James Fletcher is a partner in our corporate practice
James is a partner in the Corporate department in London who advises corporates and investment banks across a range of sectors. He specialises in public and private M&A, equity capital markets transactions and corporate advisory work.
His recent experience includes advising: Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC in relation to its £7bn takeover by Clayton, Dubillier & Rice; Next Fifteen Communications Group Plc on its attempted £310m cash and shares takeover of M&C Saatchi Plc; Bosch on its acquisition of FIVE AI; Augean Plc on its £390m takeover by Ancala Partners LLP and Fiera Infrastructure Inc; and Deutsche Bank on the £4bn takeover of HomeServe Plc by Brookfield.
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FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin 52 – Market Abuse Regulation
20 Nov 2024
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FCA Consultation Paper 24/12 - Consultation on the New Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations Regime
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FCA publishes Primary Market Bulletin 50 – Sponsor regime: FCA response to feedback
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Proposed Changes to the Jurisdiction of the UK Takeover Code
24 Apr 2024
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News Ashurst advises on £225m recommended takeover of Aquis Exchange by Swiss exchange group SIX
13 Nov 2024
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News Ashurst advises Eastdil Secured on £673.5 million takeover of Balanced Commercial Property Trust
04 Sep 2024
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News Ashurst advises Jefferies International Limited on £626M takeover of Alpha FMC by Actium
20 Jun 2024
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News Ashurst advises Volac and its owners on sale of Volac Whey Nutrition to Arla Foods
23 Apr 2024
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News Ashurst advises on £2.9 billion recommended takeover of Virgin Money by Nationwide
21 Mar 2024
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News Ashurst named Corporate Team of the Year at The Legal Business Awards 2022
28 Sep 2022
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News Ashurst advises Robert Bosch GmbH on its acquisition of the autonomous driving start-up Five AI
01 Jul 2022
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News Ashurst advises Next Fifteen Communications on acquisition of MC Saatchi
24 May 2022
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News Ashurst advises in relation to the 1 billion recommended cash offer for Hibernia REIT plc
28 Mar 2022
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News Ashurst advises Bosch on acquisition of Protec Fire and Security Group
01 Dec 2021
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