Whether a corporate, investor, financial institution or other stakeholder, Baker McKenzie advises clients on complex legal and commercial issues to maximize deal certainty and secure the intended value of transactions. Significant deals that Baker McKenzie lawyers have handled over the past several months include:
Baker Hughes – Advised Baker Hughes on the USD 1.15 billion sale of its Precision Sensing and Instrumentation business to Crane Company. Learn more about the transaction here. Lead lawyer: Jannan Crozier (London).
Bayer – Advised Bayer on antitrust and competition aspects of its USD 1.3 billion global exclusive license and collaboration with Kumquat Biosciences in precision oncology. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyer: Creighton Macy (Washington, DC).
GLP – Advised GLP on up to USD 1.5 billion investment from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to accelerate platform growth across logistics, digital infrastructure, and renewable energy. Lead lawyers: Shirin Tang, Lip Kian Ang and Mark Tay (Singapore). Learn more here.
JD.com – Advised JD.com on its USD 2.5 billion public takeover of Ceconomy, aiming to build Europe’s leading next-generation consumer electronics platform. Lead lawyers: Dirk Horcher (Munich), Christoph Wolf (Frankfurt). Learn more here.
LumApps – Advised LumApps on legal due diligence for its merger with Beekeeper, forming a USD 1 billion AI-powered Employee Hub. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyers: Alexander Fischer (Zurich), Christian Vocke (Frankfurt).
Methanex Corporation – Advised Methanex Corporation on the antitrust aspects of its USD 2.05 billion acquisition of OCI Global’s methanol business. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyer: Brian Burke (Washington, DC).
NTT – Advised on the USD 1.5 billion carve-out and listing of NTT DC REIT, a stabilized data center platform, on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Learn more about the transaction here. Lead lawyers: Charles Whitefoord, James Adams, Adam Farlow (London).
Republic of Peru – Advised the Republic of Peru on its USD 5.8 billion sovereign and US dollar-denominated bond offerings, including related exchange and cash tender offers. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyers: Mike Fitzgerald, Arturo Carrillo, Joy Gallup, Steven Sandretto (New York).
Safran – Advised Safran on its USD 1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business, as well as its simultaneous sale of its North American electro-mechanical actuation business to Woodward, Inc.. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyers: Michael DeFranco (Chicago), Brook Mestre (Dallas).
Tencent Music – Advised Tencent Music on its proposed USD 2.4 billion acquisition of Ximalaya. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyer: Hong Zhang (Shanghai).
Syndicate of 10 underwriters – Advised the syndicate of 10 underwriters on Teva Pharmaceutical’s upsized USD 2.3 billion SEC-registered bond offering and concurrent tender offer. Click here to learn more about the transaction. Lead lawyers: David Becker, Rob Mathews, Ben Bierwirth (London).
Walgreens Boots Alliance – Advised on the carve-out and reorganization aspects of its c. USD 23.7 billion acquisition by Sycamore Partners, enabling Walgreens, The Boots Group, Shields Health Solutions, CareCentrix, and VillageMD to operate as standalone companies. Learn more information here. Lead lawyers: Jo Hewitt, Tom Quincey (London), Kathryn Strong (Chicago).