England - London • Corporate and commercial
Linklaters LLP
Linklaters LLP is active for prominent private and public clients across a diverse range of sectors, with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Team lead Lynne Walkington specialises in tax elements of public and private M&A transactions, reorganisations and reconstructions, and corporate finance, while Chris Smale has expertise in private equity transactions. Since publication, James Morgan has moved to Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
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Testimonials
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‘Proactive and keen to help find a technically correct but also practical solution to issues.’
'The team members are 100% available at all times, with creative yet not aggressive tax planning capabilities. They find it easy to collaborate with other firms and take a very proactive approach.'
Key clients
- Aermont Capital LLP
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- National Grid
- Go-Ahead Group plc
- AustralianSuper
- Moolec Science Limited
- Ho Bee Land Limited
- Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board
- Crédit Agricole
- UK Government - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Biffa plc
- The energy administrators of Bulb Energy Limited
- Cerberus Capital Management
Work highlights
- Advised Aermont on the establishment of their fifth-generation opportunistic real estate fund.
- Advised National Grid on all aspects of its private M&A auction sale of a 60% stake in its gas transmission and metering businesses to a Macquarie-led consortium.
- Advised OTPPB on a $1bn strategic tie-up with Macquarie in offshore wind, with separate joint ventures for 15 key offshore wind assets and a platform future growth.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lynne Walkington