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Latham & Watkins
99 BISHOPSGATE
LONDON
EC2M 3XF
England
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Position

Nick Cline is an M&A lawyer with more than 25 years of experience focusing on UK and international company board advisory work and cross-border M&A, investment, recapitalization and joint venture transactions.  He is a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Nick has represented, among others, Vodafone, VEON, Virgin Media, Qatar Investment Authority, Taylor Wimpey, Thomas Cook Group, Aon, Warner Bros., Mattel, Yildirim Holdings, Emerson Electric, and Human Rights Watch.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+

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Latham & Watkins fields a ‘very sharp and thoughtful’ team that is well-positioned to assist clients in all-manner of corporate transactions, particularly across the tech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and leisure sectors. Praised for its ‘strength and depth at all levels‘, the group leverages its strong platform for international transactions and is increasingly active in regulated public company deals. Practice co-head Richard Butterwick  has a proven track record of working on complex, cross-border M&A, with a specific focus on Takeover Code law. Fellow co-chair Huw Thomas is noted for his experience advising on UK and international private equity and M&A transactions, joint ventures, and restructurings. Edward Barnett is a key port of call for global companies seeking assistance in complex M&A transactions, while Nick Cline engages in UK and international cross-border M&A, particularly in the energy, media, tech, and financial services sectors. A litany of multinational companies, financial investors and financial institutions turn to vice chair Sam Newhouse, who specialises in big-ticket, cross-border transactions across the UK, US, Africa and India. Farah O’Brien is recommended for her work with later stage growth-investors, sponsors and their portfolio companies.