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Sarah Jones and Benjamin Sibbett  co-head the New York-based Clifford Chance team, which primarily advises on multi-jurisdictional M&A and joint ventures across the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and energy sectors. Jones frequently assists multinational corporations with cross-border acquisitions, whilst Sibbett chiefly counsels domestic and international clients with deals in the media and industrials sectors. Neil Barlow focuses on private equity transactions, David Brinton is an expert on reorganizations and investments, whilst Kevin Lehpamer is knowledgeable on leveraged buyouts. Matthew Warner and Christine Kim are also highlighted as key contacts.

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Key clients

  • Mitsui & Co.
  • Informa
  • Royal DSM
  • JS Global Lifestyle Co., Ltd
  • Pegasus Digital Mobility Acquisition Corp.
  • Hearst
  • Grenergy Renovables
  • Banco Santander
  • Actis
  • Alter Domus
  • Cinven
  • Sixth Street
  • Admiral Group plc
  • Nautilus Strategic Advisors (Bermuda) Limited
  • BlackRock Long Term Private Capital

Work highlights

  • Advised Mitsui & Co., Ltd. on its agreement to acquire a 70% stake in Nutrinova Netherlands B.V. from the global chemical and specialty materials company Celanese Corporation for $472.5m.
  • Advised long-time client Informa on its acquisition of Winsight, a specialist B2B Events, Data and Media Group.
  • Advised Royal DSM on the sale of its Engineering Materials business to private equity firm Advent International and German chemicals company Lanxess for an enterprise value of €3.85bn.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Jones, Benjamin Sibbett

Other key lawyers

Neil Barlow, David Brinton, Kevin Lehpamer, Matthew Warner, Christine Kim, Mark Sheehy, Carla Ruggero, Eric Schaffer, Peter Guinnane