Global excellence in Private M&A

We have experience in designing and implementing bespoke structures for complicated deals, across a wide range of geographies and sectors.

There is no such thing as a standard private M&A process.

Our lawyers have expertise in the full range of challenges that private M&A can present, be it carve-outs, pre-sale restructuring and reorganisations, financing, risk management, certainty, disclosure, navigating pre-emption processes, managing auctions or specific liabilities. Not only are our M&A lawyers experts in their field, they also combine commercial pragmatism with an understanding of the specialist issues that can arise as part of the negotiation process.

Clients value our ability to execute deals seamlessly and efficiently while managing the risk profile which is appropriate to their circumstances: a vital requirement in today’s deal environment.

One global team

Our corporate practice is supported by global teams of market-leading tax, real estate, employment and incentives, pensions, anti-trust/competition, regulatory and litigation experts. Our equal strength in corporate and finance means we are also able to offer acquisition financing support in key business centres around the world.

Our recent private M&A deals

Our clients turn to us for advice on their most strategic and transformational deals.

Rio Tinto: on the acquisition of Arcadium Lithium for US$6.7bn
Carrier Global Corporation: advising in connection with the €12bn acquisition of the Climate Solutions Business of Viessmann Group, as well as on the sale of its security business for US$4.95bn to Honeywell International Inc.
HSBC: on the sale of its Argentinian banking, asset management and insurance business to Grupo Financiero Galicia, and on the CA$13.5bn sale of its Canadian banking business to the Royal Bank of Canada
Unilever PLC: advising on the €4.5bn sale of the world's leading tea business to CVC Capital Partners
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited & CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited: advising on the merger of Three UK and Vodafone UK, combining their respective telecommunications operations in the UK to create the largest mobile operator in the UK
The National Grid Company plc: advising on the sale of a 60% sale in its gas transmission and metering business to a consortium comprised of Macquarie and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation for £4.2 bn
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis: on the €1.7 bn acquisition of 6 European subsidiaries of ALD and LeasePlan
Virya Energy NV: on the €1.55bn sale of all shares in Parkwind NV, Belgium's largest offshore wind operator
Cobepa: on the c.€1bn sale of the Scalian Group, a leading European consulting firm in digital transformation, project management and operational performance
Hassana Investment Company: on its US$2.4bn strategic investment in DP World's flagship UAE assets (Jebel Ali Free Port, Jebel Ali Free Zone and the National Industries Park) valued at approximately US$23bn
Citi: on the approx. US$4.9bn sale of its five consumer banking franchises in Southeast Asia
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: advising on its £2.25bn acquisition of The Binding Site Group
Cerberus Capital Management: on the sale of its affiliates’ interest in Worldwide Flight Services (“WFS”) to SATS (Asia’s leading provider of food solutions and gateway services) for an enterprise value of approximately €2.25bn
WSP Global: on its $1.81bn acquisition of Wood Group’s environmental infrastructure consulting division following a competitive auction process
Perfetti Van Melle: advising Perfetti Van Melle on its $1.35bn acquisition of Mondelez's developed-market gum business in the United States, Canada and Europe
RTX Corporation: advising a large multinational defence and aerospace conglomerate on the sale of its actuation business to Safran, a French multinational in the aerospace sector for US$1.8bn
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited: advising on the US$2,225bn disposal of its network's Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services business to CD&R for US
Tate & Lyle: advising on its US$1.3bn sale of a 50% controlling stake in its Primary Products business to KPS Capital Partners
Glencore plc: advising on its c.$6.9bn acquisition of a 77% interest in Teck Resources Limited's coal businessRe

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Specialist practice areas

Competition/Antitrust

Our market-leading global practice advises on some of the most high-profile matters including significant mergers, complex investigatory work, regulatory and litigation.

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Employment & Incentives

Our Employment & Incentives practice delivers the highest standards of quality to our clients across the full range of employment and incentives issues.

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Intellectual Property

We have global recognition and a track record of solving a wide range of IP issues, including commercialising, acquiring and licensing IP, and enforcing and defending IP in litigation.

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Pensions

Our top-tier Pension lawyers can assist with the full range of pensions issues including de-risking solutions, tailored funding solutions, regulatory, governance and investment issues.

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Tax

Our pre-eminent Tax practice is known for its market-leading work and is consistently recognised as being at the forefront of its field.

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Technology, Procurement and Outsourcing

With technology and outsourcing being used to transform and achieve business objectives, Linklaters advises on a global basis, and those in regulated industries.

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Key Private M&A Contacts

For more information on how our private M&A team can support you, please speak to one of our private M&A lawyers below.

