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Page 1: Davis Polk Europe BrochureDavis Polk Europe | 1 We advise on the matters that matter – groundbreaking securities offerings, complex financing transactions and industry-shifting mergers

ATTORNEY ADVERTISING. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Description of a matter herein does not indicate one way or the other whether Davis Polk regularly represents the named client.

Davis Polk Europe

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Davis Polk Europe

Capital Markets ........................................................................................2

Finance .....................................................................................................7

Mergers and Acquisitions ........................................................................10

Tax, Financial Regulatory and Antitrust .....................................................14

Corporate Governance, Investigations and Securities Litigation ...............15

Key Contacts in Europe ...........................................................................16

“They are always on top of their game,professional and provide excellent advice.”

– A client quoted by Chambers UK

“They have a very strong US practice andglobal presence, and the partners are very involved in the deals themselves.”

– A client quoted by Chambers UK

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We advise on the matters that matter – groundbreaking securities offerings, complex financing transactions and industry-shifting mergers and acquisitions.

Our European practice consists of over 60 UK, US and French qualified lawyers working in our offices in London, Madrid and Paris.

We advise on corporate, finance and restructuring transactions for corporate, private equity and investment banking clients, with the support of first-rate tax, financial regulatory and antitrust lawyers.

We also provide strategic advice on all aspects of corporate governance, help clients prepare for and respond to activism, and handle sensitive internal investigations, regulatory matters and securities litigation.

We work across borders throughout Europe, partnering with leading local counsel in supporting practice areas or in jurisdictions where we do not have a physical presence.

Representative Clients in Europe

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Davis Polk routinely ranks at the top of the global capital markets league tables. We are one of only three firms worldwide to be ranked in the elite tier for both equity and debt capital markets, according to Chambers Global.

We advise both issuers and underwriters on a broad range of equity capital markets transactions, including private placements, pre-IPO investments, initial public offerings, privatisations, placings, rights issues and other secondary offerings and on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions, including equity-linked products, regulatory capital issues, high-yield notes offerings and liability management transactions.

We regularly work on transactions involving companies with or seeking a listing on the major stock exchanges in Europe, as well as advising European companies with or seeking a listing on the NYSE or Nasdaq. We have advised on debt issuances throughout Europe for over 30 years and have completed transactions for issuers from over 20 European countries.

Our team also has extensive experience assisting clients with the regulatory aspects of capital markets transactions, including EU financial services regulation, the UK sponsor regime and US securities regulation, including the JOBS Act.

Recognition

“Equity Deal of the Year”

– IFLR Europe Awards, 2017

“They’re very good, very smart andhands-on. They deliver an impressive level of service.”

– Chambers UK

“Top US practice with excellent links to Europe, which draws strength fromimpressive teams in New York and London to assist with complex, cross-border transactions. Well regarded for ECM matters and is noted for its strength in transactions involving the Nordic region. Often advises on IPOs in various European stock exchanges, including Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Also well reputed for its capabilities in Spain, where the Madrid office often handles Europe-US cross-border work.”

– Chambers Europe

“A real premier capital markets firm” with an “effective global practice.”

– An interviewee quoted by Chambers Global

Capital Markets

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PRIVATE PLACEMENTS AND PRE-IPO INVESTMENTS

B2C2Advised a lead investor on funding round

Behavox Advised a lead investor on Series A funding round

Cell MedicaSeries B and C funding rounds

TrustpilotAdvised financial adviser and placing agent on Series E funding round

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND LISTINGS

Aedas Homes€667.3 millionIPO and Spanish Stock Exchange listing

Árima Real Estate€100 millionIPO and Spanish Stock Exchange listing

BooztSEK 1.85 billionIPO and Nasdaq Stockholm listing

CEVA Logistics CHF 1.2 billion IPO and concurrent secondary offering and SIX Swiss Exchange listing

Charter Court Financial Services£220 millionAdvised sponsor and underwriters on IPO and London Stock Exchange listing

ContourGlobal£441 millionIPO and London Stock Exchange listing

DometicSEK 5.4 billionAdvised joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners on IPO and Nasdaq Stockholm listing

