Ashurst advises on $2.3bn offer for Cardtronics

Cardtronics, which is listed on NASDAQ, is the world's largest non-bank ATM operator and a key supplier of ATMs and related solutions to national and regional retailers throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Cardtronics Allpoint Network is the world's largest retail based surcharge-free ATM network, with over 55,000 locations.

The Ashurst team is being led by corporate partner Karen Davies and senior associate Harry Thimont, with relationship partners Nick Williamson and Tara Waters also acting. Partners Duncan Liddell and Bruce Macdonald are also advising on antitrust and FIRB issues respectively. They are being supported by associates Colin Bugler and Paul Ryan-Brown in London, together with senior associate Anna-Maria Krekeler and transaction lawyer Kathrin Meier in Frankfurt, and associates María López Garayalde, Beatriz Aizpun and Teresa Prado in Madrid. Partner Paul Miller also provided tax advice.

Key transaction support was also provided by a team from Ashurst Advance.

A Weil Gotshal team in New York led by Michael Aiello and Jackie Cohen are advising Cardtronics on US matters.