Image

Claire Coppel

Partner

Email

claire.coppel@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2703

Offices

London

V-CARD
Claire is a corporate finance expert and advises a range of clients on private and public M&A, equity capital markets transactions, corporate governance and shareholder activism. 

50% of Claire's practice is focused on strategic advice for public companies, on a sector-agnostic basis; the other 50% is focused on financial services clients.

Claire is listed as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Legal 500 UK 2022 rankings and received Law.com International’s Female Rising Stars 2022 award. Claire joined TheCity UK Next Generation Leadership Council in 2023. Claire is focused on social mobility and has attended our Smart Start mentoring programme. This year, Claire also worked on the merger of two children's charities focused on providing legal support to children facing school exclusion.  

Experience

Representative matters

A global financial services provider on its GBP 1bn retail insurance joint venture with Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society and its subsequent buy-out of LVFS’s interest in the JV.

Electra Private Equity on its defence against New York activist, Edward Bramson, its ongoing strategic review, and corporate governance matters.

Man Group on its redomicile to Jersey, involving a new admission to trading and an internal corporate and governance reorganisation.

Virgin Money Holdings (UK) plc on its GBP4.4bn merger with CYBG.

Pro bono

Supported the Commercial Awareness Workshop during Smart Start 2019 and provided mentoring to a Smart Start student.

Published Work

  • Coppel C G & Hitchins S (2020) "A&O Decision Insight: FCA fines PDMR for failing to notify personal share dealing under MAR", Thomson Reuters.
Recognition
“Claire is particularly strong in her technical abilities and her understanding of how legal matters relate to real business issues and situations - giving strong legal and pragmatic support ”
Legal 500 UK, 2021 (Corporate Governance)
“Claire Coppel is set to be a corporate powerhouse ”
Law.com International’s Female Rising Stars, 2022

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2011

Academic

BA Hons, Classics and Modern Languages, Oxford University, 2007

LLB, College of Law (London), 2009

Fraudulent emails

Please note that there is a known fraud/scam using this individual's name.

More information on fraud using the A&O Shearman brand can be found here.

Please contact inhouselegal@aoshearman.com if you have been contacted.

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.