Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - UK
What the Team is Known For
Macfarlanes boasts a leading practice that is able to advise on deals of both under and above £1 billion. It has experience advising high-profile names on a range of transactions, including acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures. It is well versed in high-end deals, often acting on international mandates for corporates and financial institutions. The department is also regularly called upon to advise management and director teams on M&A. It has broad international capabilities and has experience of deals involving the USA, Europe and Australasia.
Strengths
Macfarlanes has a very good bench of corporate partners.
Macfarlanes take an extremely practical approach to the transaction. The firm does a great job of highlighting unusual risks for us.
Macfarlanes has a great team with many members that can support on all aspects of an acquisition.
Work Highlights
Macfarlanes advised the Investec Group on the combination of Investec Wealth & Investment UK with Rathbones. The transaction implies a value of £839 million for Investec Wealth & Investment UK.
Notable practitioners
Howard Corney operates a broad transactional practice encompassing expertise in public and private M&A. He advises on domestic and cross-border deals, with particular experience in those involving African and Middle Eastern interests. He heads the firm's M&A group.
From the outset he brought together a wide range of supporting advisers. He is technical, but above all else commercial and a trusted counsel in difficult negotiations. Very easy to work with.
Howard is a trusted adviser to top management. He's able to navigate a very complicated stakeholder landscape and manage complicated issues with a very positive approach and a very adaptable response.
Howard is a smart and articulate M&A lawyer and encourages his team's participation in key transactional decisions. He is very easy to deal with and holds a quiet confidence.
Harry is an excellent M&A lawyer.
Harry is a class act.
Tom Rose is very responsive and knowledgeable, about both the law and client needs.
Tom's strength lies in sensible, pragmatic and commercial advice.
Tom is not only an excellent lawyer but a pleasure to work with and talk to. Not only do I trust his advice completely, he brings humour and levity to stressful situations.