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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - UK

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Linklaters maintains a highly sophisticated corporate practice that enjoys an outstanding reputation for complex M&A work. It consistently acts on landmark cross-border deals, servicing industry-leading clients from the energy, healthcare and TMT sectors, among numerous others. Its clients also benefit from a market-leading borrower-side finance practice that can assist with high-value deal work. Linklaters' extensive international footprint covers Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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Work Highlights

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  • Linklaters advised Tate & Lyle on the acquisition of CP Kelco from JM Huber for USD1.8 billion.

Strengths

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  • Linklaters is extremely responsive. The firm's advice is always practical and business-minded. The team is very responsive and able to react according to the urgency of the situation.

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  • The firm's advice is overlaid with a pragmatic and commercial lens to help solve challenges.

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  • Linklaters has first-class abilities in M&A.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Aedamar Comiskey
    Aedamar Comiskey

    Aedamar Comiskey

    Aedamar Comiskey receives plaudits from across the market for the strength of her practice in high-end public and private M&A. She chairs the firm's partnership board.

    • Aedamar is a great, energetic lawyer.

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  • Richard Spedding
    Richard Spedding

    Richard Spedding

    Richard Spedding regularly advises on sophisticated domestic and cross-border M&A and corporate finance matters, and is particularly strong on the provision of Takeover Code advice.

    • Richard Spedding is very good.

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    • Richard is always a delight to work with.

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  • Iain Fenn
    Iain Fenn

    Iain Fenn

    Iain Fenn has a wealth of experience in public and private M&A on behalf of a client base of household names. He also offers high-level strategic advice.

    • Iain Fenn has deep knowledge of how things are really going to play out and a profound understanding of how the world works.

      Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondentEurope

    • Iain is supportive, pragmatic and fun to work with. He provides a brilliant level of service, is calm in a crisis and is clever and engaging with boards.

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  • Simon Branigan
    Simon Branigan

    Simon Branigan

    Simon Branigan maintains a strong corporate practice that is active on domestic and cross-border M&A. He advises corporates and financial institutions on transactions across a variety of sectors. He serves as the head of the firm's global corporate group.

    • Simon is just fantastic. He is extremely knowledgeable, strategic and brilliant.

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    • Simon brings outstanding commercial oversight.

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    • Simon provides excellent support. He is highly proactive and great to work with.

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  • James Inglis
    James Inglis

    James Inglis

    James Inglis exhibits strength advising multinational corporations on public and private M&A transactions. He is particularly adept at assisting Asia-based clients on significant deals.

    • James is a brilliant technical lawyer.

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    • James is flustered by nothing. He is hugely experienced and has seen it all before.

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  • Derek Tong
    Derek Tong

    Derek Tong

    Derek Tong is one of the firm's global tech sector leaders. He impresses due to his strong track record advising well-known corporates on cross-border, transformational M&A.

    • Derek is super hands-on, intelligent and is able to process everything. He knows every piece of what is going on.

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    • Derek is a rising star.

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