Our lawyers work on high-profile and often ground-breaking transactions for top-level clients and we are recognised as market leaders for a wide range of work.

Some of the challenging and complex deals we have worked on recently include the following:

  • Nomura on the implementation and integration in relation to the acquisition of Lehman Brothers' European, Middle East and Asian equities and investment banking business;
  • Eurotunnel's $9.2bn restructuring, IFLR's Restructuring Deal of the Year 2007;
  • The Government of Bahrain's $738.2m sale of the Al Hidd water and power plant, Project Finance magazine's Middle East IWPP Deal of the Year 2006 and the Global Water Awards Power and Water Deal of the Year 2007;
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's $21.9bn IPO, Finance Asia's Best China Deal of 2007 and IFLR Asia's Best Equity Deal of the Year 2007;
  • Grupo Ferrovial's £12bn acquisition of British airports group BAA, IFLR's Private Equity Deal of the Year 2007;
  • Emerald, HSBC's Covered Bond Programme, IFLR's Securitisation of the Year 2007.

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Awards

Acquisition of the Year 2009 - The acquisition of Gatwick Airport - IJ Awards (2009)

APAC Infrastructure Deal of the Year 2009 - Project Finance Magazine (2009)

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