Corporate

As one of the top international corporate practices, our team provides a comprehensive range of legal services across all areas of corporate and commercial activity. We frequently work closely with industries that are in the process of reshaping, and the firm is renowned for its innovative work on ground-breaking deals and restructurings on a global scale.

Head of division | Michael Walter

Recent work includes:

Bradford & Bingley throughout its recent fundraising: including its original rights issue, restructured rights issue with investment by TPG, Resolution’s alternative fundraising proposal and TPG’s withdrawal and enlarged rights issue; and then on its nationalisation and the related transfer of its savings business and branches to Abbey National
British American Tobacco (BAT) on the restructuring by Richemont and Remgro of their £13 billion holding in BAT and the related secondary listing of BAT’s shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
China International Capital Corporation and Macquarie Bank on the HK$4.16 billion Hong Kong IPO of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited
Électricité de France (EDF), one of Europe’s largest energy groups, on its agreed £12 billion takeover bid for British Energy and its associated plans for nuclear new build in the UK. The deal represents the largest ever inward investment into the UK
Onexim Group (a holding company of Mikhail Prokhorov) on the split of assets worth US$15 billion jointly held with Interros Group
Resolution on its proposed £8.6 billion merger with Friends Provident, £4.9 billion recommended takeover by Standard Life and £5 billion recommended takeover by Pearl Group

Corporate Team of the Year
The Lawyer Awards 2007

Asian Law Firm of the Year
Chambers Global Awards 2007

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Corporate