Public takeovers

 

Examples of our recent work include:

 

Alcoa

Advising Alcoa on its $1.2bn investment in a joint venture vehicle with Chinalco and the joint venture’s acquisition of a $14bn stake in Rio Tinto.

 
 

ARC International PLC

Advising ARC International PLC on its £25.2m takeover by Virage Logic Inc.

 
 

BDT Capital Partners

Advising BDT Capital Partners in relation to its provision of equity financing for Colfax's recommended cash and share offer for Charter International.

 
 

BPP Holdings PLC

Advising BPP Holdings PLC on its £303.5m takeover by Apollo Global, a joint venture owned by US-based education company Apollo Group and the private equity house Carlyle Group.

 
 

Companhia Siderugica Nacional

Advising Companhia Siderugica Nacional on its £6.1bn competitive bid for Corus Group by way of a pre-conditional scheme of arrangement – the only time such a structure has been used.

 
 

Costa Limited

Costa Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Whitbread plc) on its public bid for coffeeheaven international plc for £36m.

 
 

Groupe Norbert Dentressangle

Advising Groupe Norbert Dentressangle on its £255m acquisition of the European transport and logistics solutions provider Christian Salvesen.

 
 

HeidelbergCement

Advising HeidelbergCement on its £8bn acquisition of Hanson by way of a scheme of arrangement.

 
 

ICAP

Advising ICAP on its acquisition of TriOptima, an international financial technology company operating in the OTC derivatives market, for an initial consideration of €122m.

 
 

iSOFT Group Limited

Advising iSOFT Group Limited on its takeover by scheme of arrangement by Computer Sciences Corporation. We advised on all UK aspects of the transaction including banking, debt finance, corporate, pensions, employment and anti-trust.

 
 

Just Retirement (Holdings) plc

Advising Just Retirement (Holdings) plc on the £229m offer for it by Permira.

 
 

Pernod Ricard

Advising Pernod Ricard on its $14.2bn takeover by way of scheme of arrangement of Allied Domecq and related "back to back" agreement for the sale of €4.1bn of assets to Fortune Brands.

 
 

Stefano Pessina

Advising Stefano Pessina on his £11bn joint bid with KKR for Alliance Boots.

 
 

Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A.

Advising Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. on the acquisition of FuturaGene plc, a group specialising in plant genetic research and development.

 
 

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"The firm's commitment to developing and maintaining key relationships with international law firms has seen a continued rise in work with a global flavour."

The UK Legal 500 2011

“Macfarlanes LLP is the smallest firm in the upper echelons of this [premium M&A] table but ‘stands up to the Magic Circle’ and ‘deserves its place among the very best’. It completes a smaller volume and value of deals than its larger rivals, but also wins some of the most sought-after transactions.”

The UK Legal 500 2009