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Skadden’s* London office advises on M&A, capital markets, private
equity, banking and finance, corporate restructuring, investment
management, tax, insurance, government enforcement and white collar
crime, international litigation and arbitration, EU competition, financial
regulatory, employment, and IP, IT, data protection and cybersecurity.

Since opening our London office in 1988, Skadden has establisheditself as a major player in the London legal market.
The firm offers a fully integrated U.K., European and U.S. practice
operating from our London base and composed of some of London’s
top-ranked lawyers.
Our clients, which we counsel on cross-border European and global
matters, include major corporates, financial institutions and governments. Skadden’s global platform allows our lawyers in London toquickly marshall relevant experience across practices and offices.
More than two-thirds of our London partners are recommended as
leaders in their field in Chambers UK, and the firm is highly regarded ineach of its practice areas. Skadden is regularly ranked highly for “legalexpertise” in the Financial Times’ European “Innovative Lawyers” report.
Mergers and Acquisitions

Skadden has one of the leading M&A practices in the world. For
more than 20 years, we have developed a top mergers and acquisitions
capability in Europe with a focus on complex, cross-bordertransactions. We have significant and unique experience in structuring
and executing challenging transactions throughout our networkof European offices. In London, we have an established first-tiercapability in Takeover Code regulated transactions and have a fully
established non-public and private equity transactions practice. We
offer significant advantages in managing complex cross-border issues
and the demands of multiple legal and regulatory regimes.

We develop strategies for execution of our mandates drawing on thewealth of experience of a close knit and complementary group ofEuropean and U.S. practitioners to utilise practices and developmentsfrom the world of M&A, sensitive to the local environment in which
the acquisition entities are established. Skadden is ranked in the firsttier for M&A in IFLR1000.
Private Equity

Skadden advises private equity firms on the structuring and execution oflarge, cross-border and domestic private equity transactions, including
the purchase and sale of portfolio companies. Our European private
equity real estate team also advises on issues on behalf of clients
involved in real estate, real estate investment, real estate finance andother real estate-related sectors. We are one of the only firms in London
able to successfully provide a combined European and U.S. private
equity real estate offering. The firm combines this leading transactional
experience with sophisticated financing and tax techniques in relation toa range of matters, including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts
and recapitalisations.
Capital Markets

Our fully integrated U.K. and U.S. capital markets practice advises
corporate, investment banking and governmental clients. We act
on a variety of capital markets transactions, including initial publicofferings, rights offerings, investment-grade and high-yield financings,
private placements, offerings of regulatory capital and other hybrid
securities, and other global equity and debt offerings. We advise*Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is a Limited Liability
Partnership registered under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, which isauthorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England andWales under reference number 80014.

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clients in the U.K. and in nearly every country in Europe as well as
in the Middle East, Africa and the CIS, providing transactional andcompliance advice in connection with securities offerings under
the U.K. and EU Prospectus Regulations, U.S. Rule 144A andRegulation S, and listings on the London Stock Exchange, U.S. stock
exchanges and major European exchanges. We have a broad sector
focus and have advised clients in a number of industries, including
technology, fintech, pharmaceuticals, defence, energy, mining,telecommunications, retail and financial services, among others.
Banking

The U.K. Banking Group comprises experienced finance lawyers
familiar with all aspects of acquisition finance, high-yield andprivate placements, project and real estate finance, general corporate
lending and restructuring. The team represents a wide range oflenders and borrowers/sponsors in some of the largest and mostcomplex financing transactions worldwide. The group is regularlyengaged in the development of new financing techniques as well
as more traditional approaches. Skadden’s multijurisdictional
teams enable us to handle everything from mid-market unitranche
financings to the world’s largest acquisition financings.
White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations

Skadden’s European white collar crime and corporate investigations
represents corporations and individuals involved in cross-borderregulatory investigations and disputes. The practice combines its
presence in Europe with Skadden’s deep experience in government
investigations, enforcement actions and internal investigations. The
firm defends corporations, directors, officers and employees against
allegations in various business contexts and at every stage of theinvestigation and enforcement process. We have resolved a numberof complex parallel proceedings involving criminal, civil and administrative components in multiple jurisdictions, in a wide variety ofsubject areas.
The firm regularly provides guidance on corporate issues, andadvises clients regarding the establishment and implementation ofbusiness ethics compliance programmes. We frequently counsel oncompliance concerns, including those related to anti-corruption/
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issues, anti-money laundering issues,and trade sanctions and export control issues. In recognition of ourwork, Skadden was recognised as having one of the top investigations practices in Global Investigations Review’s 2022 GIR 30.

