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GT London’s core practice is M&A. The firm excels in high-end deals, and is also committed to building long-term relationships with its clients, offering them high-quality services on transactions ranging from large, transformational deals to smaller transactions.


The practice is led by Paul Maher, a Global Vice Chair of Greenberg Traurig, and Fiona Adams, London Co-Managing Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Global Corporate Practice.

Our specialist M&A team helps our clients to structure, negotiate and complete complex international and domestic M&A transactions, including private acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers, private fundraisings, joint ventures, investment fund structuring, auction sales, strategic business combinations and reorganisations for large and middle-cap companies and for unlisted and privately owned businesses.

  • Negotiated mergers and acquisitions​
  • Recommended and hostile takeovers including anti-takeover defence initiatives
  • Public offers and schemes of arrangement
  • Sales and purchases of assets
  • Pre-sale and other reorganisations
  • Put and call option agreements
  • MBOs
  • Spin-offs
  • Auction processes
  • Joint ventures
  • Investment fund formation
  • Dissident shareholder proposals
  • Investment agreements
  •  Commercial contracts
  • General transactional and M&A advisory matters



Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - UK

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Greenberg Traurig regularly advises on transactions for clients in the pharmaceutical, chemicals, telecommunications and manufacturing sectors. It fields expertise in a broad range of areas, such as M&A, joint ventures, real estate deals and shareholder agreements. The department counts a number of significant corporates and financial institutions among its client base and leverages strong resources in the USA to assist on cross-border work.

Work Highlights

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  • Greenberg Traurig advised the management team of Vistra on its merger with Tricor. The combined entity is valued at USD6.5 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Paul Maher
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Paul Maher
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Eminent Practitioners

Paul Maher maintains a strong corporate practice incorporating strength in domestic and cross-border M&A. His diverse sector capabilities include experience in pharmaceuticals, retail and financial services. He serves as the firm's global vice chair.

Paul is an extremely good negotiator.

Paul is outstanding in everything he does. He provides fantastic client service and is an all-round superb commercial lawyer.

Fiona Adams
2
Fiona Adams
2
Band 2
Fiona Adams maintains a successful practice advising household-name corporate clients on high-end transactions. She co-chairs the firm's global practice and is managing shareholder of its London office.

Fiona is an outstanding lawyer and a great fit with our in-house team. She is also super responsive and very easy to work with.

Fiona is a really strong and capable lawyer. She is very efficient and understands the core of problems.

Fiona is very client-oriented with wide experience.

4
Henrietta Walker
4
Band 4
Henrietta Walker displays strength across a variety of transactional matters, including in significant cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance issues. Her sector focus includes demonstrable expertise in pharmaceuticals, chemicals and financial services, among others.

Henrietta is a star in supporting a difficult transaction. She is always available, hard-working, very patient and provides good advice and guidance throughout the process.

Henrietta is a super lawyer with strong work ethic and great customer skills.

4
Sarah Moyles
4
Band 4
Sarah Moyles is recognised for her broad practice, working on both public and private M&A. She is particularly experienced in cross-border transactions.

Sarah is very experienced and great to work with. She gives clear, practical and actionable advice.

I always feel comfortable knowing that Sarah is advocating for us in the strongest possible way.

Sarah Moyles is a standout M&A partner who provides exemplary legal guidance and support. Her expertise, responsiveness and client-centric approach have been instrumental in our M&A activities.

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Paul Maher
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Paul Maher
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Eminent Practitioners
Fiona Adams
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Fiona Adams
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Band 2
4
Henrietta Walker
4
Band 4
4
Sarah Moyles
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Band 4

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