Mergers & Acquisitions

We act for buyers, sellers and investment funds across the full range of M&A transactions, including full and partial acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures. Our role covers assessing the proposed legal structure, identifying the applicable regulatory requirements, and managing the transaction through satisfaction of its conditions precedent to completion of the transfer of ownership.

Our team advises at every stage of a transaction: from structuring and selecting the most appropriate legal route, through drafting, reviewing and negotiating the transaction documents, to completion. Throughout, we take account of the commercial and regulatory dimensions of the deal so that its structure and documentation remain aligned with the parties’ objectives.

Our experience includes high-value, multi-party transactions and deals that require coordination across overlapping legal and regulatory disciplines, including corporate and governance, competition, finance, capital markets and related regulatory matters.

Scope of work

• Deal assessment and structuring: asset or share acquisition, and the optimal regulatory and tax route
• Comprehensive legal due diligence with an actionable risk report
• Drafting letters of intent, confidentiality and exclusivity agreements
• Negotiating price, adjustment mechanisms, warranties and indemnities
• Sale and purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements and ancillary documents
• Managing conditions precedent and regulatory approvals through to closing
• Post-closing steps: transfer of ownership, registration and operational integration