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Mergers & Acquisitions lawyers

The successful execution of a Mergers & Acquisition transaction, whether sell-side or buy-side, requires lawyers who understand their clients` businesses and markets, including the risks associated with their sector and how they can be mitigated in a pragmatic and cost-effective manner. Our M&A team is structured according to our clients’ sectors and will work with you and your other advisers to produce innovative structures and solutions that address the risks and challenges faced in your M&A transactions.

As a seller, buyer, financial investor or a company’s management team, we can advise you on all aspects of your transaction (public or private) involving the sale or acquisition of a company or business, both domestically in the UK or internationally. Consistently ranked by Mergermarket as the top Mergers & Acquisition law firm by deal count in Europe, our partner-led teams are structured and trained according to the industries our clients operate in.

With the resources of over 700 corporate lawyers in over 42 countries, over 120 of whom are based in the UK, we can advise you in all aspects of your Mergers & Acquisition transactions.

Whatever your size, whether you are a large publicly listed company or a small privately owned business, we can deliver a tailored, commercial, cost-effective solution for you. Covering areas such as M&A, private equity, equity capital markets, PFI, outsourcing, group restructurings and privatisations, Our cross-border teams consist of experts from all practice areas and sectors including financial services, consumer products, energy, infrastructure, insurance, healthcare & life sciences, real estate, hotels & leisure and technology, media & telecommunications. This allows us to pinpoint your real commercial issues and risks, and provide you with relevant commercial advice in context, saving you time and money.

 
Adam Legge
Adam Legge
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Adam Legge is an associate in the Corporate team specialising in venture capital, technology investments and mergers and acquisitions in the TMT space both domestically and cross-border. Adam trained...
Catherine Little
Catherine Little
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Catherine is an Associate in the Corporate team and is based in the London office. She advises on equity capital markets transactions, public and private M&A transactions, and private equity transactions...
Matthew McGuire
Matthew McGuire
Associate
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Matthew McGuire is an associate in the Corporate team, based in Aberdeen, and is a member of our Energy & Climate Change Sector group.  With a keen interest the energy sector, Matthew has been involved...
Ian McKie
Ian McKie
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Ian McKie is an associate in the CMS Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group, specialising in international and domestic M&A transactions. Ian runs the CMS Men’s Football Society for the London office and...
Corrin Miller
Corrin Miller
Associate
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Corrin Miller is an associate in the Corporate Department at CMS Edinburgh
Zina Patel
Zina Patel
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Zina Patel is an Associate in the Corporate Transactions team at CMS. Zina has a particular interest in private M&A and investments in the technology and media sector. Prior to pursuing her legal career...
Phoebe Puttock
Phoebe Puttock
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Phoebe is an Associate in the Funds and Indirect Real Estate (FIRE) team in London. She has experience in structured real estate transactions, joint ventures, and the establishment of, investment in...
Diana Pysarenko
Diana Pysarenko
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Diana Pysarenko is a Corporate/M&A associate with the CMS London office. Diana advises private equity sponsors, financial institutions, and corporates on all manners of domestic and cross-border M&A...
Yee Rou Quah
Yee Rou Quah
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Yee Rou Quah is an Associate in the CMS Corporate/M&A team in London. She trained at DAC Beachcroft LLP, spending a year in their corporate department, before choosing to qualify with CMS’s corporate...
Konrad Rawicz
Konrad Rawicz
Associate
United Kingdom, London
Konrad is an Associate within the Corporate Transactions team of CMS London. He joined CMS as a trainee in 2014 and qualified as a solicitor in 2016. The primary focus of Konrad’s work relates to M&A...