Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

London (Firms)

3 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Mark Bardell

UK

Practice Areas

- Corporate

- Mergers and Acquisitions

- Public mergers and acquisitions

- Joint Ventures and Investments

Career

Mark is a partner based in our London office. Mark is a corporate partner with particular focus in public takeovers and cross-border M&A. Mark is a corporate partner, focusing in cross-border M&A with a focus on UK public M&A. He has been at the firm for over 25 years and a partner since 2009. He has helped clients to close more than US$350 billion worth of transactions across the US, UK, Europe, CIS, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia and Australia. He focuses on advising corporate clients and works with boards on both transactional and advisory work. He is frequently involved in advising on significant challenges that face boards whether on transactions, shareholder activism, governance issues or regulatory investigations. In addition, he regularly works with and advises investment banks and corporate finance advisers in connection with their roles on major cross-border transactions. He is individually ranked in Chambers and recommended in Legal 500 for M&A premium deals and noted for his public takeover work. He is a General Editor of Butterworths Takeovers Law and Practice (second edition 2015) and a contributor to other leading practitioner's texts on topics including shareholder activism, market abuse, schemes of arrangement and takeovers. He lectures annually at Cambridge University to postgraduate MCL students as part of the Deals Course, on public M&A. In September 2011, he completed a two-year secondment as Secretary to the UK’s Takeover Panel. During that time he was closely involved in the day-to-day regulation of UK public takeovers and also in significant revisions to the UK's Takeover Code. He continues to be actively involved in consultations regarding amendments to the UK's Takeover Code. He also acts as Secretary to the Takeover Appeals Board in relation to various appeals.

For additional information on Mark’s professional background, please visit: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/m/mark-bardell

Chambers Review

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UK

Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above - London (Firms)

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Mark Bardell impresses sources with his strong handling of domestic public M&A, especially as it occurs in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. He represents a client base of international companies, and impresses with his knowledge of the City Code.

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Global Practice Guide
Mark Bardell
Laura Ackroyd
Veronica Roberts
Christon Shenolikar
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Mark Bardell, Laura Ackroyd, Veronica Roberts, Christon Shenolikar
Article • Dec 2024
Global Practice Guide
Mark Bardell
Tim Leaver
Casey Dalton
Laura Ackroyd
Authored by
Mark Bardell, Tim Leaver, Casey Dalton, Laura Ackroyd
Article • Dec 2024

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