Experience
Representative matters
Transactions we have closed, disputes we have tried and resolved, and investigations we have led. Filter by kind of work, practice, sector or year.
Advised Osric Therapeutics on its sale to Pendray Life Sciences
Negotiated the merger agreement and contingent value rights for a clinical-stage biotech, with antitrust clearance in the US and UK.
Mergers & Acquisitions · Antitrust & Competition
US$2.1 billion
Counsel to the underwriters on Veltra Payments' initial public offering
Advised the joint bookrunners on the listing of a payments platform and its concurrent private placement.
Capital Markets & Finance
US$780 million
Designed an AI governance programme for a UK insurer
Drafted the policy framework, vendor terms and risk assessments for the insurer's use of generative AI in claims handling.
Data, Privacy & Technology
Advised Tamsin Logistics REIT on a portfolio acquisition of UK warehouses
Acted on the purchase and acquisition financing of fourteen logistics assets across the Midlands and the North West.
Real Estate
£325 million
Defending Hawley Finch in a securities class action
Representing a consumer company and its directors in a putative class action following a restatement.
Litigation & Trials
Represented Quayline Ports in an ICSID arbitration against a host state
Acting as counsel on investment-treaty claims arising from the termination of a port concession.
International Arbitration
Advised Grayvale Partners on the continuation vehicle for three portfolio companies
Structured the secondary transaction and the tax treatment of the rolling investors.
Mergers & Acquisitions · Tax
US$1.1 billion
Defending a payments company in a consumer protection investigation by state attorneys general
Representing the company in a multistate inquiry into fee disclosures.
Investigations & White Collar · Antitrust & Competition
Represented Norvik Energy in an LCIA arbitration over a gas supply agreement
Obtained an award rejecting a price-review claim and awarding costs, after a hearing in London.
International Arbitration
US$640 million claim
Led the audit committee's investigation at Brevik Medical Systems
Conducted an internal investigation into distributor payments and represented the company before federal prosecutors, which closed the matter without charges.
Investigations & White Collar
Advised Aldous Capital on its take-private of Quillon Software
Represented the sponsor on the acquisition, the committed financing and the tender offer structure.
Mergers & Acquisitions · Capital Markets & Finance · Tax
US$1.3 billion
Advised the ad hoc group of senior lenders to Rennick Retail on its restructuring plan
Negotiated and implemented an English restructuring plan that reduced debt and handed control to the lenders.
Restructuring & Insolvency
£410 million
Secured unconditional clearance for Marlow Semiconductors' acquisition of Ostara Photonics
Managed merger-control filings in the US, UK and EU, including a second request response.
Antitrust & Competition · Mergers & Acquisitions
US$950 million
Restructured the workforce of a national retailer after a store closure programme
Advised on collective consultation, redundancy terms and related tribunal claims across 60 stores.
Employment
Responded to a data protection authority inquiry after a ransomware incident
Coordinated incident response, notifications and the regulatory inquiry for a healthcare technology company.
Data, Privacy & Technology · Investigations & White Collar
Advised Pellham Housing on a build-to-rent forward funding
Acted for the investor on the forward-funding agreement, construction package and management arrangements for a 420-home scheme.
Real Estate
£180 million
Won a jury verdict for Corvell Freight in a breach-of-contract trial
Tried a dispute over a long-term logistics contract in New York state court; the verdict was affirmed on appeal.
Litigation & Trials
Represented a former executive of a digital-asset exchange in a sanctions inquiry
Advised an individual through interviews with regulators and prosecutors; no action was taken against the client.
Investigations & White Collar
Counsel to the lenders on the acquisition financing for Sabine Foods
Advised the arranging banks on a term loan and revolving facility to fund a cross-border acquisition.
Capital Markets & Finance
US$600 million
Obtained dismissal of restrictive-covenant claims against a team of portfolio managers
Defended a hedge fund and six new hires in expedited proceedings brought by their former employer.
Employment · Litigation & Trials
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