England - London • Corporate and commercial
Norton Rose Fulbright
Praised by clients as a ‘top international law firm with an outstanding ability,’ the corporate, M&A and securities team at Norton Rose Fulbright handles cross-border M&A transactions for clients in sectors such as financial services, technology, energy and healthcare. Practice head Raj Karia is well-placed to advise international corporations and investment banks on M&A, joint ventures and restructuring in the natural resources and energy sectors. Paul Whitelock who co-chairs the public M&A group, and Kit McCarthy are recommended for expertise in Main Market and AIM takeovers, and both of whom were previously seconded to the Takeover Panel. Corporate practitioner Alan Bainbridge specialises in advising banks and other financial institutions. Handling listed company work across a range of sectors is Fiona Millington , while Christopher (Chris) Grieves, a joint venture and public and private M&A expert, demonstrates particular capabilities in emerging markets and energy, infrastructure, mining and industrials. Stephen Rigby is another name to note, highly regarded for his equity investment and M&A advice in the energy, infrastructure and utilities sectors. Associate Zahra Sachedina is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘NRF is a top international law firm with an outstanding ability to provide legal advice aiming to achieve the client's goals. They have a strategic view and are very aligned to dealmakers. Their team is very technical and have a high sense of collaboration.’
Key clients
- AIG
- Bank of Montreal
- Barrick Gold
- BHP Billiton
- BMW
- BP plc
- Brookfield
- CME Group
- Delta Air Lines
- HSBC
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Centamin
- Orange SA
- Rio Tinto
- Santander
- SNC-Lavalin Group
- Teliasonera AB
- Terra Firma Capital Partners
- Vodafone
- 3M
- Bombardier
- DVB Bank
- Modern Times Group (MTG)
- Enerflex Ltd
- Mr. Jisheng Gao
- BMO Financial Group
- Equatorial Energia SA
- Coca-Cola HBC
- Kerry Group plc
- Citi
- Shell
- Sandvik AB
- Goldman Sachs & J.P. Morgan
- B of A Securities
- RBC Capital Markets
- Investec
- Charles Stanley Group plc
- Restore plc
- Good Energy
Lawyers
Rising stars
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Raj Karia