Corporate & Shareholder Disputes

Our Corporate & Shareholder Disputes Work

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• Middle East
• UK & Europe

• Advising a private equity house on a GBP multi-billion acquisition

  Advising private equity house Terra Firma in relation to the consequences of its acquisition of EMI by way of a multi-billion-pound public-to-private takeover supported by a GBP 2.5 billion acquisition facility underwritten by Citigroup. We advised on the interpretation and enforceability of certain covenants, potential events of default and other provisions.

  United Kingdom

  Advising on a leveraged public to private corporation acquisition

  Advising a major private equity house, following a leveraged public to private acquisition of a major global corporation, in relation to all issues arising from post-acquisition implementation of its “covenant lite” loan from a major US investment bank.

  United Kingdom

  Multinational joint venture dispute involving a company and investors

  Advising a large Indian pharmaceutical company in a high value joint venture dispute with US based investors involving subsequent finding calls, share allotment, Indian foreign exchange control regulations, contractual interpretation and share calculation (London seated ICC arbitration)

  India

  Private Shareholders Action Group dispute

  Acting for the Secretary of State for Transport and the Department for Transport in the successful defence of a group action brought by over 48,000 members of the Railtrack Private Shareholders Action Group. The action related to Railtrack plc, the wholly owned subsidiary of Railtrack Group plc, being placed in railway administration. 

  United Kingdom

  Share sale dispute involving former shareholders

  Defending a claim for non-payment of fees and damages brought by a Russian investment bank. Our clients counterclaimed for breach of contract and negligence on the part of the Russian investment bank in the provision of its advisory services in relation to the share sale.

  Cyprus

  Shareholder class action against collapsed mining company

  Acting for a director of a collapsed mining company in a shareholder class action in the Federal Court against a junior mining company, its directors and auditors arising out of alleged misrepresentations to the market and continuous disclosure breaches at around the time of the 2008 financial crisis:  HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 650.

  Australia

  Shareholder dispute in LSE listed company's UAE based subsidiary

  Representing a London Stock Exchange (LSE) listed provider of diversified engineering and contracting services in connection with a shareholder dispute in a United Arab Emirates subsidiary

  United Arab Emirates

  Shareholder dispute over provisional liquidation proceedings

  Advising on a shareholder dispute in the context of provisional liquidation proceedings before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Commercial Division of the British Virgin Islands

  British Virgin Islands

• Shareholder dispute over provisional liquidation proceedings

  Advising on a shareholder dispute in the context of provisional liquidation proceedings before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the High Court of Justice Commercial Division of the British Virgin Islands

  British Virgin Islands

• Shareholder class action against collapsed mining company

  Acting for a director of a collapsed mining company in a shareholder class action in the Federal Court against a junior mining company, its directors and auditors arising out of alleged misrepresentations to the market and continuous disclosure breaches at around the time of the 2008 financial crisis:  HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 650.

  Australia

  Multinational joint venture dispute involving a company and investors

  Advising a large Indian pharmaceutical company in a high value joint venture dispute with US based investors involving subsequent finding calls, share allotment, Indian foreign exchange control regulations, contractual interpretation and share calculation (London seated ICC arbitration)

  India

• Shareholder dispute in LSE listed company's UAE based subsidiary

  Representing a London Stock Exchange (LSE) listed provider of diversified engineering and contracting services in connection with a shareholder dispute in a United Arab Emirates subsidiary

  United Arab Emirates

• Share sale dispute involving former shareholders

  Defending a claim for non-payment of fees and damages brought by a Russian investment bank. Our clients counterclaimed for breach of contract and negligence on the part of the Russian investment bank in the provision of its advisory services in relation to the share sale.

  Cyprus

  Advising a private equity house on a GBP multi-billion acquisition

  Advising private equity house Terra Firma in relation to the consequences of its acquisition of EMI by way of a multi-billion-pound public-to-private takeover supported by a GBP 2.5 billion acquisition facility underwritten by Citigroup. We advised on the interpretation and enforceability of certain covenants, potential events of default and other provisions.

  United Kingdom

  Advising on a leveraged public to private corporation acquisition

  Advising a major private equity house, following a leveraged public to private acquisition of a major global corporation, in relation to all issues arising from post-acquisition implementation of its “covenant lite” loan from a major US investment bank.

  United Kingdom

  Private Shareholders Action Group dispute

  Acting for the Secretary of State for Transport and the Department for Transport in the successful defence of a group action brought by over 48,000 members of the Railtrack Private Shareholders Action Group. The action related to Railtrack plc, the wholly owned subsidiary of Railtrack Group plc, being placed in railway administration. 

  United Kingdom