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Eversheds Sutherland is one of the world’s leading law firms, with a market-leading UK corporate practice at the heart of our global M&A capability. Our 40 corporate partners and 130+ lawyers across City and regional offices work seamlessly to support clients on their most strategic transactions.

We are recognised for delivering complex, cross-border mid-market M&A with speed, clarity and commercial insight. Acting as trusted lead counsel, we manage inbound and outbound deals from the UK, often involving transatlantic or pan-European coordination.

We advise on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, carve-outs, auction sales and shareholder arrangements, for multinationals, private equity sponsors and founder-led businesses.

Our lawyers combine deep sector knowledge with national reach, operating as an integrated team to provide the right expertise regardless of location. Clients value our sector-focused teams, regulatory and structuring insight, and pragmatic, partner-led advice. Ranked among the most active UK legal advisers by deal volume, we are known for our collaborative culture, commercial approach and commitment to helping clients unlock value, manage risk and achieve strategic goals.

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.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - UK

2
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 expertise in competition and regulatory compliance.

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.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Robin Johnson
3
Robin Johnson
3
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 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
4
Chris Halliday
4
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 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.

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 straightforward advice in a user-friendly way.

Ranked Lawyers at
Eversheds Sutherland

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Robin Johnson
3
Robin Johnson
3
Band 3
Chris Halliday
4
Chris Halliday
4
Band 4

Members

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Alex McCarney

Alistair Cree

Amanda Partland

Ankit Chhabra

Antony Walsh

Head of Department

Barri Mendelsohn

Caroline Clapham

Catherine Eley

Ceri-Ann McGraa

Daniel Hall

Glynne Stanfield

Hugo Laing

James Finney

James Trevis

Jason Lovell

Jon Cox-Brown

Jon Gill

Jubilee Easo

Lee Harris

Lizzy Tindall

Louise Finnie

Mark Roe

Martin Mankabady

Michael Birchall

Mike Birkett

Nigel Cooke

Richard Moulton

Simon Masters

Stephen Hill

Stephen Nash

Steven Hacking

Stewart Womersley

Theresa-Marie Stodell

Tom Milburn

Industries

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Consumer

Energy and infrastructure

Financial services

Industrial and manufacturing

Life sciences and healthcare

Real estate and REITs

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