Led by UK Takeover Code specialist Will Pearce, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP‘s London team regularly advises on listings, takeovers and international public and private M&A. Turned to by a range of UK, US and international listed companies,as well as privately held companies and private equity firms, the team excels in complex, cross-border transactions. Pearce is supported by counsel Joseph Scrace, who possesses strong capabilities in Takeover Code work.
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Key clients
- Atairos
- BDT & MSD Partners
- Brookfield
- Cadeler
- Comcast Corporation
- Cubic Telecom
- Ferrero
- Lucid
- Lightyear Capital
- MSCI
- Natura &Co
- Reliance Industries
- Roche
- SS&C Technologies
- Temenos
- Tencent
- Viessmann Group
Work highlights
- Advising Atairos on its investment in V Sports (the holding company for Aston Villa Football Club).
- Advised MSCI on its acquisitions of Trove Research and Foxberry.
- Advised Cubic Telecom on the €473 million investment in the company by SoftBank.
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