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For their most significant M&A corporate, regulatory and competition/antitrust transactions.

Global industrial sector activity has historically been dominated by US, German and Japanese multi-nationals or conglomerates. The rise of South Korean, Brazilian, Russian, Chinese and Indian companies in industries such as electronics, metals and engineering is a trend that looks certain to continue.

Linklaters’ global industrials team advises supports clients wherever they do business, including Asia, Russia and South America. The firm’s combined excellence across the M&A corporate, finance and commercial practice areas, including tax, projects and banking is distinctive. Combined with an outstanding record of advising the world's leading industrial companies makes it a trusted adviser to many of the sector’s biggest companies.

Expert in their area of law, our sector specialists have particular insight and understanding of the industries that make up the industrials sector at Linklaters. Their commercial understanding and industry awareness brings another dimension to the legal advice they give, one that is highly valued by clients.

Contact us

To discuss legal issues with Linklaters’ global industrials team, please contact sector leaders Achim Kirchfeld or William Buckley.

You can find out more about Linklaters’ industrials capabilities from sector manager Paul Chaggar on (49 211) 2297 7820.

Recent significant industrials transactions include advising:

• BAE Systems’ Eurosystems on its joint venture with Finmeccanica
• Serco on the UK Ministry of Defence’s Future Provision of Marine Services (FPMS)
• VT Group on its joint venture with BAE Systems on shipbuilding and naval support
• United Technologies Corporation on its GBP 1.6bn recommended cash offer for Kidde
• Mitsubishi Corporation on its acquisition of a stake in Ho Ping Power Project by One Energy
• ITT Corporation on its acquisition of IMC International
• Volvo Construction Equipment on its investment in Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery
• SPX Corporation on its public offer for Swedish listed company Aktiebolaget Custos
• TDK Corporation on its takeover of Epcos, the largest takeover of a German company by a Japanese acquirer
• Sharp Corporation on its acquisition of 29% in Loewe
• Bombardier Transportation on its disposal of its heating, ventilation and A/C business to Liebherr
• Manitowoc on its GBP 1bn takeover of Enodis
• Cookson Group on its recommended cash offer for Foseco
• Arcelor on the hostile offer by Mittal
• ThyssenKrupp globally on key strategic matters including the recent disposal of parts of its industrial services business
• Umicore on its joint venture with Zinifex to create Nyrstar – the world’s largest producer of zinc
• Tata Steel on the leveraged acquisition financing backing bid for Corus Group