The corporate structuring team at EY LLP is made up of dedicated specialists and draws on strength from the firm’s highly regarded tax, accounting and consultancy practitioners for an all-round approach to transformative projects. It acts for FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses on international reorganisations, legal entity rationalisations, deal structuring issues and governance matters. Practice head Craig Stevenson is a name for global transactions and has recently handled a number of carve-outs and spin-outs for large multinational clients. James Menzies is recommended for compliance and governance, while Terence Devane advises on foreign and domestic reorganisations and buy and sell-side M&A, and director Chiara Ortolani brings corporate and commercial acumen to the team. The practice underwent a number of changes in 2022; in April, Negin Kalkan joined as senior manager from Memery Crystal; in May Lucy Brockwell was promoted to manager; and in October, Hester Norman was promoted to manager. In March 2023, Sarah Holmes left for Keystone Law.

Baker McKenzie’s corporate reorganisations team is led by Emily Carlisle and Jo Hewitt and advises large multinational blue-chip companies on huge international reorganisations, including post-acquisition integrations, pre-transaction separations and internal supply chain reorganisations. Carlisle has recently handled a number of Brexit-related restructurings and Hewitt offers expertise in post-acquisition integrations and subsidiary governance. Kirsty Wilson heads up the firm’s global reorganisations group and is a member of its executive committee; she has 20 years’ experience in the market and has longstanding relationships with top multinationals. Rakesh Rathod is another key practitioner with experience of multi-jurisdictional and multi-faceted spin-offs and integrations, while at the more junior end of the team, of counsel Emma Smith is a name for English private company law and governance issues, and senior associate Charlotte Nolan is also recommended; Nolan recently led the set-up of 25×25, an organisation seeking to address the lack of female representation on the boards of FTSE 100 projects.

The dedicated international business transformations team at Deloitte Legal handles a high volume of complex multi-jurisdictional reorganisations under the leadership of Rachel Hossack. It provides end-to-end support on deals and is experienced in post-merger integration work, as well as pre-initial public offering (IPO) support. Hossack focuses on the corporate law aspects of intra-group reorganisations and transformations, including share and asset transfers, and mergers and demergers. Director Nirosha Perera handles domestic and international reorganisations, while New Zealand-qualified Peter Grigor is experienced in transformations in the TMT, retail and financial services sectors. Gulnaz Yaminova joined as associate director from PwC LLP in July 2022 and has recently advised on a number of cases relating to legal entity rationalisations, debt simplifications, debt listings and post-acquisition integrations. Jesika Patel is also recommended at associate director level.

KPMG Law acts for top domestic and international companies on global restructurings and reorganisations, utilising integrated legal, consulting, accounting and tax advisory teams. The firm offers technological support on matters using its international business reorganisations delivery platform, which assists clients with the planning and implementation of reorganisations and has recently been used by a number of high-profile blue-chip clients. Richard Needham heads up the practice and is recommended for legal entity rationalisation programmes, separation transactions and global reorganisations, while Manchester’s Paul Kelly is a name for post-acquisition and integration matters. Tanvir Dhanoa is experienced in the financial services sector and director Ben Brafman advises on pre-sale spin-outs, integration projects and governance issues. Laura Fisher joined from Baker McKenzie in April 2023, while former practice head Richard Needham left the firm in December 2023.

PwC LLP fields a large international business reorganisations team, with Georgie Blyth and Cynthia Chan at the helm. It is well versed in carve-outs, separations, spin-offs and post-deal integrations for high-profile domestic and international clients. Blyth is recommended for cross-border restructurings and compliance, and Chan has 25 years’ experience of advising FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies on global reorganisations. Kevin King is a name for restructuring and transactional matters in the financial services sector, and Latika Sharma is a key name for IP matters relating to international reorganisations. Laura Freestone is qualified in Scotland and is experienced in debt and share restructurings, and cross-border M&A, while Harry Wilkins deals with pre-deal carve-outs and post-deal integrations. Rebecca Boyers often acts for US and Asian clients on cross-border reorganisations and rationalisations. In April 2022, Jessica Bell joined as senior manager from Baker McKenzie and in May, Keith Bottomley left for an in-house role.

DLA Piper acts for top domestic and international clients on a range of business reorganisation matters, including international transactions, M&A, joint ventures and general corporate advisory issues. Ben Forgiel-Jenkins heads up the practice and is well versed in international reorganisations in the TMT, industrial and real estate sectors. Jon Hayes has over 30 years’ experience in cross-border deals, and counsel Stan Stewart is US-qualified and is a name for post-acquisition integrations, legal entity rationalisations, IP migrations and supply chain reorganisations. In Leeds, legal director Paul Routledge is recommended for national and global acquisitions and disposals in the transport, hospitality and leisure sectors, while Edinburgh’s Andrew Wardrop is another recommended legal director, who focuses on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. In September 2022, Liz Emerson joined as senior associate from Gowling WLG and in November of the same year, Keunyoung Oh joined from Baker McKenzie.

The international corporate reorganisations team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP handles all aspects of reorganisations, including corporate, tax and employment issues. As part of a large international network, the London team is well placed to handle cross-border reorganisation projects and often works with practitioners in other jurisdictions. UK lead Nicola Evans is recommended for a range of corporate matters, including M&A, joint ventures, general advisory matters, and reorganisations, while Ben Jones focuses on tax issues pertaining to corporate transactions and restructurings. Since publication, Eda Demirel left the practice.

RSM UK Legal LLP advises large multinational corporations on the implementation of global reorganisations, encompassing expertise in tax efficiencies, business expansion, streamlining and liquidation. More specifically, it is able to provide support on share and company valuations, ongoing company secretarial support, employee incentives schemes, VAT and transfer pricing issues, and insolvency work. Tristan Mutimer and Carolyn Brown lead the team; Mutimer acts for FTSE 100 companies on corporate reorganisations, simplifications and demergers, as well as debt restructuring and corporate governance matters. Bahareh Rahmani is another key practitioner.