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Toby Halford, Associate
Corporate and M&ALondon
100 BishopsgateLondon EC2P 2SR
T +44 20 7936 4000
F +44 20 7832 7001 toby.halford@freshfields.com
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London
100 BishopsgateLondon EC2P 2SR
T +44 20 7936 4000
F +44 20 7832 7001
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Toby is an associate in our global transactions group based in London.
He has experience advising clients across a variety of sectors on a mixture of private M&A, public M&A and equity capital markets transactions. Toby also advises both listed and unlisted companies on corporate governance matters.
Toby trained at Freshfields and was previously seconded to Freshfields’ Hong Kong office.
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- Amanda Staveley, her investment vehicle PCP Capital Partners, and a consortium led by the Public Investment Fund on the acqusition of Newcastle United Football Club.
- Compass Group on a cashbox placing to institutional investors alongside an offer to retail investors to raise approximately £2 billion.
- Mitchells & Butlers on its capital raise by way of an open offer to raise approximately £350 million
- Comcast on its £30bn acquisition of Sky.
- A consortium comprising FountainVest Partners and ANTA Sports on the acquisition of Helsinki-listed, Amer Sports for EUR4.6bn.
- Michelin on its £1.2bn recommended take-private of London-listed Fenner plc.
- DAZN on its disposal of the Perform Content business to Vistra Capital Partners, following a 30+ jurisdiction carve-out.
- JAB on its acquisition of Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint and other minority shareholders.
- A consortium led by Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of a 65 per cent. stake in Community Fibre Limited.
- Auto Trader Group on a placing to institutional investors to raise approximately £186 million.
- HSS Hire on its capital raise by way of a firm placing, placing and open offer to shareholders and new institutional investors to raise approximately £53 million.
- easyJet on its acquisition of airport landing slots from Thomas Cook plc (in liquidation).
- ArcLight Capital Partners on the disposal of North Sea Midstream Partners to Wren House Infrastructure.
- Liberty Living on being acquired by The Unite Group from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
- Trainline on its corporate reorganisation following its initial public offering.
- Arcadia on the corporate aspects of its seven CVAs and pensions restructuring.
Education
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University College, London, UK (BA (Hons), Philosophy)
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BPP University Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course)
Professional qualifications
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English solicitor, admitted March 2019
London
100 BishopsgateLondon EC2P 2SR
T +44 20 7936 4000
F +44 20 7832 7001