Dong EnergyDKK 17.1 billionIPO and Nasdaq Copenhagen listing

Endava$145 millionAdvised underwriters on IPO and NYSE listing

EQT€1.3 billionIPO and Nasdaq Stockholm listing

Freeline Therapeutics$158.8 billionIPO and Nasdaq listing

HandicareSEK 1 billionIPO and Nasdaq Stockholm listing

NetcompanyDKK 7.75 billionIPO and Nasdaq Copenhagen listing

Prosegur Cash€750 millionIPO and Spanish Stock Exchange listing

Royalty Pharma$2.5 billionIPO and Nasdaq listing

Scout24€1.16 billionIPO and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing

Equity Capital Markets

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SECONDARY EQUITY OFFERINGS

Alpha Bank€2.56 billionAdvised joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and co-lead managers on private placement on Athens Stock Exchange

Árima Real Estate €190 million aggregateFollow-on offering on Spanish Stock Exchange

Banco Popular Español€2.5 billionRights issue on Spanish Stock Exchange

Banco Santander€7.07 billionRights issue on Spanish Stock Exchange

Bovis Homes£152.2 millionAdvised bookrunner on placing on London Stock Exchange in connection with acquisition of Galliford Try’s housing businesses

Cellnex Telecom€4 billionRights issue on Spanish Stock Exchange

Charles Taylor£30.6 millionRights issue on London Stock Exchange

Delta Lloyd€650 millionRights issue on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels

Deutsche Bank€8 billionAdvised joint bookrunners on rights offering on Frankfurt Stock Exchange and NYSE

Hammerson£552 millionAdvised joint bookrunners and sponsors on rights issue on London Stock Exchange

Just Retirement£101 millionAdvised sponsor and underwriters on standby underwriting and placing and open offer on London Stock Exchange in connection with merger with Partnership Assurance

Ladbrokes£115 millionAdvised joint bookrunners on placing on London Stock Exchange in connection with merger with certain businesses of Gala Coral

Lar España Real Estate€147 millionRights issue on Spanish Stock Exchange

Ocado£1 billionConcurrent placing on London Stock Exchange and convertible bond offering

RemgroZAR 9.3 billionAdvised underwriters on rights issue on Johannesburg Stock Exchange

REN-Redes Energéticas Nacionais€250 millionRights issue on Lisbon Stock Exchange

Equity Capital Markets (cont.)

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INVESTMENT-GRADE NOTES OFFERINGS

A.P. Moller Maersk $500 millionNotes offering

AstraZeneca$5 billion aggregateNotes offerings

BPCE$2.75 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering

British American Tobacco$17.25 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Crédit Agricole$2.3 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Deutsche Bank$2.25 billionAdvised underwriters on senior notes offering

Diageo$2 billionAdvised joint bookrunners on notes offering

Emirate of Abu Dhabi$20 billion aggregateAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Equinor$1 billionAdvised joint bookrunners on notes offering

Ferguson$750 millionSenior notes offering

Gold Fields $1 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan$1 billionAdvised joint lead managers on notes offering

ING Group$4 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Niagra Mohawk$600 millionAdvised joint bookrunners on green notes offering

Prosus$3.18 billion aggregateAdvised underwriters on notes offering

Royal Bank of Scotland $3.25 billion aggregateShelf takedowns of fixed-rate/floating-rate senior notes

Roche$1.4 billionNotes offering

Sasol$2.25 billionAdvised joint bookrunners in connection with SEC-registered notes offering

Telefónica$3.5 billion aggregateNotes offering

Debt Capital Markets

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HIGH-YIELD NOTES OFFERINGS

Abengoa Finance and Abengoa Greenfield$2.6 billion aggregateAdvised underwriters on multiple high-yield notes offerings

Abengoa Yield$323 millionAdvised underwriters on high-yield notes offering

BBA Aviation$500 millionHigh-yield senior unsecured notes offering

Dufry$1.9 billion aggregateMultiple high-yield notes offerings

Eramet€500 millionHigh-yield notes offering and concurrent cash tender offer

GEO Debt Finance€325 millionHigh-yield notes offering

Inovyn€330 millionAdvised underwriters on high-yield notes offering

Ocado£250 millionAdvised joint bookrunners and underwriters on high-yield notes offering

