Paul Strecker

Paul Strecker

Partner

Email

paul.strecker@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5047

Offices

London

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Paul has over 25 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A transactions, including public and private company acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority investments, strategic alliances, joint ventures and asset sales across a wide range of industries.

Paul also has extensive experience advising private equity clients, pension funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other financial investors on transactions globally. Paul also advises financial advisors on advisory mandates.

Paul has extensive experience advising on U.S. law transactions, including U.S. public company transactions, take private transactions, de-SPACs and U.S. venture capital transactions, as well as English law transactions.

Paul has previously worked in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

Experience

Representative matters

  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management on various transactions in the U.S. and Europe.
  • Vice Media Group in its sale to Fortress Investment Group LLC, Soros Fund Management, and Monroe Capital.
  • Chipita S.A. on the sale of its business to Mondelēz International, Inc. for approximately $2 billion.
  • CPPIB on various investments, including in Postal Savings Bank of China and 10x Future Technologies.
  • Microvast on its $3 billion de-SPAC transaction with Tuscan Holdings.
  • CVC Capital Partners on its investment in Skroutz AE.
  • Bain Capital on various investments, including in VXI Global Solutions and its sale to Carlyle.
  • EDP on the $11 billion tender offer by China Three Gorges for the outstanding shares of EDP.
  • Goldman Sachs as financial advisor to Kuwait Finance House on its $8.8 billion merger with Ahli United Bank.
  • Goldman Sachs as financial advisor to The Saudi British Bank on its $5 billion merger with Alawwal Bank.
  • Tiger Group on various maritime transactions, including its $5 billion joint venture with Carlyle.
  • Purus Marine on various transactions in the maritime sector.
  • Mindray Medical on its $3.3 billion sale to a management buyout group.
  • Asia-Info Linkage on its $980 million sale to a consortium led by CITIC Capital.
  • Pactera Technology on its $680 million sale to a consortium led by Blackstone.
  • Nidera B.V. on its $1.2 billion sale of a majority stake to COFCO.
  • International Finance Corporation on its $1.2 billion sale of its stake in Bank of Shanghai.
  • Vice Media on its European joint venture with Antenna Group.
  • InvestCorp on its strategic investment in China Everbright.
  • UST Global on its strategic investment by Temasek.
  • The Olayan Group on its investments in National Energy Services Reunited Corp and NPS Holdings Limited.
  • CITIC Capital on its investment in Formel D.
  • J.P. Morgan as financial advisor to iKang Healthcare Group on its $1.15 billion acquisition by Alibaba.
  • Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to Alibaba on its $4.2 billion acquisition of Youku Tudou Inc.

Pro bono

  • Advising NGOs on nature-focused pro bono work.
  • Advising Lawyers Without Borders on various matters, including human trafficking, child labour and wildlife crime.
  • Advising Impact Investment Exchange on the issuance of the $8 million Woman's Livelihood Bond, the world's first listed debt security with a dual focus on financial and social returns, empowering 385,000 woman in Southeast Asia.

Published Work

  • Strecker. P, Morrison. M, Withers. N, Burrows. S, Porter. R, Scargill. M (2022) “Private Mergers and Acquisitions in the UK: Overview” Thomas Reuters Practical Law
  • Strecker. P, Lilienfeld. D, Behrens, M (2020) “ESG Considerations in M&A”, The M&A Lawyer and Corporate Board Member
  • Strecker. P (2018) “Private mergers and acquisitions in the United States”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law 

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Advisory Board Member, Lawyers Without Borders.
  • Advisory Board Member, Oxford University (Masters in Law and Finance Faculty).

Recognition

“Paul is an outstanding lawyer. He is extremely bright, with strong commercial sensitivity and always brings practical solutions to complex issues.”
Chambers and Partners Global, 2024
“He is a great partner to work with on complex cross-border matters. Exceptional skills navigating difficult matters with a strong commercial perspective.”
Chambers and Partners Global, 2024

Awards

  • Ranked lawyer for Private Equity, Chambers and Partners Global for 15 years
  • Ranked lawyer for Private Equity (International Firms) – China, Chambers and Partners Global, 2024
  • Ranked in ‘Top Advisor Lawyers in EMEA’, MergerLinks, 2023 
  • ‘Highly Regarded’ lawyer for M&A and Private Equity, IFLR’s Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms, 2020
  • ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Corporate/M&A and Private Equity, Chambers Asia, 2017

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 1998
California, 2001
England & Wales, 2020

Courts

Hong Kong Supreme Court, 2010

Academic

Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, 1994
J.D., Law, New York University School of Law, 1997

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.