Robert Shakespeare Senior Associate

Robert Shakespeare is a senior associate in the Corporate Transactions, Finance & Governance practice based in our London office.  His experience covers all aspects of corporate work including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, joint ventures and group restructuring and he advises both public and private companies across a wide range of industries.

Representative Experience

• Advising 3Legs Resources plc, an unconventional oil and gas exploration and development company, on its initial public offering on AIM.
• Advising Venky’s London Limited on its acquisition of The Blackburn Rovers Football & Athletic plc
• Advising the shareholders of Cath Kidston Limited in the sale of the Company to TA Associates
• Advising on the £281m recommended cash offer for Care UK plc by Warwick Bidco Limited (a company owned by Bridgepoint) by way of scheme of arrangement.
• Advising a private equity-owned global chemicals company on a complex group reorganisation and refinancing
• Advising on the £1.029bn competitive takeover offer for Enodis plc by Illinois Tool Works Inc. by way of scheme of arrangement.
• Advising UK Sports Investments Limited on the sale of Manchester City Limited to Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Limited
• Advising on the recommended takeover offer for Macro4 plc by UNICOM Systems, Inc.
• Advising UK Sports Investments Limited on its recommended takeover offer for Manchester City plc
• Advising on the £201m recommended cash offer for SurfControl plc by Websense, Inc. by way of a scheme of arrangement.
• Advising Darius Capital on its £49m recommended takeover offer for Austin Reed plc