Mark Rawlinson
65 Fleet Street
EC4Y 1HS
Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions
Mark Rawlinson is head of the corporate department in London and specialises in mergers and acquisitions, particularly competitive or contested situations. He was recently described by The Times as the 'highest profile lawyer of the past year' due to his roles for BP on its strategic response to the Gulf of Mexico situation and for the Red Knights in their attempts to buy Manchester United.Mark advised P&O on the competing bids by Dubai Ports World and Port of Singapore Authority in 2006, a transaction that earned his team the 'M&A Team of the Year' award from The Lawyer and Mark a commendation as 'Deal Lawyer of the Year' from Legal Week. The previous year he helped Manchester United prolong their defence against the Glazer family bid and was runner up in The Lawyer's 'Partner of the Year' award.
Mark's other public M&A transactions include advising: P&O Princess Cruises on its combination with Carnival Corporation – the first example of London and New York listed companies being put together under a dual listed company structure; Valentia consortium on the recommended offer by Valentia Telecommunications for eircom plc of Ireland; Air Liquide on its joint bid with Air Products for BOC; Morgan Stanley on its recommended offer for Acorn; Marsh & McLennan on its recommended offer for Sedgwick Group; Redland on its defence of the Lafarge bid; and Gulf Canada on its hostile bid for Clyde Petroleum.
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