Representative experience

Advising on Mirror Group's acquisition of Midland Independent Newspapers and Mirror Group's merger with Trinity to form Trinity Mirror.

Advising Ellerman Investments (ultimately controlled by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay) on various acquisitions, including the acquisition of The Telegraph Group and of Littlewoods plc.

Advising South African Breweries on several transactions, including its US$5.6bn acquisition of Miller Brewing Company, involving merger notifications in numerous countries under a tight timetable.

Advising Linpac Group Limited on its completed acquisition of McKechnie Paxton Holdings Limited, obtaining an unconditional clearance following a UK Competition Commission investigation.

Acting for Guardian Media Group on its acquisitions of jazz fm and Trader Media Group Limited.

Acting for the International Group of P&I Clubs, obtaining an individual exemption for the Group's pooling and rating agreements.

Advised a syndicate of banks on the capital reorganization of New Star Asset Management.

Advising on the competition and regulatory aspects of the part privatization of National Air Traffic Services Limited, including advising extensively on the charge control regime.

Advising Stansted Airport in relation to the Civil Aviation Authority's market power assessment, securing the deregulation of Stansted.

Representing one of the Big 4 accountancy firms in relation to a market investigation into the supply of audit services to large companies.

Advising a major financial institution on the competition law aspects of multiple LIBOR investigations being handled by regulatory and antitrust agencies in various jurisdictions around the world.

Advising a major credit card company on the Competition Commission's market investigation into payment protection insurance.

Acting for MasterCard UK Members Forum Limited and its members on the OFT's interchange fees investigation, and the successful appeal against the OFT's decision to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Advising a consortium of clients in relation to the defence of damages claims brought in the High Court based on alleged competition law infringements relating to card payments.

Advised SABMiller on its successful appeal of a decision by the Tanzanian Competition Commission concerning bottle pooling and branding agreements.