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Mergers and acquisitions

As an international law firm, at the heart of our business is innovative complex cross-border M&A.  Our unique sector experience and understanding, combined with our considerable international presence means we advise some of the world's largest banks/financial institutions and corporates on their M&A activity.

Experience and expertise

Our team of international M&A lawyers, comprises more than 350 lawyers in more than 45 offices across 28 jurisdictions.  Our M&A team is the number one team for European midmarket corporate transactions and advises on more UK deals than anyone else in the market. As well as a wealth of experience advising on the most complex, strategic projects for our clients (including many over £100m), we also advise on a large volume of smaller transactions. Variety, flexibility and responsiveness are the building blocks of our team. 

International reach

Through our international network of offices we have a reputation for providing our clients with the benefits of a global reach combined with local knowledge and delivery.  Our clients benefit from our knowledge of local regulations and many years' experience of advising on cross-border M&A transactions. Wherever the transaction is led from,  our International M&A team provides a seamless and integrated relationship-led service, liaising closely with our clients and their in house legal teams, ensuring that they remain informed and involved at every stage of the transaction. Our International M&A lawyers are trained in our bespoke project management process and each year we train our people in project management theory.  We have invested in excess of £15m in ensuring that we are able to maintain a consistently high level of transaction delivery ensuring transactions are delivered on time and on budget. We take responsibility, and accept accountability, for delivering an efficient process that frees up our clients' time to focus on the issues that matter most to them.
Our clients typically expect that our transaction teams will be managed by a single point of contact across all jurisdictions. We are very used to delivering this on a daily basis, ensuring clear and short lines of communication, removing duplication and streamlining the whole M&A process.