Counting FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies among its key roster of clients, Mayer Brown International LLP handles the full scope of M&A transactions including asset and share sales and purchases, joint ventures and leveraged buyouts. The team is spearheaded by Kate Ball-Dodd, who is a key port of call for public companies and financial intermediaries seeking assistance on listing and AIM rules, Takeover Code and general company law. Elsewhere in the team, Rebecca Bothamley stands out for expertise across the mining, tech telecoms and insurance sectors, while Richard Page maintains an active practice, advising on high-profile and high-value transactions.
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- 'This team is truly exceptional. They are incredibly efficient and sharp. They deep-dive into topics and their drafting is always spot-on. They are also very available and pragmatic, which I greatly appreciate.'
Key clients
- Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc
- ARM Limited
- Assured Guaranty Ltd.
- Beazley plc
- bioMérieux SA
- The British Land Company plc
- CDK Global, LLC
- Hasbro, Inc.
- Klesch Group
- Mitie Group plc
- M3 Capital Partners/Evergreen Extra MSA
- Pernod Ricard, SA
- PETRONAS
- QBE Insurance Group Limited
- Shearwater Group
- Unilever plc
- VAALCO Energy, Inc,
Work highlights
- Advised Unilever on the acquisition of premium haircare brand K18.
- Advised Hasbro, Inc. on the carve-out of, and aspects of the sale, of eOne film & TV to Lionsgate.
- Advised Pernod Ricard in a new venture and strategic alliance with The Coca Cola Company to market a new pre-mixed cocktail.
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Practice head
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Kate Ball-Dodd