Tom has over 15 years’ experience advising clients on complex international, EU and UK merger clearances, including some of the highest-profile M&A transactions in the market in recent years.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
GBP31bn: A multinational telecommunications company on its joint venture with Telefónica SA to merge Virgin Media and O2.
USD71bn: 21st Century Fox on its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company and on its takeover bid for Sky.
USD3.6bn: A shipping company on its acquisition of LF Logistics from Li & Fung.
Hitachi on various global cartel matters, including the LCD, CRT, GIS, Power Transformers and Auto-Parts investigations.
Published Work
- Philip Mansfield, Thomas Masterman, Imogen Carr (2022) “Global antitrust enforcement report”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Thomas Masterman (2021) “FTC launches multilateral working group with EU, UK and Canadian antitrust authorities to take tougher stance on pharmaceutical mergers”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Philip Mansfield, Thomas Masterman, Imogen Carr (2021) “Global antitrust enforcement report”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Thomas Masterman (2020) “European Commission completes current cycle of pay-for-delay probes with fines imposed on Teva and Cephalon”, Allen & Overy LLP
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
Awards
- Top 3, Global Elite firms, Global Competition Review 2020
- TMT Firm of the Year, Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
- Competition Team of the Year, British Legal Awards 2018
- Competition Team of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2017
- GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year Europe 2016
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2006
Admitted as solicitor, Ireland, 2016
Academic
BA, European Legal Studies, Durham University
Erasmus Programme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven