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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Testimonials

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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