Krishna
Omkar

Acting for Aldersgate Investments Limited, the investment vehicle of the Reuben Brothers, in its divestment of a stake in Global Switch in a transaction valued at GBP 1.8 billion.

Acting for Non-Standard Finance in arrangements relating to its GBP 1.3 billion hostile takeover offer for Provident.

Advising Brookfield Infrastructure Group in relation to its acquisition from AT&T of 32 internet data centres in 12 countries on 5 continents in a deal worth USD 1.1. billion.

Acting for LCCG / Utmost Group on the acquisition of The Equitable Life Assurance Society, which was founded in 1762, and is the world's oldest mutual insurer, with assets of over GBP 6.3 billion.

Acting for LCCG / Utmost Group on a series of acquisitions, creating a group with over GBP 30 billion AUM.

Acting for Mark Newton-Jones in relation to his position as CEO of Mothercare plc.

Acting for Orbach & Chambers Holdings Limited on the 2018 sale of Chambers & Partners, the pre-eminent guide to the global legal profession, to Inflexion.

Advising a major international company in relation to a possible takeover of a FTSE 100 company.

Advising a FTSE 100 listed company in relation to a possible takeover of a FTSE 250 company.

Advising a major international corporation on setting up a dual-listed structure.

Acting for a FTSE 250 company on its exit from a fintech start-up.

Acting for GlaxoSmithKline on its major three-part inter-conditional transaction worth USD 20 billion with Novartis which completed on 2 March 2015.

Acting for PSPIB in relation to its acquisition (in a consortium with Brookfield Infrastructure Group, APG Asset Management N.V. and Arcus Infrastructure Partners) of TDF’s business in France, representing an enterprise value of EUR 3.5bn.

Advising NXP Semiconductors on the English law aspects of the USD 2.75 billion sale of its Standard Products Business to a consortium of financial investors, consisting of Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd and Wise Road Capital LTD.

Advising Star India and Star Middle East in relation to the global audio-visual rights for International Cricket Council events from 2015 to 2023 (the biggest global broadcast deal in the history of cricket).

Advising Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in relation to the drafting and negotiation of a range of commercial contracts for a new stadium at White Hart Lane to be opened in 2018.

Acting for Seadrill Limited, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, on a USD 1.6 billion restructuring plan to be implemented with prearranged chapter 11 cases, and the ring-fencing of its non-consolidated affiliates from its restructuring.

Acting for the Government of the Republic of Malawi (through its Public Private Commission) in connection with the development of PPP law and policy in Malawi, as part of a project involving the African Legal Support Facility.

Acting for the majority investor in a prominent company in East Africa in relation to various shareholder and corporate governance matters.

Acting for Bupa and Nationwide, in a precedent-setting and successful Upper Tribunal appeal against HMRC in its refusal to allow claims to consortium relief. In a first, one of the Bupa appeals became the lead case, with seventeen cases stayed behind it, and proceeded to leap-frog to the Upper Tribunal.

Acting for British Airways in international civil proceedings following criminal and civil investigations by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into alleged cartel activity involving passenger fuel surcharges on long-haul flights, and related matters, including the OFT’s criminal proceedings against four present and former employees, and the impact of the high-profile collapse of the criminal trial.

Acting for an eminent financial institution on a major global regulatory investigation in the banking sector.

Acting for a major financial institution in connection with the global investigations of the foreign exchange markets, including by the FBI, SEC, and the FCA.