LIABILITY MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS

ArcelorMittal$1.4 billionAdvised dealer manager on cash tender offer

Comcast and Sky$10 billion aggregateConsent solicitation by Sky as issuer of 13 series of outstanding debt securities

CRH$1.75 billionAdvised underwriters on notes offering and concurrent cash tender offer

Hamburg Commercial Bank$1.9 billion aggregateAdvised dealer managers on cash tender offer

Novo Banco€5.7 billion aggregateAdvised managers on liability management exercise and dealer managers on cash tender offers

OcadoConsent solicitation of senior secured notes relating to the formation of a 50/50 joint venture between Ocado and M&S

Rio Tinto$3 billion aggregateAdvised dealer managers on cash tender offers

Roche$1 billionNotes offering and cash tender offer

Debt Capital Markets (cont.)

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We are among the world’s most experienced law firms in advising borrowers, banks, credit funds and other lenders on leveraged and investment-grade financing transactions. We support clients across the full range of product lines, including corporate loans, leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, bridge loans, high-yield bonds, structured financings, derivatives, recapitalisations and debt restructurings.

We can seamlessly execute leveraged finance transactions involving any combination of debt products available in the market, including high-yield notes, TLB, second lien and mezzanine loans (in each case whether US or European), unitranche and holdco PIK facilities.

We have particular experience of the financing and debt syndication in respect of acquisitions subject to the UK Takeover Code and of advising financial advisers on cash confirmations given in connection with such acquisitions.

Our team also has experience advising on restructuring and insolvency situations.

Finance

Recognition

“Finance Team of the Year”

– Legal Business Awards, 2019

“Davis Polk benefits from a wide geographic scope and cross-borderexpertise, especially in Asia and Europe.”

– Chambers Global

“ Regularly sought out by leading financial institutions for its expertise in leveraged buyouts where the team is also well placed to advise borrowers.”

– Chambers Global

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LENDER REPRESENTATIONS

Advanced£725 millionFinancing of takeover by Vista Equity Partners of Advanced

Advanced$1.1 billionFinancing of Vista Equity Partners and BC Partners investment in Advanced

Bridon£365 millionFinancing for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s acquisition of Bridon

CF Industries$4 billionBridge financing for CF Industries

CF Industries$2 billionRevolving credit facility for CF Industries

Garrett Motion€1.8 billionFinancing for Garrett Motion’s spin-off from Honeywell

Inovyn€1 billionFinancing for Inovyn

International Car Wash Group$725 millionFinancing of Roark Capital’s acquisition of International Car Wash Group

Lumileds$1.36 billionFinancing of Apollo’s acquisition of Lumileds from Royal Philips

Teledyne Technologies£620 millionFinancing for Teledyne Technologies’ takeover of E2V Technologies

“Davis Polk are always high-quality. They are super-organised and always very efficient.”

– Chambers UK

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Ranked as a leading firm in the UK for borrower-side bank lending.– IFLR1000

BORROWER REPRESENTATIONS

Clarivate Analytics$1.85 billionRefinancing of credit facility and unsecured notes

Comcast £30.6 billionBridge and term loan financing for the competitive takeover of Sky

Dialog Semiconductor$4.6 billionBridge financing for proposed acquisition of Atmel

eDreams ODIGEO€600 millionHigh-yield notes offering, revolving credit facility and bank guarantee facility

Eolia Renovables€135 millionAdvised affiliates of Oaktree Capital, as borrower and guarantor, in connection with senior secured term loan credit facility

GeoPark$315 millionFinancing for the takeover of Amerisur Resources

Natura€1 billionFinancing for the acquisition of The Body Shop

Noble Clean Fuels$1 billionCommodities-based revolving credit facility

Nuvei$945 million Financing for the takeover of SafeCharge

Solvay$6.4 billionBridge financing for the acquisition of Cytec

Technicolor$1.4 billion aggregate$295 million incremental term loan facility and repricing of $763 million and €301 million term loan facilities

Temenos$1.9 billion aggregateBridge financing for the takeover offer for Fidessa and in connection with the revolving credit facility

Tencent €1 billion Advised on financing for acquisition of minority stake in Universal Music Group

Verisk Analytics£2.8 billionFinancing of the acquisition of Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and others

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Mergers and Acquisitions

Our M&A lawyers are regularly involved in complex, cross-border transactions, giving them an in-depth understanding of how to help our clients meet their business objectives. We consistently rank as one of the leading firms for European, UK and French M&A by deal value, according to Mergermarket and Refinitiv.

We advise strategic and financial buyers and sellers, as well as their financial advisers and equity and debt providers, on M&A transactions and strategic investments and joint ventures of all sizes, from smaller acquisitions and disposals of privately held companies to multibillion-dollar friendly or hostile cross-border mergers and takeovers. Our M&A lawyers work closely with our tax, finance, antitrust and regulatory lawyers on the structuring, financing and regulatory approval of transactions.

Our London-based team has extensive UK Takeover Code and Listing Rules experience, having advised on numerous public takeovers, schemes of arrangement, mergers, Class 1 acquisitions and disposals, related party transactions and equity financings of acquisitions. Our Paris-based team has substantial experience of advising on French public M&A transactions and of navigating the MINEFI approval process.

Our M&A lawyers are regularly acknowledged by clients for the consistently excellent quality of client service and cutting-edge innovation that their advice provides.

Recognition

“M&A Deal of the Year” and“M&A Law Firm of the Year”

– IFLR Europe Awards, 2019

“Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year(Mega Deals)”

– Transatlantic Legal Awards, 2019

2nd by value for Global M&A

– Refinitiv, FY 2019

2nd among US firms in European M&A

– Refinitiv, FY 2019

“The team works very well together and they go out of their way to make sure that we are getting the resources that we need. They also provide global coverage.”

– A commentator quoted by Chambers Global

“The lawyers do a great job of providing practical legal advice in a very efficient manner; they understand the complexity of a case or issue.”

– An interviewee quoted by Chambers Europe

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PUBLIC TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Abertis Infraestructuras€949 millionAdvised financial adviser to Abertis on sale of stake in Hispasat

Advanced Accelerator Applications$3.9 billionTender offer by Novartis

Anheuser-Busch InBev£79 billionAdvised lead financial adviser to Anheuser-Busch InBev on its takeover of SABMiller

Apollo£3.3 billionAdvised financial advisers to Apollo on its takeover offer for RPC Group

ARM£24.3 billionTakeover by SoftBank

Bovis Homes£1.075 billionAdvised joint financial adviser, sponsor and bookrunner to Bovis Homes on its acquisition of Galliford Try’s housing businesses

British American Tobacco$54.5 billionAdvised financial advisers and joint sponsors to British American Tobacco on its merger with Reynolds American

Caixa Bank€4 billionMerger with Bankia

Charles Taylor£285 millionTake private by Lovell Minnick

Comcast£30.6 billionCompetitive takeover of Sky

Hammerson€301 millionAdvised joint sponsors to Hammerson on the disposal of its 50% interest in VIA Outlets

Just Retirement£1.7 billionAdvised financial adviser and sponsor to Just Retirement on its merger with Partnership Assurance

Ladbrokes£2.3 billionAdvised financial advisers and sponsors to Ladbrokes on its merger with certain businesses of Gala Coral

MasMovil€3 billionAdvised financial adviser to MasMovil on its take private

Markit$13 billionMerger with IHS

Mereo BioPharma$57.4 millionCombination with OncoMed Pharmaceuticals

Nets$5.3 billionTakeover by Hellman & Friedman

Nuvei$889 millionTakeover of SafeCharge

OutotecCombination with Metso’s minerals business

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Rank Group £115.3 millionAdvised financial adviser to Rank Group on its takeover of Stride Gaming

Technip$17 billionMerger with FMC Technologies

Telefónica$31.4 billionAdvised financial advisers to Telefónica on the combination of its and Liberty Global’s UK businesses

Temenos£1.4 billionTakeover offer for Fidessa

TiGenix$608 millionTakeover by Takeda

Vantiv$10.4 billionAdvised financial advisers to Vantiv on its takeover of Worldpay

