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Alex Hand
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Alex Hand is a corporate partner specialising in complex domestic and international M&A and joint venture transactions, with a particular focus on the aerospace & defence and nuclear sectors.
Alex leads our Aerospace & Defence sector group and is deputy head of our Nuclear sector group.
Recent matters on which Alex has worked include advising:
Aerospace & Defence
BAE Systems on domestic and international transactions during the last five years, including the proposed disposal of their Platform Solutions business and an 8-month secondment to their M&A department focussing on the establishment of joint ventures in South-East Asia.
AgustaWestland on a number of corporate acquisitions and joint ventures, including on the acquisition of the Defence Aviation Repair Agency.
SelexGalileo on a number of ongoing matters.
The British Airways Pension Schemes, including on BA’s merger with Iberia, BA’s acquisition of BMI and BA’s proposed slot securitisation funding.
A major US defence manufacturer on a global joint venture with a European defence conglomerate.
A major US project management business on its activities in relation to the proposed outsourcing of DE&S, the UK’s defence procurement function.
A UK Tier 2 defence manufacturer on a joint venture with an Israeli defence company.
Nuclear
Toshiba / Westinghouse on a recent significant and strategic acquisition project.
Westinghouse on the creation of a uranium transport and fuel management joint venture.
Westinghouse on the restructuring of a joint venture in South Africa relating to pebble bed nuclear technology.
BAE Systems on the acquisition of a specialist nuclear engineering business.
Other sectors
DuPont on two multi-million pound biofuel joint ventures with BP and the disposal of a global technology joint venture.
Merrill Lynch International Infrastructure Fund on its bid for London City Airport.
Ferrovial on two bids for substantial UK infrastructure businesses.
Sunrise Senior Living on the US$1bn sale of a retirement home portfolio.
Verizon group over 10 years on various restructuring and transfer pricing matters.
H.J.Heinz group on corporate and restructuring matters throughout EMEA.
Position
Partner
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Infrastructure (parliamentary)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > TMT
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital