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Our practice areas
Corporate
In our Corporate practice, our global M&A team specialises in handling diverse transactions such as acquisitions, mergers, divestments, and partnerships. With a multi-disciplinary approach, we bring together legal, regulatory, sector-specific, and market expertise to provide comprehensive support for our clients. Our focus is on delivering customized solutions, utilizing advanced technology to address the unique requirements of each deal.
Global Financial Markets
Spotlight on SABRE
SABRE stands for Structured Asset Backed Real Estate and is part of our Global Financial Markets practice. Within the SABRE team there are broadly three areas of focus: Real Estate Finance; Structured Debt; and Loan portfolios. Market leading, cutting-edge and solutions-orientated, the SABRE team works on a broad range of different financing products and solutions which are supported by assets.
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution (L&DR)
Our global Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice is experienced in the full spectrum of litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory issues that our clients face. Our highly qualified teams are focused on resolving high risk litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations. We regularly represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration and investigations accounting for some of the largest and most significant actions.
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Real Estate
Our leading Real Estate practice works with clients representing every aspect of the market – from investors, developers and occupiers to banks, insurance companies, private equity groups, funds and asset managers. We combine legal expertise and market knowledge to help our clients maximise property investments, from the initial acquisition through to sale.
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Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives
We are uniquely placed to provide leading-edge advice to clients, and the practice is structured on an integrated global basis. We advise on a full spectrum of complex, high-profile issues, including M&A, structured finance, tax risk management and complex real estate transactions.
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Through the eyes of Daniel Braun
We have advised a syndicate of banks (including Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, ABN Amro, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Jefferies, DMBH, ING and Pekao) on the offering and listing on Euronext Amsterdam of shares of InPost, an Advent-backed company and the leading e-commerce enablement platform in Poland.
Based on the offer price, the implied market capitalisation of the Company is EUR 8 billion. The total value of the offering amounts to EUR 3.2 billion (including the exercise of the over-allotment option), which represents the largest ever European Tech IPO, the largest ever CEE IPO, the largest European Private Equity IPO since 2015 and the largest Amsterdam IPO since 2016.
The Deal
"I was involved in advising BlackRock LTPC and Creed Chairman, Javier Ferrán on the all-cash sale of luxury fragrance house Creed, to Kering, the French luxury house that already owns many luxury brands, including the likes of Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and many more." I was working on this transaction while sitting within the London Private Equity practice, working alongside Christopher Sullivan, Shimin Lee, Lianne Mizrahi, Megan Hodges, Lewis Barton, Haeyoung Kim and Kingsley Duru. That said, throughout the transaction, we collaborated extensively with other key practice areas within the firm including Finance, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, Incentives, not to mention our counterparts in different jurisdictions including our offices in Paris and New York.
Hear from Daniel Braun
"Throughout the life of the deal, I was involved in drafting sections of key acquisition documents. I took a leading role in drafting and progressing the ancillary transactional documentation. Advancing the due diligence process was another key role which I undertook on this deal. As a cohesive team, we reviewed extensive documentation and applied the necessary redactions to safeguard any sensitive information. Working alongside the client and management to meet their specific needs was an enriching and enlightening experience. To commemorate this achievement, we all shared a moment of camaraderie at the signing drinks once the final signatures were in place. I truly enjoyed working with the Private Equity team and the wider Clifford Chance network, together with the client, to conclude this transaction. ."