Represents clients on a range of UK public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, reorganizations, activism campaigns and equity capital market transactions.

Representative Work

Advised Helios Investment Partners and Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation on their $297 million offer to acquire CAB Payments Holdings PLC (CAB Payments), the holding company for Crown Agents Bank, a U.K.-listed foreign exchange and cross-border payments business.
Advised LetterOne (L1) on an agreement to transfer the majority of Wintershall Dea’s non-Russia related upstream business to London-listed Harbour Energy plc, the U.K.’s largest oil and gas producer, for a total consideration of $11.2 billion.
Advised OCM Njord Holdings S.à.r.l. (Oaktree), a company indirectly owned by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates in respect of a number of selldowns of its stake in Torm plc (listed on NASDAQ New York and Copenhagen).
Advised Elliott Management on a number of UK focused activist campaigns.
Advised Kennedy Lewis Investment Management (KLIM) and KKR in relation to a $750 million multi-year, multi-jurisdiction auto asset financing arrangement with innovative credit platform, Optio Investment Partners (Optio).
Advised VIP II Blue B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vitol Investment Partnership II Ltd, on its $2.3 billion takeover of Vivo Energy Plc, a downstream petroleum company with operations in 23 countries across Africa, dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Advised Palliser Capital on its successful activist campaign concerning Capricorn Energy Plc.
Advised Trans-Siberian Gold PLC, which operates the Asacha gold mine in Kamchatka in Russia, on its takeover offer from Horvik Ltd for £108 million.

Advised on an initial equity investment and follow-on senior secured and shareholder financing arrangements in respect of a chemical recycling company.
Advised a California-based hedge fund manager regarding market conditions and transaction structures relating to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Advised Interserve Group Limited on the sale of its support services business division to Mitie Group PLC for cash and share consideration.
Advised Costain Group PLC on its £100 million firm placing, placing an open offer.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.