Katharine Collard | Lawyers

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UK (England & Wales)

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Mainstream Corporate

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Katharine specialises in domestic and international joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate governance matters.

Katharine has over a decade of experience advising prominent clients on some of their most complex transactions across a diverse range of industries, including the mining, retail and consumer, financial services and technology sectors. A noteworthy chapter in her career was the time she spent on secondment to HSBC, where she advised on numerous investments in financial and enterprise technology companies.

Work Highlights

HSBC: advising HSBC on the sale of its Canadian banking business (HSBC Canada) to the Royal Bank of Canada for $13.5 billion.
Investec: advising the dual-listed company on the distribution of a further 15% of Ninety One, the global investment manager, to Investec shareholders.
Dr. Martens plc: advising the underwriters on the £3.7 billion IPO of Dr. Martens plc.
Anglo American plc: advising the multinational mining company on its £405 million recommended cash acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc.
A global consortium of banks and other financial market participants: advising the consortium on the establishment of a joint venture company, Fnality International, as part of the wider Fnality payment systems project.
De Beers: advising on the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in De Beers Jewellers from its joint venture partner, LVMH-Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.
ORIX Corporation and ORIX Aviation System Limited: advising ORIX on its US$2.2bn acquisition of a 30% interest in Avolon Holdings Limited, a leading global aircraft leasing company.
Nestlé S.A.: advising on its acquisition of a majority stake in Tails.com, an online direct-to-consumer business in the pet food industry.
EOS Precious Metals: advising a consortium of global banks and the World Gold Council on the establishment of a joint venture company to operate a precious metals trading platform.
Argus Media Limited: advising the global energy and commodity price reporting business on the US$1.5bn sale of a majority stake in Argus Media to General Atlantic LLC.

Education and Qualifications

Katharine studied law at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Overview

Katharine specialises in domestic and international joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate governance matters.

Work Highlights

HSBC: advising HSBC on the sale of its Canadian banking business (HSBC Canada) to the Royal Bank of Canada for $13.5 billion.

Investec: advising the dual-listed company on the distribution of a further 15% of Ninety One, the global investment manager, to Investec shareholders.

Dr. Martens plc: advising the underwriters on the £3.7 billion IPO of Dr. Martens plc.

Anglo American plc: advising the multinational mining company on its £405 million recommended cash acquisition of Sirius Minerals Plc.

A global consortium of banks and other financial market participants: advising the consortium on the establishment of a joint venture company, Fnality International, as part of the wider Fnality payment systems project.

De Beers: advising on the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in De Beers Jewellers from its joint venture partner, LVMH-Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.E.

ORIX Corporation and ORIX Aviation System Limited: advising ORIX on its US$2.2bn acquisition of a 30% interest in Avolon Holdings Limited, a leading global aircraft leasing company.

Nestlé S.A.: advising on its acquisition of a majority stake in Tails.com, an online direct-to-consumer business in the pet food industry.

EOS Precious Metals: advising a consortium of global banks and the World Gold Council on the establishment of a joint venture company to operate a precious metals trading platform.

Argus Media Limited: advising the global energy and commodity price reporting business on the US$1.5bn sale of a majority stake in Argus Media to General Atlantic LLC.

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