International Arbitration and Litigation

Skadden’s European litigation and arbitration practice is basedin our London office and works closely with Skadden’s attorneys
around the world. We are known for our ability to win some of themost complex cases on behalf of our clients, in court proceedings
and arbitration. Our lawyers undertake multijurisdictional
litigation and international arbitrations, including commercial
and investment treaty arbitrations under the auspices of leading
arbitral institutions. We conduct cases under the ICSID, ICC, LCIA,HKIAC and UNCITRAL rules, among others. Our practice is touse small, dedicated teams of lawyers for each case to provide astreamlined and cost-efficient service. Unlike many London firms,
we do not need to hire external barristers to act as advocates ininternational arbitration, as we have the relevant experience within
our arbitration practice. We also have solicitor-advocates with rights
of audience before the High Court of England and Wales. Our
London arbitration practice is ranked in the first tier for international
arbitration by The Legal 500 and Chambers UK, which describes ourinternational arbitration practice as “phenomenal.”
Tax

We are one of the few international law firms to provide a combinedoffering of both domestic and cross-border tax advice within themajor European jurisdictions, working together as one team on
cross-border matters. Our work focuses on tax advice in connection
with M&A and private capital transactions, and we also are leaders
for complex tax advice in relation to the real estate sector, and on
behalf of high-net-worth individuals. We are consistently recognisedfor our work in tax, including as Best International Tax Team of theYear at the 2023 Tolley’s Taxation Awards.
Tax Controversy and Investigations

Skadden’s U.K. tax controversy and investigations practice combines
the skills of experienced English-qualified tax practitioners anddispute resolution lawyers. The group provides its clients withtactical and technical advice to ensure that tax disputes andinvestigations are resolved as effectively as possible through various
methods such as negotiation, expert determination or a hearing
before the tribunals or the courts.
Insurance

Skadden represents insurance and reinsurance companies and theirfinancial advisors and underwriters in a wide variety of corporatetransactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private
financings, restructurings and reorganisations. Our team also provides
a broad range of regulatory advice to insurance and reinsurance

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companies, routinely advising on insurance law issues, including
authorisations, regulatory capital issues, securities issuances,
investments, solvency, permissible activities and insurance products.
We also have assisted insurance sector clients in undertaking all typesof corporate reorganisations and restructurings. Our team includes
individuals who are recognised as leaders in the insurance field indirectories such as Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
Corporate Restructuring

The European corporate restructuring practice is headquartered in
London and works in conjunction with Skadden lawyers throughout
the world. We regularly advise European enterprises in cross-border,
out-of-court restructurings and prenegotiated plans of reorganisation, as well as in judicial, insolvency restructuring transactions andbankruptcy proceedings. Our lawyers have participated in many ofthe most complex restructuring transactions and insolvency-related
proceedings of the last decade and have been instrumental in thedevelopment of sophisticated, innovative strategies that also draw
on the firm’s rich background in mergers, acquisitions and corporate
financing transactions. The firm also advises on insolvency issues
in corporate transactions and in connection with litigation-related
matters.
Investment Management

Skadden’s European Investment Management Group, based in London,
is a multidisciplinary team, servicing a wide range of private capital andasset management clients, including: private equity fund houses; hedge
fund managers; high-net-worth investors; in-house asset management
teams at financial institutions; family offices; SIVs, ABCPs and other“shadow banks”; private trading companies; and sovereign investors.
Our core experience lies in structuring, establishing and operatinga wide variety of pooled capital enterprises, such as general private
equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, investment clubs
and managed accounts. We have a wide network of correspondent
funds, regulatory and tax lawyers in all leading funds jurisdictions. Our
European team represented BlackRock in its acquisition of MGPA,
which was named Global Deal of the Year by PERE magazine.
IP, IT, Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Skadden’s London-based practice advises international clients acrossvarious industries on IP, IT, data protection and cybersecurity matters.
Our lawyers possess the legal and technical knowledge needed to stayconsistently ahead of the curve on emerging issues in the sector. We
understand that IT, data protection and cybersecurity are now at theheart of most corporate transactions and investigations, and experience in these areas forms an important nexus around which otherareas of law are oriented. We assist at every stage of the matter toensure compliance with applicable privacy, data protection and cybersecurity legal and regulatory frameworks. Our attorneys are often able
to anticipate the challenges before they arise, enabling our clients toenact an approach of privacy-by-design on any project.
European Union/International Competition

Skadden’s European Union/international competition practicefocuses on four principal areas under EU and other non-U.S.
antitrust laws: merger control, cartels, abuses of dominant positions
and other antitrust issues (e.g., vertical licensing/distributionarrangements and state aid issues). We offer multinational clients
highly integrated, proactive and cost-effective legal strategies thatare customised to deal with the increasingly sophisticated andclosely coordinated enforcement actions adopted by European
and other non-U.S. antitrust authorities in both transactional andnon-transactional matters. EU and international competition matters
are primarily handled by the Brussels office.
Employment

Skadden’s employment practice in London has extensive experienceadvising on corporate transactions, including how deal structures
may be impacted by employment law and on the mitigation ofcommercial risks, including post-merger integration and consultation
requirements. Skadden advises clients on international employment
matters. We handle cross-border employment, employee benefits,compensation and pension-related issues in mergers, acquisitions andjoint venture transactions involving multinational parties, including
issues relating to employee transfers and works council consultations.
EnergyDrawing on the experience of the firm’s energy, corporate,banking and tax practices, the European energy practice provides
comprehensive assistance on complex energy transactions. We
represent clients in a broad array of energy matters, including
petroleum exploration; production and infrastructure investments;
utility and petrochemical sector privatisations; large-scale power
plant, pipeline and refinery developments; mergers, acquisitions
and corporate financings involving energy companies; and non- orlimited-recourse financings for capital-intensive energy projects.

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