Corporate partner Tom Mercer recognised in The Lawyers Hot 100
29 January 2019
London-based corporate partner Tom Mercer has been recognised as one of The Lawyer's Hot 100, a list which comprises the "the standout lawyers in the UK – the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers from in-house, private practice and the Bar."
Tom, who advises UK and overseas corporates and financial institutions on a range of M&A, corporate finance and governance matters, has played a key role in developing Ashurst's roster of listed clients and has a strong reputation for large cap public M&A.
In the past year, Tom has advised:
- Ladbrokes Coral on its £3.9 billion takeover by GVC Holdings;
- Volcan Investments on its US$3 billion recommended offer for Vedanta Resources;
- Interserve on its group refinancing and rescue plan;
- Faroe Petroleum on DNO's £608 million hostile offer;
- MedicX on its £393m merger with Primary Health Properties; and
- Evercore Partners, J.P. Morgan and Nomura in relation to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company’s £46 billion recommended offer for Shire.
"Ashurst’s London corporate practice has been a sizzling hotbed of big deals," highlighted The Lawyer.
Global head of corporate, Jason Radford, said:
"Tom is a fantastic lawyer with exceptional commercial awareness and superb judgment. Tom had an outstanding year in 2018 and thoroughly deserves this recognition. The London corporate team has seen significant double digit revenue growth and has ranked second by deal volume in The Lawyer's FTSE 250 survey, with Tom playing a leading role. We are delighted Tom has been acknowledged in this way."