REORGANIZATIONS, RESTRUCTURINGS AND SPINOFFS

Maersk Drilling$3.6 billionDemerger from A.P. Moller-Maersk and Nasdaq Copenhagen listing of Maersk Drilling

MondiAdvised financial adviser and sponsor on simplification of Mondi’s dual listed company structure

UnileverAdvised sponsor on simplification of Unilever’s dual listed company structure through a cross-border merger

PRIVATE M&A TRANSACTIONS

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford$500 millionSale of CGSC North America to BB&T

Delonex Energy$1.4 billionEntry into consortium to acquire Petrobras Oil and Gas

Ed BrokingSale to BGC Partners

Genuine Parts Company$2 billionAcquisition of Alliance Automotive Group from Blackstone and others

Heineken€1.03 billionAcquisition of Brasil Kirin Holding from Kirin

Maersk$7.45 billionSale of Maersk Oil to Total

Maersk $100 millionSale of 50% of EDC to EGPC

Mastercard£700 millionAcquisition of 92.4% of VocaLink

Natura€1 billionAcquisition of The Body Shop from L’Oréal

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Reliance IndustriesAgreement to establish a joint venture to be held 51% by Reliance Industries and 49% by an affiliate of BP relating to Reliance Industries’ Indian petroleum retail business

Reliance Industries$20 billionSeries of investments by strategic and financial investors including Facebook, Google, Vista, PIF and KKR in Jio Platforms, Reliance Industries’ Indian mobile and digital services business

Reliance Industries$1 billion plusSeries of investments by financial investors including Silver Lake in Reliance Retail Ventures, Reliance Industries’ Indian retail business

Solvay€1.6 billionSale of Polyamides Business to BASF and Domo Chemicals

Solvay $6.4 billionAcquisition of Cytec Industries

Starwood Capital€164 millionSale of Baccarat

Suez$3.42 billionAcquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies

Temenos€235 millionAcquisition of Multifonds from Summit Partners and others

Temenos$559 millionAcquisition of Kony from Insight Venture Partners and others Temenos £12 millionAcquisition of Logical Glue

Telia Company $215 millionSale of interest in FE Coscom to the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Verisk Analytics£250 millionAcquisition of Sequel from HG Capital and others

Verisk Analytics £1.85 billionAcquisition of Wood Mackenzie from Hellman & Friedman and others

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Bumble’s Founder $3 billionAcquisition of a majority stake in MagicLab, the holding company of Bumble and Badoo, by Blackstone

Our M&A lawyers are regularly acknowledged by clients for the consistently excellent quality of client service and cutting-edge innovation that their advice provides. “A really good firm” - Legal500 UK

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Tax, Financial Regulatory and Antitrust

Our tax, financial regulatory and antitrust lawyers collaborate closely with our team of corporate and finance lawyers.

Our tax practice focuses on corporate tax and corporate tax planning. We advise on tax aspects of corporate finance and private equity transactions, public and private mergers and acquisitions, demergers, joint ventures, reconstructions and equity and debt capital markets transactions.

Our financial regulatory lawyers focus on the supervision and regulation of banks, investment firms, insurance companies and asset managers, including in connection with new authorisations, changes of control, corporate governance, remuneration in financial institutions, market conduct and regulatory investigations. The team has broad and deep experience of advising on matters relating to anti-money laundering, antibribery and corruption, and fraud. Our lawyers keep our clients up to date with regulatory changes and have advised on a range of issues relating to the implementation of the EU Market Abuse Regulation and on the potential impact of Brexit.

Our antitrust lawyers advise clients on a wide variety of cross-border transactions. Together with our US colleagues, our lawyers provide world-class holistic service on multinational deals and investigations. We have leading-edge experience in dealing with every facet of European Commission, UK and other national merger reviews and controls over foreign direct investment and routinely devise strategies for the timely delivery of multi-jurisdictional clearances.

