Our recent work includes:
- advising ALSTOM on the sale of its small and medium-sized gas turbines and industrial steam turbines businesses to Siemens AG
- advising HJ Heinz in relation to its operations in Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic and the UK
- advising Corus Group on the sale of its interest in Alouette aluminium smelter – involved our Dutch, French, German, UK and US offices
- advising SABMiller on the acquisition of Miller Brewing; acquisition of a majority interest in Birra Peroni; US$2.5bn principal of bonds; £300m placing of new Ordinary Shares
- advising Prudential in relation to structured property investment in Europe, Far East and North America
- advising Nomura International on the €419m funding of the sale and leaseback of Center Parcs
- advising on the €400 million acquisition by a foreign multinational enterprise of a controlling interest in an Italian group and post acquisition restructuring.
- advising on the implementation of a cash pooling system for an Italian based multinational.
- advising on one of the first Commercial Papers Programmes in Poland.
- advising a Dutch multinational group on tax efficient funding of acquisitions and tax efficient hedging of currency exchange exposure.