Michael Francies > Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP Offices
110 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1AY
England
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Michael Francies
Work Department
Private equity; corporate/M&A.
Position
Full CV available on www.weil.com.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
(Hall of Fame)London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
(Hall of Fame)Routinely instructed by blue-chip corporate clients and lauded for their cross-border transactional abilities, the wide-ranging corporate practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP is noted for its depth of experience supporting clients with public and private M&A, boardroom advice, hostile takeover defence strategies, corporate governance and equity capital markets matters. Natural resources and energy sector dealmaker, David Avery-Gee , regularly advises listed clients on joint ventures, capital raisings and M&A, with recent highlights including assisting Glencore with the sale of the CSA copper mine in Australia. Co-heading the team with Avery-Gee is London head Michael Francies . Focusing on the infrastructure space is Murray Cox , who is praised for his experience in international M&A transactions, corporate governance and public company bids. Bolstering the practice with her public and private M&A, joint venture, corporate restructuring and equity market capabilities across a vast range of industries and two years’ experience as a senior case officer at the Takeover Panel is new arrival Sarah Flaherty, who joined from Linklaters LLP in March 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Hall of Fame London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+ London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Industry focus > TMT
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
Firm Rankings
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory