England - London • Corporate and commercial
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Advising across a range of transactions including M&A, joint ventures, disposals and entity formations, the ‘truly full service global law firm,’ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has recently acted on international matters spanning countries including Brazil, India, the UK and Portugal. Working with large multinational clients, financial institutions and asset managers, the practice is led by the ’noteworthy’ Tihir Sarkar, who is well-versed in transactional work for corporates and sovereign wealth funds, especially in the context of emerging markets. Nallini Puri is a standout lawyer in the team, offering clients ‘excellent support’ and specialist advice across a range of matters including franchising, M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance and securities. The team has been strengthened by the arrivals of public M&A partner Nick Rumsby, who joined from Linklaters LLP in February 2023, and Ian Shawyer, who previously headed Travers Smith LLP’s private equity and financial sponsors practice before joining Cleary in May 2023. Associate Dan Tierney is another key lawyer, with a broad practice advising buyers and sellers.
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Testimonials
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‘Truly a full-service global law firm that has supported the company in capital market transactions, largescale M&A and other corporate matters. The firm's ability to coordinate seamlessly across multiple jurisdictions involving complex cross-border matters makes this firm a standout among other firms.’
‘Dan Tierney, Jim Ho and Jonathan Griggs have been standouts for this firm. Their tireless efforts and ability to handle extremely complex M&A and capital market financing, which included cross-border regulatory approvals, has demonstrated why Cleary is our trusted law firm partner on all material matters.’
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Key clients
- OpenText
- GSK plc
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Work highlights
- Representing OpenText in its recommended offer to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of Micro Focus International PLC.
- Advised GSK plc on the U.S. aspects of the separation of its consumer healthcare business into a standalone business held by Haleon plc.
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