Winckworth Sherwood
Best in Property Dispute Resolution - UK
Emma Chadwick
Legal
Real Estate
Development
Mid-size
Evidence of Winckworth Sherwood's experience includes: advising the vendors of potentially the largest ground mounted solar farm in the UK; purchasing a UK and European telecoms business from administrators (operating in all major European jurisdictions); acquisition of Oxford airport; acquisition of a stake in Northern Racing; successful bid for an international data centre operation; purchasing a pan European telecoms business; acquisition of a Czech telecoms business; acquisition of a South African and UK cosmetics and pharmaceutical packaging company; successful bid for Libertys- the luxury UK retailer; successful bid for a large insurance business- successful bid for a hand dryer business; advising the seller of a UK housebuilder; acquisition of a major UK fund management business; advising on the sale of West Point Derivatives (regulated broker dealer) to Solo Capital; acquisition of the Project Anchor fund assets for a large pension fund adviser for £180 million; combined share purchase and asset sale restructure of Safety First Aid Group; cross-border sale of Mey Icki (Turkey’s largest alcoholic beverages manufacturer and distributor) to Texas Pacific Group; advising Network Rail on the corporate M&A transactions to achieve the full insourcing of the railway maintenance function from sub-contractors including Balfour Beatty- Carillion and Jarvis (among many others) to Network Rail including early termination claims- TUPE and financial assistance issues (as then applied); advising Railtrack on the corporate aspects of a number of commercial disputes during the ORR Franchise Extension-Renewal process including minutes delay claims- infrastructure and maintenance repair claims- temporary and permanent speed restrictions and the corporate aspects of construction disputes; advising Railtrack and Railtrack UK as a lead corporate team member in the re-structure of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project (Southern Section); the shareholders of a company holding development land in London on the disposal of a 65 per cent interest in the company and the entry into joint venture arrangements; a major UK housebuilder on the acquisition of a 90 per cent stake in a company holding prime City of London property and the entry into joint venture arrangements; a major UK housebuilder on the acquisition of a 90 per cent stake in a company holding prime City of London property and the entry into joint venture arrangements; a large UK investment fund on the acquisition of all issued units in a Jersey unit trust and the entire issued share capital of the general partner; a US headquartered global aerospace group on the acquisition of a UK component manufacturer and a subsequent internal corporate group reorganisation; a European energy group on a UK share sale and entry into a joint venture for the development and operation of renewable energy infrastructure; on the asset sale of a wholesale wine merchant business
