Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Offering extensive experience advising on listings, takeovers and international public and private M&A, the M&A team at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, consists of both English and US qualified lawyers. It is headed up by Will Pearce, who regularly advises investment banking, private equity and corporate clients, and who specialises in takeover work and securities offerings. Corporate finance and capital markets specialist Dan Hirschovits offers significant knowledge of market practice and rules in relation to UK listed company transactions and corporate governance. Advising on Chinese investments into Europe, counsel William Tong has a broad practice covering M&A, early-stage and growth equity investments, restructuring and joint ventures across a range of industries including financial services, consumer retail and fintech. Also offering strong capabilities in Takeover Code work is counsel Joseph Scrace.