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Pinsent Masons

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - UK

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Pinsent Masons handles both domestic and international deal work for FTSE250 and AIM-listed clients. It continues to grow its profile in cross-border work, with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions, and has advised on numerous UK inbound transactions. It has a strong focus on transactions in the energy, technology, infrastructure, healthcare, retail and life sciences fields. The department has additional capabilities representing investment banks and other financial sponsors.

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Work Highlights

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  • Pinsent Masons advised Ithaca Energy on its GBP754 million business combination with Eni's UK upstream oil and gas business.

Strengths

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  • The team exhibited the same strong traits, as well as good quality deliverables. They did an excellent job and showed strong, relevant expertise. They have very strong commercial awareness.

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  • The team are experts at what they do and they provide support in a timely way. Their advice is measured, enabling sensible negotiations and minimising unnecessary debates.

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  • There is detailed knowledge right throughout the team. Pinsent Masons' team also meets all deadlines and provides extremely valuable and reliable advice. We value their detailed and reliable advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • James Kaye
    James Kaye

    James Kaye

    James Kaye regularly advises issuers and investment banks, as well as public and private companies. He ably handles M&A, joint ventures, corporate venturings and reorganisations.

    • James is a great partner who is interested in building long-term relations.

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    • James understood the position we were in and was willing to stick his head above parapet to protect our interests, which was brilliant.

      Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market respondentEurope

    • James is a calm and competent professional who knows how to express, in detail, the reasons behind a legal choice. We had a great experience with him.

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