North America
Examples of our international client base and cross-border activities in North America include:
Groupe Aeroplan Inc.
Advising Groupe Aeroplan Inc., a Canadian-listed client, on its acquisition of Loyalty Management Group Limited, the operator of the Nectar card loyalty scheme.
Alcoa
Advising Alcoa on its $1.2bn investment in a joint venture vehicle with Aluminium Corporation of China and the joint venture vehicle’s $14bn stake build in Rio Tinto plc. The deal included working with counsel in the US, Europe, Singapore and Australia.
Allianz Capital Partners
Advising Allianz Capital Partners and other shareholders on two rounds of funding for Landis & Gyr Ag. The deal involved negotiations across the US, Switzerland, Germany and Australia.
Columbus MFV LLP
Advising Columbus MFV on management of the terms of their investment into the Samsonite group, following its $1.7bn acquisition by CVC Capital Partners. The transaction extended across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the UK.
Financial institution
Advising the New York branch of a financial institution in relation to the syndicated facilities it was providing to a global oil exploration company in relation to its exploitation of resources in Africa.
Global financial institution
Advising the New York branch of a global financial institution in relation to its financing for a worldwide commodity business.
Textron Inc
Advising Textron inc., the us-based global engineering company, on restructuring the liabilities of the David Brown Pension Plan as part of its disposal of its trans-national fluid and power businesses, including a scheme de-merger, a reallocation of section 75 liabilities of £100m, clearance from the Pensions Regulator and agreement over associated funding and contingent assets.
