Praised as ‘very responsive and commercial’, CMS is well-placed to advise on a range of deals, from local bolt-on acquisitions to bet-the-company transactions. With a comprehensive sector focus across energy, infrastructure, technology and private equity, the corporate practice is jointly led by Victoria Henry and Charles Currier. Henry specialises in corporatised real estate and fund formation, while Currier continues to lead on high-value and complex transactions in the energy sector. Louise Wallace is noted for her focus on the retail and consumer sector. Active in the retail, real estate, TMT, sports and hospitality sectors, James Parkes is also recommended.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Great team, very diverse and collaborative. The CMS team is effective and balanced in their approach with deep expertise.’
‘Dipesh Santilale is highly pragmatic and effective in negotiations, and very good at seeing the bigger picture.'
- 'Corinna Lee is an incredibly safe pair of hands.'
- 'Michael Carroll is tenacious and an energy expert.’
‘Very responsive and commercial; strong associates alongside partners who provide quality time. Honest feedback provided to client to ensure optimal outcome is achieved.’
‘Dipesh Santilale is extremely client focused and commercial. Corinna Lee is hardworking and delivers first-class outcomes for clients.’
Key clients
- LondonMetric Property plc
- J Sainsbury plc
- Ahold| Delhaize
- SSE, National Grid and Scottish Power
- NatWest Group
- Equinor
- Accenture
- Pendragon Plc
- Brookfield Renewable
- DV4 Limited
Work highlights
Advised LondonMetric Property plc, on its recommended £1.9bn all-share acquisition by way of a scheme of arrangement of closed-ended real estate investment company, LXi REIT plc.
Advised J Sainsbury plc (JS), on the buy-out of the balance of its £1.1bn reversion portfolio from, among others, Supermarket Income REIT plc (SIR).
Advised the only three UK electricity transmission network owners in the UK on the joint venture aspects of two UK new electricity cable projects of national significance in the context of the transition to net zero - National Grid and Scottish Power (EGL1) and National Grid and SSE (EGL2).
Lawyers
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Practice head
Charles Currier; Victoria Henry
Other key lawyers
Simon Morgan; Rob Willis; Valentina Santambrogio; Tom Jameson; Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon; Louise Wallace; Tom Page; Vitali Mainarovych; Emma Clark; Corinna Lee; Dipesh Santilale