Rob McKie and Amanda Pilkington co-head the offering at DLA Piper. Corporate head McKie has a broad corporate practice taking in M&A, takeovers and secondary fundraisers, while Pilkington, who leads the commercial team, has specialist expertise in international supply arrangements, complex transitional services deals and facilities management arrangements. David Beech is a key contact for cross-border transactional work and joint ventures, while Daniel Lavender frequently advises on energy contracts and brand licensing arrangements. The unit is active across sectors such as energy, telecoms and life sciences, and counts an array of domestic and international private and public companies among its client roster.
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Kernmandanten
- Learning Technologies Group plc
- Henry Boot plc
- ZOO Digital Group plc
- ADM (Group) Limited
- LoneStar Group
- Times Higher Education
- TES Global Group
- Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
- Outokumpu Oyj
- Fortius Once For All
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised GoHenry Limited on its acquisition by Acorns Grow Incorporated, a financial services company based in California, US. The transaction involved advising across 10 jurisdictions.
- Provided a UK and France vendor due diligence report and liaised with bidders on due diligence and compliance issues in connection with the sale by auction of leading global growth investor Warburg Pincus’ ownership of Fortius Once For All group.
- Advised Learning Technologies Group plc on the disposal of its subsidiary company, GP Strategies Limited’s business of providing engineering solutions and consultancy services to the food and beverage sectors in the UK, Poland and South Africa (referred to as Lorien) to NIRAS Gruppen A/S.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Praxisleitung
Rob McKie; Amanda Pilkington
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Daniel Beech; Daniel Lavender