England - London • Corporate and commercial
McGuireWoods London LLP
Drawing considerable praise from clients for its ability to grasp ‘commercial objectives’ in great depth, as well as for its cross-border capabilities, the corporate team at McGuireWoods London LLP is regularly engaged by clients in the hotel and leisure, food and beverage and retail sectors. The practice is jointly led by Mehboob Dossa, who is routinely instructed by multinationals, capital providers and independent spenders on a range of transactions, and Patrick De Ridder, whose recent highlights include acquisitions in the US and Europe as well as joint ventures in Asia and Africa.
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Testimonials
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‘Access to and responsiveness of partners.’
‘As well as accessibility and responsiveness, demeanor and knowledge is particularly strong.’
‘McGuireWoods LLP has a diverse team of lawyers who make the effort to understand the commercial objectives of their clients in depth. The team is nimble and is able to adapt in dealing with challenging personalities that come along with M&A deals of this size.’
‘Mehboob Dossa has been a veteran at McGuireWoods since before the establishment of its London office in 2009. We have worked with him for over 15 years; he has a very personable approach to clients and understands the value of compounded relationships.’
Key clients
- Carpenter Co.
- RGK Group, Inc /dba Angstrom Technology
- Thrive Parent Holdings, LLC
- Origo hf
Work highlights
- Advised Carpenter Co., a global, diversified and world class manufacturing company, on its €656 million acquisition of the Engineered Foams Business of Recticel.
- Advised on the cross-border (US/UK) acquisition of Connect 2 Cleanrooms Ltd. by a US private equity firm.
- Advised Thrive, a cybersecurity and digital transformation managed services provider, in its acquisition, by way of share acquisition, of UK company Custard Technical Services Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mehboob Dossa, Patrick De Ridder