May is a partner in our London tax team, with an international corporate tax practice that encompasses equity and debt issuances, IPOs, private and public M&A, joint ventures, funds structuring and reorganisations.
May’s work covers a range of sectors, including financial institutions, energy and natural resources, pharma and consumer goods groups. She also regularly advises private equity and investment funds (including on their management incentivisation arrangements). May also advises on financing transactions, and has increasingly been advising on the new and challenging tax issues for tech groups.
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May’s experience includes advising:
- General Atlantic on the acquisition of a stake of approximately 21 per cent in Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand in its first-ever fundraise, valuing the business at over £1bn.
- BP on its US$10.5bn acquisition of BHP Billiton's onshore US shale assets.
- Starbucks Corporation on its US$7.15bn global coffee alliance with Nestlé S.A.
- Trainline and its majority shareholder, KKR, on its IPO and premium listing on the London Stock Exchange.
- HSBC on the US$17.2bn merger of Saudi British Bank with AlawwalBank.
- FIL Limited on the demerger of the Eight Roads global proprietary investment business from the Fidelity International financial services business.
- Uber on its Clean Air Plan initiative in London.
- KKR and EMK Capital on the sale of Cognita, the leading global schools group, to Jacobs Holding AG.
- Cognizant on its acquisitions of Zone and MeritSoft.
- Oxford University on its £4bn development partnership with Legal & General.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise on the US$8.8bn merger of its software business with Microfocus International.
- BG Group on its acquisition by Royal Dutch Shell.
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Education
- Magdalen College, University of Oxford, UK (BA (Hons) Modern History and Politics)
- Oxford Brookes University, UK (Graduate Diploma In Law)
- Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, UK (Legal Practice Course)
Professional qualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales
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