Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co has a full-service corporate offering which covers domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate financings, joint ventures, and reorganisations, alongside equity raising, public offerings, and investments. The practice covers an extensive range of industry sectors including education, energy, real estate, and financial services. Simon Vere Nicoll heads up the practice and is recognised for his breadth of capabilities, which include expertise in national and international public and private M&A, joint ventures, and private equity transactions, as well as reorganisations, equity raising, and public offerings. Nicoll has a particular focus on the international trade and commodities, energy and infrastructure, and property sectors. Marine and shipping industry specialist Nick Purnell and energy and technology expert Simon Gamblin have deep experience leading on cross-border and domestic M&A, joint ventures, and fundraising. The group also benefits from the aptitude of Anna Nerush who joined from Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP in October 2023. Nerush regularly acts on behalf of investors on acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, exits, and alternative financing. Rob Lowe, who joined the practice in April 2023 from Reed Smith LLP, is an asset to the team due to his proficiency in cross-border multijurisdictional transactions and his sector knowledge which covers insurance, retail, and media and entertainment, to name a few. Other notable names in the group include Richard Turner, Emma De Graauw, and Sarah Ridley.