Rachel Hossack > Deloitte Legal > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The dedicated international business transformations team at Deloitte Legal handles a high volume of complex multi-jurisdictional reorganisations under the leadership of Rachel Hossack. It provides end-to-end support on deals and is experienced in post-merger integration work, as well as pre-initial public offering (IPO) support. Hossack focuses on the corporate law aspects of intra-group reorganisations and transformations, including share and asset transfers, and mergers and demergers. Director Nirosha Perera handles domestic and international reorganisations, while New Zealand-qualified Peter Grigor is experienced in transformations in the TMT, retail and financial services sectors. Gulnaz Yaminova joined as associate director from PwC LLP in July 2022 and has recently advised on a number of cases relating to legal entity rationalisations, debt simplifications, debt listings and post-acquisition integrations. Jesika Patel is also recommended at associate director level.

By leveraging the comprehensive capabilities of the Big Four firm, Deloitte Legal draws on a wide range of services –  including legal, tax, financial, consulting and corporate finance advisory – as it advises clients. The group works with various corporates on the complete M&A lifecycle, covering pre-sale structuring, due diligence, market mapping and post-merger integration. London corporate head Charles Claisse focuses on mid-market M&A for global and fast-growth businesses as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies. Glafkos Tombolis – a specialist in corporate governance and compliance matters – is a trusted adviser for clients in the health tech and TMT sectors. Rachel Hossack is recommended for her extensive experience of advising corporates on all aspects of their legal structure and internal arrangements; divestment-related corporate activities and post-M&A integration, entity rationalisation and structuring are particular strengths. Partners Deborah Angel and Andy Moseby left the firm for in-house roles in February 2022 and May 2023, respectively.