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UK Guide 2023
London (Firms) Corporate/M&A
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Band 2

4 Ranked Lawyers

About

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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: £100-800 million - London (Firms)
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Band 2
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 Rentokil on its acquisition of the Boecker Group.

Notable Practitioners

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Henrietta Walker
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Henrietta Walker
3
Band 3

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 an exceptional corporate attorney with a great commercial mind, strong work ethic and constructive demeanour. She strikes a great balance between advocacy and pragmatism."

"Henrietta Walker is simply excellent."

Paul Maher
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Paul Maher
2
Band 2

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

"Paul is a super lawyer and always on hand to support on complex transactions and issues."

"The deal lawyer you want in your corner when things get hard or complex and you need someone with reserves of determination, creativity and relentless focus to deliver for you."

Fiona Adams
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Fiona Adams
3
Band 3

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 Adams is a great lawyer, who manages the team really well."

Sarah Moyles
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Sarah Moyles
4
Band 4

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

"An up-and-coming corporate star who has worked on some really complex, nuanced deals for us, and is a great enabler of deals."

"Sarah Moyles has been a great support on our transactions. She is extremely responsive and connected with the transaction."

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Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million

Paul Maher
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Paul Maher
2
Band 2
Fiona Adams
3
Fiona Adams
3
Band 3
Henrietta Walker
3
Henrietta Walker
3
Band 3
Sarah Moyles
4
Sarah Moyles
4
Band 4

Members

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David Fitzgerald

Gary Cooper

Joel Wheeler

Stephen Horvarth

Steven Cowins

Industries

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Aerospace

Banks

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Insurance

Media

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Private Clients / Individuals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Retail

Telecommunications

Transportation