Overview
Emma is a Partner in the firm’s London office with specialised experience in cross-border public and private M&A transactions, including demergers and corporate restructurings. She also has a broad range of experience advising on corporate governance, including providing strategic board level advice to listed companies.
Emma has spent time in our Hong Kong office as well as on secondment to Anglo American.
Experience
Emma has advised on many high-profile corporate transactions. Particular highlights include advising:
- Ninety One: on the creation of a long-term active asset management relationship with Sanlam, the largest non-banking financial services group in Africa.
- Resolute Mining: on the acquisition from AngloGold Ashanti plc of the Doropo and ABC mining projects in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for US$150m and the corresponding transfer of Resolute's exploration permits in Guinea valued at US$25m.
- Anglo American: on the demerger of Valterra Platinum Limited and Valterra's secondary listing on the LSE.
- Anglo American: on the demerger of its South African thermal coal operations, Thungela Resources.
- Anglo American: on its £405m acquisition of Sirius Minerals.
- IG Group: on its $1bn acquisition of tastytrade, Inc.
- Investec: on the demerger and listing of its asset management business (Ninety One).
- Capita: on the sale of its payment services business (Pay 360).
- Mondi: on the simplification of its existing structure from a dual listed company structure to a single UK listed holding company structure.
- Deloitte: on the APAC business re-organisation and creation of Deloitte Asia Pacific.
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