Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million - London (Firms)
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 expertise in competition and regulatory compliance.
Strengths
"The Eversheds team has excellent breadth and depth across all levels.They also possess responsiveness, commerciality of advice and the ability to get the deal done."
"Eversheds has an excellent team that is ready and able to act swiftly and thoroughly, with deep expertise in the sector and broad experience."
"Eversheds is extremely responsive and provide high-quality advice in an accessible manner. The team is extremely knowledgeable and can draw on vast experience to provide solutions."
"The Eversheds team have skills across every type of transaction type and are able to leverage specialists at each stage. They coordinate internally to ensure the experience is exceptional."
Work Highlights
Eversheds Sutherland advised DuPont on the international aspects of the sale of 80% of its Delrin Business to TJC LP. The transaction valued the business at USD1.8 billion.
Notable Practitioners
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 co-chairs the firm's cross-border M&A team. "Robin is easy to work with, very pragmatic and not afraid to give a commercial view." "Robin is always responsive and practical."
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 has great professionalism, dedication and legal expertise, with a keen eye for detail, but more than that he is easy to talk to and provides straight-forward advice in a user-friendly way." "Chris can call upon his years of experience and work on countless transactions to provide high-quality advice in a timely and accessible manner. He is a pleasure to work with."
