Technology

• Liberty Media Corporation – Advised on the acquisition of its interest in Formula One, the iconic global motorsports business, from a consortium of sellers led by CVC Capital Partners (Transatlantic Legal Awards 2017 - Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year (Large Deals))
• International technology company – sale of technology company
• U.S. cable operator – acquisition of a strategic stake in the largest Belgian cable operator
• U.S. cable operator – acquisition and disposal of the largest French cable operator
• International media company – investments in UK mobile, Internet and broadcast content providers
• International media company – group reorganisation
• Establishment of international PR business as a UK LLP
• Sale of software products business
• Multilateral financial institution – disposal of interest in provider of fixed broadband access, digital television and IP telephony
• Merger and demerger of leading UK media group
• International engineering company – long-term technology agreement

Energy & Natural Resources

• Leading petrochemical company – joint venture arrangements
• Leading U.S. oilfield services company – purchase of global business from pre-pack administration
• Leading U.S. oilfield services company – purchase of UK geomodelling company
• Numerous joint venture arrangements for leading U.S. oilfield services companies
• Advice on UK redomestication of U.S. energy and petrochemicals businesses
• Purchases of jack-up drilling units
• Natural resources company – group restructuring
• Pre-IPO sale of interest in steel manufacturer
• AIM listing of resources company
• Development bank – AIM listed company exploration/drilling programme
• Multilateral financial institution – investment in biofuel company
• International engineering company – disposal of industrial gas turbines division
• Purchase of terminal storage facility
• Multilateral financial institution – corporate restructuring of leading petrochemical company
• Leading chemicals group – corporate restructuring
• Leading coal producer – acquisition of UK company holding significant coal deposits
• Multilateral financial institution – restructuring of interest in a leading electricity company
• International engineering company – disposal of industrial gas turbines division

Financial Services

• Multilateral financial institutions – acquisitions and disposals of interests in numerous banks
• Multilateral financial institution – advice on equity investments in multiple banks
• Sale of speciality finance business in Australia, the UK and Spain to a newly created fund and subsequent exit from the fund
• Sale of international investment bank
• Equity derivatives joint venture

Hospitality

• Restaurant franchise in the Middle East
• Pre-IPO preparation for international hotel chain
• Acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement of international hotel group
• Reorganisation of ownership and management of hotel business within paired share REIT structure
• Joint venture in relation to major London hotel
• Disposal of hotel chain

Other Private International M&A

• Multilateral financial institution – equity investment into large pharmaceutical business
• Multilateral financial institution – debt to equity swap in relation to a retail network
• Multilateral financial institution – debt to equity swap of investment in a leading real estate development group

Other Public International M&A

• Listing, placing and bond issue on the London Stock Exchange
• Bidders, lenders and shareholders and interested third parties on hostile and recommended takeovers, by tender offer and scheme of arrangement, governed by the UK Takeover Code
• Acquisition of major U.S. beverage producer for UK listed client
• Two IPOs on the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange (Tadawul)