England - London • Corporate and commercial
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Praised for its ‘excellent blend of corporate, M&A, capital markets and EU and US antitrust expertise’, the team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is well positioned to assist clients on large multi-jurisdictional merger control issues and behavioural matters. The ’fantastic’ Timothy Mclver heads the practice and much of his work flow is international in nature, regularly counselling clients on their global antitrust strategy. Anne-Mette Heemsoth was promoted to international counsel in January 2023 and regularly advises on foreign investment risk and controls and manages foreign investment reviews.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Great team to work with - agile, committed and smart. They're also very collegial and fun, while being on point on the legal issues.’
'Tim McIver is fantastic - a great lawyer, with high standards. I would trust Tim with complex and challenging work. He leads a great team of equally committed lawyers.'
- 'Megan MacDonald is super. A talented lawyer, who is easy to work with and highly committed - someone worth watching in this space. I've really enjoyed engaging with Megan on a variety of issues.’
‘They have a good knowledge of our shareholder's structure so we can use their advice seamlessly.’
‘The team have an excellent blend of corporate, M&A, capital markets and EU and US antitrust expertise, and litigation.’
'Nick Pellicani is extremely knowledgeable about US corporate and capital markets law. He has been very responsive to our requests and provided focused advice to enable us to move forward with our project.'
'Bill Regner is extremely knowledgeable and has provided robust and reassuring advice.'
'Ted Hassi provided excellent updates regarding the US antitrust aspects of our matter and has terrific contacts at the FTC which he is able to leverage for our benefit. His insights into the US courts and appeals mechanisms are highly appreciated.'
Key clients
- Blackstone
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- DAZN
- GoDaddy
- Mitsui
- Pactiv Evergreen
- Resolution Life
- Schneider Electric
- Syniverse
- TIAA
Work highlights
- Advised CD&R on obtaining merger control and foreign investment approvals for its joint acquisition (alongside TPG) of Covetrus, a global leader in animal healthy technology.
- Advised Mitsui on obtaining merger control approvals for the formation of Blue Water Alliance JV, LLP with Olin Corporation.
- Advised The Carlyle Group, as majority owner, and Syniverse on merger control and foreign investment with respect to Syniverse’s partnership with Twilio.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Timothy McIver