According to satisfied clients, Norton Rose Fulbright’s ‘responsive and proactive’ M&A department routinely advises multinationals and private equity firms on public and private M&A, SPACs, and dispositions. Particularly strong in the energy and chemicals industries, the group is co-led by Dallas-based Scarlet McNellie, and New York lawyer Kessar Nashat, who represents corporations in joint ventures, spin-offs, and divestitures. In Houston, Brian P Fenske covers corporate and securities matters, in addition to strategic partnerships, while St Louis-based Kevin Fischer focuses on insurance sector clients in transactional and regulatory matters. Chicago-based Kevin Friedmann represents emerging tech companies in M&A deals, while George Khoukaz handles cross-border M&A and securities compliance from the firm’s Dallas office.
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‘The NRF team has flexed across their network on multiple occasions to provide a seamless experience and service for a complex M&A transaction. They are always responsive and proactive in the face of multiple counterparties and stakeholders and delivered an outcome for us which exceeded expectations.’
Key clients
- Woodside Energy Group Ltd.
- bp
- Crusoe Energy Systems
- NextEra Energy, Inc.
- Burtech Acquisition Corp.
- Sterling Investment Partners
- DigiAsia Bios Pte, Ltd.
- FW Murphy Production Controls
- SRS Distribution
- DXP Enterprises
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Scarlet McNellie; Kessar Nashat
Other key lawyers
Brian P Fenske; Kevin Fischer; Kevin Friedmann; George Khoukaz