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Turning your products and processes to your advantage
To remain competitive, manufacturers must embrace new
technologies, operate with agility and embed ESG strategy.
Those that do are better placed to seize opportunities in
the sector as they evolve. Our lawyers understand the
legal issues and developments affecting your industry. And
we provide timely, commercial and pragmatic advice
wherever you do business.
With a wealth of experience supporting all types of
manufacturing organizations, we advise across a range of
project types. These include managing business
transformation in relation to the Internet of Things and
Industry 4.0, leading on rapid restructuring projects via
M&A, and other activities. Ranked #1 by deal count for
global M&A in the automation, products and services,
and electronics sub-sectors, we’ve handled more
transactions than any other law firm.
With a wealth of experience supporting all types of
manufacturing organizations, we advise across a range of
project types.
Because we advise across the sector, we understand
products and their manufacturing processes. This allows us
to provide cutting-edge and adaptive advice and
representation to our clients. These include companies
that supply other industries, such as aerospace,
automotive and chemicals, and ancillary sectors including
packaging, heavy industry, machinery manufacturing and so
on. With our sector-specific advisory approach, we bring
together manufacturing-focused lawyers from across
practice groups worldwide to provide teams for any
project.
Awards and recognition
Experience
Representing Marmon Holdings (part of Berkshire
Hathaway) in the acquisition of several engineering
and manufacturing companies located in the US, Canada,
the UK and China.
Representing MKS Instruments (a global provider of
technologies that enable advanced processes and
improve technologies) on the acquisition of Atotech (a
leading process chemicals technology company and a
market leader in advanced electroplating solutions,
backed by buyout firm Carlyle Group), for an equity
value of USD5.1 billion (enterprise value c. USD6.5
billion).
Advising Storskogen Group (a fast growing owner of
small and medium-sized enterprises with three
divisions: Trade, Industry and Services) on their
listing on Nasdaq Stockholm on 6 October 2021.
Advising Indo-MIM and its affiliates on an initial
public offering and expansion of additive
manufacturing facilities in the United States, India,
and Mexico. Indo-MIM specializes in metal injection
moulding, 3D-printing, and advanced metallurgical
casting and serves customers in the aerospace,
automotive, medical, and consumer products industries.
Advising ITM Power, an AIM listed company specialising
in the production of clean hydrogen by electrolysis
for e.g. the automotive industry, on the establishment
of a 50/50 joint venture with the DAX-listed Linde
Group. The new JV focuses on the supply of green
hydrogen for large-scale industrial projects,
especially in the Refinery, Ammonia, Methanol and
Steel industries and for Power-to-Gas energy storage.
Advising Avery Dennison, a multinational manufacturer
and distributor of innovative packaging materials
including pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, on
regulatory with regard to waste disposal, e.g. the
currently ongoing revision of the EU Packaging
Directive.
Advising the Gallardo Balboa Group (a
Spain-headquartered steelmaking group) regarding the
environmental authorization of Papresa, a paper
manufacturing facility in Pais Vasco, and the related
environmental contingencies.
Advising the UK Department of Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the redevelopment of a
former steelworks site in Teesside, including the
retirement of carbon credits relating to the site, and
a scheme for the redevelopment of the site for
environmentally sustainable industrial and commercial
use.
Advising Ecolab (the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies) on the initial acquisition of
Holchem (a UK-based supplier of hygiene and cleaning
products and services) and on the subsequent disposal
after the UK Competition and Markets Authority ruled
against the acquisition and required Ecolab to dispose
of Holchem.
Advising on the multi-jurisdictional group
reorganisation and separation of Arconic into two
separate NYSE-listed companies, Howmet Aerospace and
Arconic Corporation, and their respective groups.
