and regulatory compliance.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds Sutherland advised Schroders Greencoat on its acquisition of the Toucan Energy portfolio, consisting of 53 operating solar farms in the UK.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Robin Johnson
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Robin Johnson
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Band 3

Robin Johnson is frequently called upon to handle international M&A and joint ventures, and is particularly active on deals in the chemicals, life sciences and industrial goods sectors. He was previously a chair of the firm's international M&A team, and now heads Eversheds Sutherland's industrials sector group.

Robin provides an excellent client service.

Robin is an excellent client partner. He can get anything done and he does it well and quickly.

Antony Walsh
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Antony Walsh
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Band 4

Antony Walsh operates an effective corporate practice, focusing on global M&A and reorganisation and treasury structure projects. He has a broad client base which features major corporates from the industrials and technology sectors.

Antony Walsh shows excellent judgement and offers business advice. He is prompt, professional and pleasant.

Antony was very savvy and knew when his expertise and experience were needed. Antony and his team were a pleasure to work with.

Chris Halliday
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Chris Halliday
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Band 4

Chris Halliday maintains a diverse corporate practice which has strength in M&A, joint ventures and private equity deals on both the domestic and international stages. His sector expertise is especially pronounced in the insurance space.

Chris was very professional, very good and very effective.

Ranked Lawyers at
Eversheds Sutherland

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London (Firms)

Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million

Robin Johnson
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Robin Johnson
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Band 3
Antony Walsh
4
Antony Walsh
4
Band 4
Chris Halliday
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Chris Halliday
4
Band 4

Members

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Ankit Chhabra

Antony Walsh

Antony Walsh

Head of Department

Barri Mendelsohn

Caroline Clapham

Jason Lovell

Jubilee Easo

Lee Harris

Richard Moulton

Simon Masters

Stephen Hill

Clients

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Cranswick

EDF Renewables Ireland Limited

Edwards Lifesciences

Element Solutions Inc.

Johnson Matthey

Keltbray

Kohler

Nisbets

Phillips Carbon Black

Quad/Graphics

Rayner Spencer Mills

Schroders Greencoat

Sims Limited

Teledyne Technologies

Tenneco

The Boeing Company