Karen Davies is a partner in our corporate practice and ashurst's global chair
Karen has wide experience in advising both corporate clients and investment banks on a full range of domestic and cross-border corporate finance transactions. She specialises in mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets work, advising on acquisitions and disposals as well as corporate finance matters (Official List and AIM).
In 2021, Karen was recognised by Financial News as one of the 20 Most Influential in Legal Services and in their 100 Women in Finance. She has also been acknowledged at the Law.com Women, Influence & Power in Law UK in both 2020 and 2021. She was listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 in 2017 and topped the MergerMarket lawyer rankings for number of M&A deals in 2017 and number of deals by value in H1 2019.
Karen is ranked in Chambers UK 2023 for Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability, with clients acknowledging her 'pragmatic' judgment. The Legal 500 2023 also ranks Karen in the Hall of Fame for M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals (£500M+).
Legal Updates
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uk quoted company newsletter
26 Jan 2023 UK Quoted Company Newsletter Q4 2022
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governance & Compliance update
23 Dec 2022 Ashurst Governance & Compliance Update – Issue 31
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corporate briefing
21 Dec 2022 2023 AGM and reporting season: what to expect