Corporate and Securities

Jeremy Willcocks is a corporate partner in the London office and undertakes a broad range of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and corporate advisory work. Jeremy advises on a range of share and asset sales, IPOs on both the Official List and on AIM, public takeovers, shareholder disputes, and joint ventures. His clients include public and private companies, private equity funds, and banks.

Jeremy advises clients from a variety of industries, including the life sciences, leisure, financial services, technology, and transport sectors. He has particular experience in advising on cross-border transactions.

Jeremy has been recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers for his M&A and corporate work. According to Chambers UK (2010), a client noted “he takes time to integrate himself into our team and makes our objectives all the more attainable as a result."

Corporate and Securities Representative Matters

Representative transactions include advising:

• The Lerner family on the recommended cash offer by Reform Acquisitions Limited for Aston Villa plc.
• Worldstrides, Inc., a leading educational tour company, on its acquisition of Casterbridge Tours Limited.
• Performance Designed Products, LLC on its acquisition of In2GamesLimited.
• Deutsche Asset Management on the sale of a significant minority stake in Fitness First Limited to funds advised by BC Partners.
• Kraft Foods UK Limited on the sale of its Bird's Custard, Angel Delight and associated brands to Premier Foods.
• Veolia Transport UK Limited on the acquisition and disposal of various transport companies including the purchase of Shamrock Travel Limited, the recommended cash offer for Dunn-Line plc, and the sale of Veolia Transport’s London bus business to National Express Group plc.
• Armour Group plc on the acquisition of various companies operating in the consumer electronics market.
• The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry on a number of corporate and commercial issues.
• A number of leading pharmaceutical companies on acquisitions, disposals, and shareholder issues.