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Davies Arnold Cooper has specialist expertise in corporate finance / M&A. Our particular industry experience is in the finance, property and insurance sectors.
Our corporate lawyers boast an impressive international network of contacts, frequently working on property and corporate transactions with our Madrid office and increasingly with our Mexico City office. The team is ranked in the 1st tier for corporate/M&A by Legal 500 EMEA (2007 edition). Over the past two years, we have acted on over 70 corporate deals with a total value in excess of £2.1bn.
Areas of expertise:
Mergers & acquisitions
We handle all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including both public and private company acquisitions and disposals, flotations, investments, business sales and purchases and shareholder arrangements. Our mergers and acquisitions team advises companies on raising both debt and equity and venture capital providers and banks on the provision of capital and debt.
Our corporate lawyers advise on corporate structuring, setting up companies, LLP's and joint ventures and regulatory and compliance issues in connection with these areas. We value and rely on continuing client relationships and so provide a very partner driven and hands on service.
Recent examples of our work include advising:
- Crest Nicholson plc on a £20m acquisition and a £1.2bn joint venture with Grosvenor
- Caring Homes Group Limited on a £160m refinancing and facilities package to fund a nationwide acquisition programme
- a Russian trading group on a £22.5m disposal.
Our finance lawyers advise both borrowers and lenders, although the bulk of our work is for lenders. Our experience in the field enables us to be particularly good at understanding our clients' commercial objectives and using our legal skills to achieve those objectives.
Private equity and joint ventures
We offer a comprehensive service, providing financing, tax and funds advice across all types of private equity transactions. We are actively involved in all stages of the private equity lifecycle, from business start-ups, early stage and expansion to buy-outs and exits. We act for private equity houses and other investors, investees and their management, and counterparties on private-equity-backed acquisitions or disposals.
Recent examples of our work include advising:
- Royal Bank of Scotland of several leveraged buy-outs
- management on the MBO of Preferred Mortgages Inc and Equity Trust.
We have acted on numerous joint ventures and shareholder arrangements, most recently a £22.5m LLP joint venture between two FTSE 200 companies.
Corporate advice
We advise on general company and commercial law matters and legal issues that affect the everyday operation of a business. We provide support to our clients and are experts on many of today's leading issues such as corporate governance and compliance.
Who to contact:
Simon Walker
020 7293 4154
swalker@dac.co.uk
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Experience statement:
Corporate & Finance
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