• Saint-Gobain in relation to the CMA’s Phase 1 clearance of its acquisition of GCP;
• BDT in relation to the CMA’s Phase 1 clearance of the combination of its portfolio company, Culligan, and Waterlogic;
• LSEG in relation to the European Commission’s merger review of its $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Aon in relation to the European Commission’s review of its $29.9bn merger with Willis Towers Watson, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Nets (and its owner, Hellman & Friedman) in relation to the European Commission’s review of its acquisition by Mastercard;
• Allfunds Bank (and its owner, Hellman & Friedman) in relation to acquisitions of businesses from BNPP and Credit Suisse;
• Poundland in relation to the CMA’s review of its acquisition of 99p Stories, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Wincor Nixdorf in relation to the CMA’s review of its acquisition by Diebold, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Rexam plc in relation to the European Commission’s review of its acquisition by Ball Corporation, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Aberdeen Asset Management in relation to the CMA’s review of its merger with Standard Life;
• Cinven in relation to its sale of Chryso to Saint Gobain;
• Continental in relation to the CMA’s review of its acquisition of Veyance;
• Barclays in relation to the CMA’s review of its acquisition of TheLogicGroup;
• Lloyds Register in relation to international merger control and foreign investment reviews of the sale of its assurance business to Goldman Sachs;
• Interoute in relation to international merger control and foreign investment reviews of its sale to GTT;
• Swiss Re on the acquisition of a closed insurance book from Legal & General;
• Phoenix Group on its sale of its Ignis asset management business;
• The administrators of Debenhams plc in relation to the options for the sale of its assets;
• UPM-Kymmene in relation to the European Commission’s review of its acquisition of Myllykoski, securing clearance at Phase II;
• Facebook on the CMA’s market study into digital advertising;
• Asahi Glass in relation to its CRT glass cartel settlement with the European Commission;
• A major Hollywood studio in relation to the European Commission’s cross-border broadcasting investigation, as well as a series of acquisitions;
• Deloitte, in relation to the CMA’s market study on statutory audit, and the earlier market investigation on this market;
• Aon in relation to the FCA’s wholesale insurance broking market study;
• Barclays in relation to the FCA’s cash savings market study;
• M&G in relation to the FCA’s asset management market study;
• A major Hollywood studio in relation to the UK market investigation into Movies on Pay TV;
• Zurich in relation to the UK market investigation into motor insurance;
• The UK Department for Business in relation to the State aid aspects of its restructuring of the Royal Mail pension fund;
• AES in relation to energy-related State aid proceedings before the European Commission;
• The National Bank of Cyprus in relation to State aid proceedings relation to the Cyprus Cooperative Bank;
• The Anglo Irish Bank in relation to State aid issues related to its restructuring and eventual wind-down;
• The Bank of England in relation to the State aid and merger control aspects of multiple financial institution rescues and restructurings in the context of the financial crisis.

Education

• Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, UK (MA and LL.M)