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Nick Rumsby
Work Department
Corporate.
Position
Nick is a corporate partner based in London, and is renowned for his public M&A experience. He spent two years between 2008 and 2010 at the UK Takeover Panel as a senior case officer, where he was involved in all major decisions and policies made during that time. Nick’s other main areas of practice include private mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, restructurings, joint ventures, demergers and equity financings. In addition to his time at the Takeover Panel, he has spent time working in-house at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (now Citi) and in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Recent deals including advising :Unilever on the successful defence to the US$145bn approach from Kraft-Heinz; SABMiller on the recommended US$108bn offer by AB InBev, the fourth largest takeover in the world (and the largest ever of a UK company); Amec Foster Wheeler on the recommended £2.2bn offer by John Wood Group; Schneider Electric on its £3.4bn acquisition of Invensys; Kazakhmys (now called Kaz Minerals) on the £3bn offer by a consortium for Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation; Delphi Automotive on its recommended £1bn offer for Hellermann Tyton; Greene King on its £770m acquisition of Spirit Pub Company; and Ophir Energy on its London listing and subsequent capital raisings and takeovers of Dominion Petroleum and Salamander Energy.
Career
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Trainee Linklaters (including a five-month secondment to Linklaters Hong Kong) 1997-99; solicitor corporate finance department Linklaters, London (including a five-month secondment to the legal department of Schroder Salomon Smith Barney (now Citi), London in 2001) 1999-2003; managing associate corporate finance department 2003-06; partner 2006 to date (including a two-year secondment as Secretary to The Takeover Panel 2008-10).
Education
University of Cambridge (1995 BA (Hons) Law First Class); College of Law, York (1996 LPC Distinction).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
(Leading individuals)Advising across a range of transactions including M&A, joint ventures, disposals and entity formations, the ‘truly full service global law firm,’ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently acted on international matters spanning countries including Brazil, India, the UK and Portugal. Working with large multinational clients, financial institutions and asset managers, the practice is led by the ‘noteworthy’ Tihir Sarkar, who is well-versed in transactional work for corporates and sovereign wealth funds, especially in the context of emerging markets. Nallini Puri is a standout lawyer in the team, offering clients ‘excellent support’ and specialist advice across a range of matters including franchising, M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance and securities. The team has been strengthened by the arrivals of public M&A partner Nick Rumsby, who joined from Linklaters LLP in February 2023, and Ian Shawyer, who previously headed Travers Smith LLP’s private equity and financial sponsors practice before joining Cleary in May 2023. Associate Dan Tierney is another key lawyer, with a broad practice advising buyers and sellers.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Trade finance
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers