Andrew Murphy
About
Andrew advises on the people aspects of complex corporate transactions, restructurings, and other strategic business events. He has significant experience advising clients on Africa-related matters and is co-chair of the firm's Africa Group, combining this with a broad international practice.
He advises on employment and pensions matters arising in cross-border transactions, reorganizations, and other strategic business initiatives, regularly working with multidisciplinary teams across multiple jurisdictions to deliver practical and commercially focused solutions.
In addition to transactional work, Andrew advises on a broad range of strategic matters, including risk transfer and liability management transactions, governance issues, regulatory matters, and complex disputes.
He also has experience in investment and asset management matters, having previously held a senior legal role at a leading financial institution.
Andrew is a regular speaker at industry conferences and professional forums. He has presented to the Law Council of Australia, the Association of Pensions Lawyers and the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, among others.
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- Advised Helios Investment Partners LLP, a leading Africa-focused private investment firm, on its acquisition of Crown Agents Bank Limited and Crown.
- Advised an international petroleum company on the acquisition of a competitor.
- Advised Occidental on the sale of Anadarko Petroleum's African assets to international petroleum company.
- Advised an international consumer brand on a joint venture with a US-based snack and beverage company.
- Advised AEA Investors, a private equity firm with over $15bn of capital under management, on its agreement to acquire Polygon, a leading property damage control and restoration company, from Triton Partners.
- Advised Allied Universal, North America’s leading security and facility services provider, on its recommended £3.8bn offer for G4S, a leading global security company.
- Advised a Brazilian paper and pulp producer on its pending $3.4bn international tissue joint venture with a multinational consumer goods and personal care corporation.
- Advised a global manufacturer of tools and hardware on the $3.2bn sale of its global electronic security solutions and healthcare solutions businesses to a security company.
- Advised Deutsche Bahn on the sale of its international transport business Arriva, including all of its operating businesses across 10 European markets to I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investment manager.
- Advised Sixth Street on its partnership with Wilton Re as investors in Clara Pensions.
- Advised Parker-Hannifin on its acquisition of Meggitt, a UK-headquartered world leader in the aerospace, defense and energy markets.
- Advised Labora on the acquisition of Segen, the leading global wholesale distributor of solar photovoltaic (PV), energy storage systems, electric vehicle charging and associated components.
- Advised General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero as lead investor in the $260m Series D funding round of Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet), the largest provider of solar energy products for off-grid homes in Africa and Asia.
- Advised a sovereign wealth fund, Carlyle and CVC on the US$4.9bn sale of Neptune Energy to Eni and Vår Energi, involving energy assets and operations across North Africa and other international markets.
- Advised CVC Capital Partners VIII on its €4.5bn acquisition of ekaterra, the global Unilever Teas business, involving operations across Africa and other international markets.
- Advised a major multinational bank on the carve-out and separation of its pan-African business from the parent company.
- Advised Admaius Capital Partners on its acquisition of Les Laboratoires Medis, a Tunisian pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor, from Actis.
Andrew Murphy
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