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Annabelle Croker

Partner

Email

annabelle.croker@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3220

Offices

London

V-CARD
Annabelle is Established Industries Sector Lead.

She has significant experience of advising on merger and acquisition transactions, including public takeovers (both recommended and hostile), private acquisitions and disposals including a number of cross-border transactions, joint ventures, reorganisations and equity capital market transactions. She advises listed companies on general corporate and governance matters.

Annabelle acts for a number of FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and other international corporates. She is lead of Consumer & Retail but also advises clients in the Industrials, Tech and Real Estate sectors. Annabelle has spent time on secondment to the Hong Kong office and also on secondment to the Investment Banking Division of a major U.S. investment bank. 

Experience

Representative matters

WPP on the USD3.1bn sale of a majority stake in Kantar to Bain Capital.

SIG on the sale of its Air Handling division to France Air Management.

TT Electronics on the sale of its Transportation Sensing and Control division to AVX Corporation.

OpenText on its USD6bn recommended takeover of Micro Focus International.

Pro bono

Mentoring young people through A&O's award-winning Smart Start programme.
Recognition
“Annabelle Croker is a top notch professional who is unflappable under pressure and always warm and a pleasure to deal with.”
Legal 500 UK 2022 (M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium deals, £500m+)
“The "wonderful" Annabelle Croker. ”
Legal 500 UK 2023 (M&A: Upper Mid Market and Premium deals, £750m+)

Awards

  • Annabelle was shortlisted as a “Rising Star in Corporate” at the Euromoney Women in Business Awards 2016
  • Annabelle was shortlisted for “Dealmaker of the Year” at the Women in Law Awards 2020

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2006

Academic

MA, Law with European Studies, Oxford University, 2002
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Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.