Betty Yap

Global Co-Head of Financial Sponsors, Corporate Partner, Hong Kong SAR

Bruno Derieux

Corporate Partner, Paris

France

Carmen Burgos

Corporate and M&A Partner, Madrid

Spain

Catherine Kremer

Corporate M&A Partner, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

David Holme

Senior Foreign Legal Advisor, Jakarta

Singapore

David Martin

Corporate Partner, London

United Kingdom

Derek Tong

Partner, Global Technology Sector Leader, London

United Kingdom

Dr. Ralph Drebes

German Head of Private Equity | Notary, Frankfurt

Germany

Elisabet Lundgren

Corporate Partner, Stockholm

Sweden

Esteban Arza

Mainstream Corporate Partner, Madrid

Spain

Fionnghuala Griggs

Corporate Partner and Global Co-head of Fintech, London

United Kingdom

Florence Forster

Corporate M&A Partner, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

James Inglis

Corporate/M&A Partner, London

United Kingdom

Jan Willem de Boer

Corporate/M&A Partner, Amsterdam

Netherlands

John Xu

Corporate Partner (Linklaters LLP, England & Wales), Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York), Hong Kong SAR

Joshua Klayman

U.S. Head of Fintech and Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets, New York

United States

Lara Hemzaoui

Partner, Madrid

Spain

Manfred Müller

Corporate M&A Partner, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Mario Pofahl

Corporate Partner, Hamburg

Germany

Matthew Middleditch

General Counsel and Partner (Linklaters LLP, England & Wales), Registered Foreign Lawyer (England & Wales), Hong Kong SAR

Maxime Bertomeu-Savalle

Luxembourg

Nicholas Edwards

Corporate Partner, Abu Dhabi

Niranjan Arasaratnam

Global Tech Sector Leader, Corporate Partner, Singapore

Singapore

Pichitpon Eammongkolchai

Partner, Bangkok

Thailand

Pierre Thomet

Partner, Paris

France

Pierre Tourres

Global Co-Head of Automotive, Corporate Partner, Paris

France

Pornpan Chayasuntorn

Partner, Bangkok

Thailand

Rasmus Kindlund

Corporate Partner, Stockholm

Sweden

Rémy Bonneau

Corporate M&A Partner, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Robert Elliot

Corporate M&A Partner, Singapore

Singapore

Scott Campbell

Managing Partner – Middle East, Dubai

Simon Branigan

Global Head of Corporate, London

United Kingdom

Sophie Mathur

Corporate Partner, Singapore

Singapore

Staffan Illert

Corporate/M&A Partner, German Co-Head of Crisis, Düsseldorf

Germany

Sutthipong Koohasaneh

Partner, Bangkok

Thailand

Thomas Schulz

German Head of Energy, Berlin

Germany

Tim Johannsen-Roth

Corporate/M&A Partner, Frankfurt

Germany

Tracy Whiriskey

Corporate Partner and Global Co-head of Insurance, Tokyo

Japan

Víctor Manchado

Corporate/M&A Partner, Madrid

Spain

Waleed Rasrommani

National Managing Partner, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Wanwisar Nakarat

Managing Partner, Bangkok

Thailand

Wilailuk Okanurak

Senior Partner, Bangkok

Thailand

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There is no such thing as a standard private M&A process.

Clients value our ability to execute deals seamlessly and efficiently while managing the risk profile which is appropriate to their circumstances: a vital requirement in today’s deal environment.

One global team

Our recent private M&A deals

Our clients turn to us for advice on their most strategic and transformational deals.

Rio Tinto: on the acquisition of Arcadium Lithium for US$6.7bn
Carrier Global Corporation: advising in connection with the €12bn acquisition of the Climate Solutions Business of Viessmann Group, as well as on the sale of its security business for US$4.95bn to Honeywell International Inc.
HSBC: on the sale of its Argentinian banking, asset management and insurance business to Grupo Financiero Galicia, and on the CA$13.5bn sale of its Canadian banking business to the Royal Bank of Canada
Unilever PLC: advising on the €4.5bn sale of the world's leading tea business to CVC Capital Partners
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited & CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited: advising on the merger of Three UK and Vodafone UK, combining their respective telecommunications operations in the UK to create the largest mobile operator in the UK
The National Grid Company plc: advising on the sale of a 60% sale in its gas transmission and metering business to a consortium comprised of Macquarie and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation for £4.2 bn
Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Stellantis: on the €1.7 bn acquisition of 6 European subsidiaries of ALD and LeasePlan
Virya Energy NV: on the €1.55bn sale of all shares in Parkwind NV, Belgium's largest offshore wind operator
Cobepa: on the c.€1bn sale of the Scalian Group, a leading European consulting firm in digital transformation, project management and operational performance
Hassana Investment Company: on its US$2.4bn strategic investment in DP World's flagship UAE assets (Jebel Ali Free Port, Jebel Ali Free Zone and the National Industries Park) valued at approximately US$23bn
Citi: on the approx. US$4.9bn sale of its five consumer banking franchises in Southeast Asia
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: advising on its £2.25bn acquisition of The Binding Site Group
Cerberus Capital Management: on the sale of its affiliates’ interest in Worldwide Flight Services (“WFS”) to SATS (Asia’s leading provider of food solutions and gateway services) for an enterprise value of approximately €2.25bn
WSP Global: on its $1.81bn acquisition of Wood Group’s environmental infrastructure consulting division following a competitive auction process
Perfetti Van Melle: advising Perfetti Van Melle on its $1.35bn acquisition of Mondelez's developed-market gum business in the United States, Canada and Europe
RTX Corporation: advising a large multinational defence and aerospace conglomerate on the sale of its actuation business to Safran, a French multinational in the aerospace sector for US$1.8bn
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited: advising on the US$2,225bn disposal of its network's Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services business to CD&R for US
Tate & Lyle: advising on its US$1.3bn sale of a 50% controlling stake in its Primary Products business to KPS Capital Partners
Glencore plc: advising on its c.$6.9bn acquisition of a 77% interest in Teck Resources Limited's coal businessRe