International
Excellence
Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm which provides
cross-jurisdictional legal advice that genuinely reflects what ‘global’
means for our clients.
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We develop extensive and meaningful relationships with market
leading firms from around the world, working with them as a single
united team.
Our approach is founded on three core principles:
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see with clarity – seeing clients’ challenges in their full context
requires a profound understanding of the relevant businesses,
markets and jurisdictions
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respond with agility – we build specific teams according to
individual issues and requirements, putting the right minds in the
right place at the right time
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deliver coherence – our advice is focused and consistent at all
levels and fully aligned across all jurisdictions.
“Slaughter and May has strong global
connections, helping it to serve an impressive
international client base.”
THE LEGAL 500
“Slaughter and May provides the very highest quality worldwide legal
services – managing complex multijurisdictional transactions in a way that is
in tune with local legal, cultural and business environments.”
CHAMBERS GLOBAL
Our global legal service
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Clients work with a single united team, with one leader. We will introduce clients to our contacts or work with
their preferred adviser.
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Each project is managed from the jurisdiction that best suits the client and we can provide the client with a
single account.
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Projects are partner led, but remain carefully managed to be cost-effective.
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We are not constrained by formal alliances or having to cross-sell fixed networks.
Our international relationships
We work with like-minded experts in their own jurisdictions who have a depth
of understanding that cannot be replicated, but can be shared. The level of
communication and understanding between firms and with clients runs deep.
Between firms we have made long-term investments to help foster connections at all
levels, including investing in joint training, know-how and secondment programmes.
The result – a world-class response
The most incisive advice available, no matter how complicated the cross-border
issue, whilst always providing value for money.
“A team of amazing quality. Its ‘best friends’ network is much the same as
being one firm all over the world”
CHAMBERS GLOBAL
Representative transactions
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Qatar Petroleum International on its US$1.1
billion equity participation and the European
Investment Bank, African Development Bank
and a syndicate of banks on the US$2.6 billion
debt package, in relation to the financing of
Egypt’s Mostorod Oil Refinery Project. This is the
largest ever project financing in Africa.
Old Mutual on the sale of its Nordic business
comprising its long-term savings and banking
operations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
operating under the Skandia brand to Skandia Liv
for SEK22.5 billion (£2.1 billion) in cash.
AngloGold Ashanti, the South African gold
miner, on a new US$1 billion, five-year unsecured
revolving credit facility, maturing in July 2017.
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British Airways on its £4.4 billion merger with
Iberia, which created a new leading European
airline group.
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Prudential on the proposed US$35.5 billion
combination with AIA Group Limited (AIA). The
aborted deal would have created the leading
life insurer in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia,
Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines.
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China International Capital Corporation Hong
Kong Securities Limited (CICC), UBS AG, Hong
Kong Branch, Goldman Sachs (Asia), the joint
global coordinators and other underwriters on the
US$1.9 billion global offering and listing of H and
A shares of New China Life Insurance Company
Ltd. (NCI) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and
Shanghai Stock Exchange. NCI is the largest life
insurance company in the PRC.
“‘The ‘best friends’ network means we get to work with specialists in other countries and we
can pick the best person for the job’.”
CHAMBERS GLOBAL, 2012 (EUROPE-WIDE)
Talisman Energy on
the acquisition of BP
Exploration Company
(Colombia) Limited
(“BPXC”) for approximately
US $1.9 billion in cash.
BPXC owns BP’s oil and gas
exploration, production and
transportation interests in
Colombia.
Banco Santander on an agreement
to transfer 4.41% of Santander Brazil
to a major international financial
institution who will deliver such
shares upon exchange to holders of
exchangeable bonds issued by Banco
Santander in October 2010.
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Ministry of Finance of Republic of Greece
in relation to the provision of loans of up to
€80 billion to Greece by the other member
states of the European Union which are in
the Euro area.
AngloGold Ashanti on the
proposed acquisition of the
remaining 50% stake in the Serra
Grande mine in Brazil that it does
not currently own from Kinross
Gold Corporation for US$220
million in cash.
INEOS, the world’s fourth largest chemicals producer,
on a framework agreement with PetroChina, China’s
largest listed oil and gas producer, to form a partnership
in new trading and refining joint ventures related to
the refining operations in Grangemouth (Scotland) and
Lavéra (France).
Government of the Republic of Botswana
in relation to its new 10 year agreement
with De Beers for the sorting, valuing,
marketing and sales of Debswana’s diamond
production. Debswana is a 50:50 joint
venture between the Botswana Government
and De Beers.
Diageo, the world’s
leading premium
drinks company, on its
transaction to acquire up
to 53.4% in United Spirits
Limited, the leading
spirits company in India.
The transaction valued
USL at approximately
£2.4 billion.
BHP Billiton on a proposed
production joint venture
with Rio Tinto in relation
to the companies’ Western
Australian iron ore assets.
This map highlights a selection of recent transactions where we have advised our clients around the globe.
“They project-manage well and are very responsive, which is important when dealing with
multiple law firms on international corporate transactions.”
CHAMBERS GLOBAL, 2012 (GLOBAL-WIDE)
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