Rhys is a corporate lawyer specialising in public takeovers and cross-border M&A.
Rhys is a cross-border public and private M&A specialist with experience advising on public company takeovers for both bidders and targets, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and equity fundraisings. He has previously spent time on secondment to Man Group, a listed investment management firm, and to National Grid, a FTSE 100 client.
Background
Rhys studied History at the University of Oxford, graduating with first class honours.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Wincanton plc on the recommended £960 million all cash takeover by GXO Logistics, Inc and competing bid from CMA CGM
- a consortium led by affiliates of Elliott and Brookfield on the $16 billion leveraged buy out of Nielsen Holdings plc by means of a UK scheme of arrangement
- MGM Resorts International on its c.US$11 billion possible offer for Entain plc
- a number of confidential buyside roles, for a variety of PE sponsors and investors, on consortium takeovers of UK listed targets across a number of sectors
- Coca-Cola HBC on the acquisition of the Finlandia vodka brand from Brown-Forman
