Alexander Gee

Alexander Gee

Associate
Baker & McKenzie Services Limited

Biography

Alexander is a senior associate in the Corporate Group in the London office of Baker McKenzie.

Alexander joined the Firm in March 2010 as a trainee solicitor. Following qualification as a solicitor, Alexander joined the Firm's corporate team in London. Alexander completed a three-month secondment to the Hong Kong office of Baker McKenzie in 2012 and a two-year secondment to Baker McKenzie's Singapore office in 2017. Alexander completed a nine-month client secondment at a UK-based global pharmaceutical group in July 2020.

Alexander is recognised by the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as “One to Watch” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Practice Focus

Alexander is experienced in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical, medical devices and healthcare industries, as well as general corporate matters including multi-jurisdictional reorganisations, joint ventures, distressed M&A, and corporate governance issues.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Acting for Galapagos NV on the sale of its Jyseleca (filgotinib) business, including the commercial, medical affairs and development activities for Jyseleca, to Alfasigma for EUR 50 million upfront, milestone payments of up to EUR 120 million and royalties on European sales.

  • Acting for GSK on the separation of its biopharma and consumer healthcare businesses into its consumer healthcare joint venture with Pfizer, and the operational aspects of the subsequent listing of the joint venture company, Haleon plc, on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Acting for Coats plc on its acquisition of Texon, the global shoe components business, from Navis Capital Partners for USD 297 million, and of Rhenoflex, the global footwear solutions business.

  • Acting for eMed on its acquisition of the majority of Babylon Health's UK business, which provides technology-driven preventative healthcare services, alongside other traditional healthcare activities.

  • Acting for Vertiv, a provider of critical infrastructure and continuity solutions, on its USD 2 billion acquisition of E&I Engineering.

  • Acting for Donaldson Company on its EUR 136 million acquisition of Univercells Technologies, a global producer of innovative biomanufacturing solutions for cell and gene therapy research, development and commercial manufacturing.

  • Acting for IVI RMA, a KKR portfolio company, on its EUR 500 million acquisition of Eugin Group, Fresenius’ fertility and reproduction-services business, in consortium bid with GED Capital.

  • Acting for Mondelēz International on the acquisition of a majority interest in Grenade, a UK-based nutrition group.

  • Acting for Embracer Group on its USD 137.2 million acquisition of Flying Wild Hog, through its subsidiary Koch Media, and its acquisition of Silent Games, through its wholly owned subsidiary Amplifier Game Invest AB.

  • Acting for GSK on the divestment of its rabies and tick-borne encephalitis vaccines to Bavarian Nordic for an upfront payment of approximately EUR 301 million and milestone payments of up to EUR 955 million.

Professional Honors

  • Recognised by the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom as “One to Watch” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Law Society of England and Wales - Member

Admissions

  • England & Wales~United Kingdom (2012)

Education

  • College of Law at London (Legal Practice Course) (2009)
  • Nottingham Trent University (Graduate Diploma in Law) (2008)
  • University of Nottingham (BA Jt Hons in Classics) (2007)