Our financial regulatory and antitrust lawyers work closely with our office in Washington DC in relation to reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the Anti-Bribery Act, the Defense Security Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

Recognition

“Tax Team of the Year”– Transatlantic Legal Awards, 2017

Tier 1, Financial Services Regulatory, United States– IFLR1000

“Competition Group of the Year”– Law360, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

“Very experienced and hands on andvery good on the regulatory side.”

– A client quoted by Chambers UK

“Highly regarded US tax practice with strong support from the London-basedteam.”

– Chambers Global

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Corporate Governance, Investigations and Securities Litigation

We regularly advise public and private companies (both public and private), directors, boards and senior management teams on every aspect of corporate governance, from day-to-day inquiries to highly sensitive matters. Our multi-disciplinary team advises on:

• all aspects of securities laws compliance and stock exchange listing requirements

• shareholder activist campaigns and proxy contests

• personnel issues and claims of D&O liability

• succession concerns of boards and management

• internal investigations carried out for companies, boards and audit committees

• environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues

• informal and formal FCA and SEC inquiry responses

• establishing and modifying governance protocols to comply with ever-changing requirements

In London, we work on a pro bono basis with the Investor Forum, an organization established by the UK asset management industry in 2014 in response to the recommendations of the Kay Review, on all aspects of the stewardship of UK listed companies and their engagement with institutional investors.

In addition to governance-related matters, our European lawyers often work as part of multi-practice teams across the firm on cross-border investigations and securities litigation and enforcement matters. In particular, our market-leading Paris-based team has extensive experience of advising on M&A and Securities litigation and on sensitive government investigations.

Recognition

M&A and Commercial Litigation/Stock Market Litigation:

Band 1– Legal 500 France

Excellent – Leaders League/Décideurs

“Davis Polk is noted for its “high quality and business-driven work” and “has thenecessary connections”. “Davis Polk has a strong track record of representing CAC 40 and listed companies, as well as investments funds.”

– Legal 500 France

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Key Contacts in Europe

London

Nick BenhamFinanceP: +44 20 7418 1356M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Leo BorchardtCapital Markets, M&AP: +44 20 7418 1334M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Mark ChalmersFinancial RegulatoryP: +44 20 7418 1324M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Jonathan CooklinTaxP: +44 20 7418 1311M: +44 7703 [email protected]

Aaron FernerFinanceP: +44 20 7418 1332M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Dominic FoulkesTaxP: +44 20 7418 1394M: +44 7980 770059 [email protected]

Alon GurfinkelTaxP: +44 20 7418 1370M: +44 7825 [email protected]

Dan HirschovitsCapital Markets, M&AP: +44 20 7418 1023M: +44 7855 [email protected]

Simon J. LittleM&AP: +44 20 7418 1036M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Radoslaw MichalakCapital MarketsP: +44 20 7418 1393M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Connie I. MilonakisCapital Markets, M&AP: +44 20 7418 1327M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Jeff R. O’BrienM&A, Capital Markets, FinanceP: +44 20 7418 1376M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Will PearceM&A, Capital MarketsP: +44 20 7418 1448M: +44 7785 [email protected]

Nicholas SpearingAntitrustP: +44 20 7418 1096M: +44 7703 [email protected]

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John TaylorCapital MarketsP: +44 20 7418 1331M: +44 7957 [email protected]

William TongM&AP: +44 20 7418 1089M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Simon WittyCapital Markets, M&AP: +44 20 7418 1015M: +44 7802 [email protected]

Matthew YeowartAntitrustP: +44 20 7418 1049M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Reuven B. YoungCapital Markets, M&AP: +44 20 7418 1012M: +44 7980 [email protected]

Madrid

Ester del Valle IzquierdoCapital MarketsP: +34 91 768 9650M: +34 646 686 [email protected]

Michael J. WillischCapital Markets, M&AP: +34 91 768 9610M: +34 609 602 [email protected]

Paris

Jacques Naquet-RadiguetM&A, Capital MarketsP: +33 1 56 59 36 20M: +33 6 23 15 26 [email protected]

Georges TerrierM&A, LitigationP: +33 1 56 59 36 80M: +33 6 37 88 20 [email protected]

Alexandre VermynckLitigation P: +33 1 56 59 36 25M: +33 6 60 23 07 [email protected]

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