Corporate reorganisations
Allen & Overy’s dedicated Global Reorganisations Group specialises in partnering with client teams to plan and implement international reorganisations of all sizes and complexities.
Corporate groups of all shapes, sizes and across all sectors are constantly looking for ways to optimise their corporate structure and the organisation of their businesses, for a host of strategic, operational, financial, accounting, regulatory, risk management, legal and/or tax reasons. A corporate/business reorganisation may be a standalone project or may be linked to a wider transaction, such as a sale, acquisition, spin-off/demerger, joint venture or IPO.
Our Global Reorganisations Group helps our clients deliver critical reorganisations projects, whether they be focused on a few key jurisdictions or span the globe. Our experience ranges from single jurisdiction reorganisations with multiple moving parts, through to truly global reorganisations involving up to 100 countries.
We regularly work together as a global team, combining high quality lawyers in every relevant location and legal discipline, extensive international reach, highly skilled legal project managers and other cost-efficient resourcing solutions to deliver the desired results for our clients.
From the strategic planning phase through to the detailed implementation phases, we drive forward and deliver the project on time, within budget and with the minimum disruption to the day-to-day operations of our client.
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A&O’s ability to resource complex reorganisations with specialists of the highest quality is unparalleled.
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A multinational media conglomerate
We advised a multinational media conglomerate on the USD17bn sale of the majority stake in its Financial & Risk business to a consortium led by the Blackstone Group and related reorganisation to create the Refinitiv Group across 70+ countries.
WPP
We advised WPP on the USD3.1bn sale of a 60% stake in Kantar to Bain Capital and related carve-out reorganisation covering 400 entities in over 90 jurisdictions.
Tyco International
We advised Tyco International on the international aspects of its USD65bn separation reorganisation and spin-off of TE Connectivity and Covidien from Tyco International, across 90 jurisdictions and again on its subsequent separation reorganisation and spin-off of The ADT Corporation and its Flow Control business to Pentair, across 75 jurisdictions.
Pentair
We advised Pentair on the international aspects of the USD3.15bn separation reorganisation and sale of its Valves & Controls business to Emerson Electric Co., involving 45 jurisdictions.
Recognition
They have done many 60+ jurisdiction reorgs and so even the team in London have a good sense of where issues might crop up globally. Really good network of foreign offices and partner firms – much better than some of their competitors.
Legal 500 UK 2022 (international business reorganisations)
Everyone on the A&O team is professional, helpful and easy to work with. They are knowledgeable from day one about your company and the reorganisation being worked on. The A&O team led my company through two reorganisations; with law firms around the world they are able to work closely with internal company teams worldwide keeping us all organized and on-task.
Legal 500 UK 2021 (International business reorganisations)
They’re very attentive, commercial, pragmatic and good technically, and have a very strong and capable global network.
Legal 500 UK 2021 (International business reorganisations)
A&O is an excellent resource for us as a company that has so many global offices. They have a really good handle on co-ordination and deal management for large global transactions, that’s one of their huge strengths. There was a huge number of worldwide entities that we addressed, and we couldn’t have done without their project management skills.
Chambers Global Guide 2020 (Corporate/M&A)
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