William Costa

Advised NTT Global Data Centers on the carve-out, listing and financing of NTT DC REIT, a Singapore Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT) consisting of 6 data centres in the US, Austria and Singapore which raised USD 773 million on its IPO.

Advised Brookfield Asset Management on the global aspects of its USD 1.7 billion acquisition of nVent Electric’s Thermal Management business.

Advised Novonesis on the global carve-out and sale of its lactase business to Kerry Group PLC.

Advised Edwardian Hotels on the sale of a portfolio of 10 central London hotels to Starwood Capital.

Advised Emerson Electric Co. on the USD 14 billion carve-out and sale of its Emerson Climate Technologies business to Blackstone.

Advised Sika AG on its EUR 5.3 billion acquisition of MBCC Group from Lone Star and the EUR 500 million carve-out and sale of MBCC Group's admixtures business to Cinven.

Advised Baker Hughes on the carve-out and sale of its Nexus Controls business to General Electric.

Advised Emerson Electric Co. on the USD 625 million carve-out and sale of its Therm-O-Disc business to One Rock Capital Partners.

Advised Accenture on the acquisition of YSC Consulting from Graphite Capital.

Advised S&P Global, Inc. on its USD 44 billion merger with IHS Markit Ltd.

Advised Suez S.A. on the USD 3.2 billion acquisition of the Water & Process Technologies business from General Electric.

Advised Emerson Electric Co. on the USD 3 billion acquisition of the Valves & Controls business from Pentair plc.