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Alex Skelton

Senior Associate

Email

alex.skelton@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5898

Offices

London

V-CARD
Alex has extensive experience across a range of corporate transactions, including cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and corporate governance.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Warner Bros. Discovery on the USD1.45 billion auction sale, alongside a multinational telecommunications company, of All3Media, the UK's largest independent TV production company.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery on the sale of its stake in Formula E to A multinational telecommunications company Global. 
  • Warner Bros. Discovery on the acquisition of BluTV. 
  • Fairfax Financial on the acquisition of Meadow Foods.
  • A multinational telecommunications company on its GBP1.2 billion investment into Vodafone.
  • New Mountain Capital on the acquisition of the Quick Plug Group.
  • Anglo American on the sale of its 33.3% shareholding in the Cerrejón joint venture to Glencore PLC for approximately USD294mn, demonstrating its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040.
  • The lead arrangers on the bridge and term loan financings in relation to several UK public to private transactions, including TDR Capital and I Squared Capital's acquisition of Aggreko plc. 
  • Acacia Mining plc on the GBP1.2bn recommended offer from Barrick Gold Corporation.
  • Boston Scientific Corporation on its USD4.2bn recommended offer to acquire BTG plc.
  • Fairfax on its strategic transaction with Helios creating the leading pan-Africa focused alternative investment manager, Helios Fairfax Partners Corporation.
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on sales of various interests in the Pfaudler group.
  • AlbaCore Capital on its investment in Babylon Holdings Limited.
  • A consortium of investors led by Metric Capital Partners on the acquisition of Sanovel.
  • Apse Capital on its acquisition of Kallidus.
  • International Chemical Investors on its acquisition of Catexel.
  • Investcorp on its strategic investment in China Everbright.
  • GMT Communications on its sale of DOCUgroup.
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc., on its GBP550mn sale of Trayport to the TMX Group.
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc., on its acquisition of the TMX Group's National Gas Exchange and Shorcan Energy businesses.
  • DBAY vehicle on its public-to-private takeover of Creston plc.
  • Virgin Media Limited on its acquisition of Arqiva Wifi Limited from the Arqiva group.
  • Qatar Investment Authority on its GBP2.6bn offer for Songbird Estates plc and the follow-on GBP4.1bn offer for Canary Wharf Group plc.
  • Intercontinental Exchange Inc., on its GBP650mn acquisition of Trayport paid in common stock.
  • Electra Private Equity plc on the sale of its interests in Retirement Bridge.
  • Electra Private Equity plc on the sale of its interests in CALA Group.
  • Senior management of Unilabs on its acquisition by Apax Partners.
  • A Crown corporation on its GBP1.1bn investment in the merger of O2 and Three alongside Hutchison Whampoa.
  • NetSuite Inc., on its acquisition of Venda Limited.
  • Private equity consortium Zimt Holding on its acquisition of BFP Wholesale Limited from Lesaffre.
  • JD Sports Fashion Plc on its investment in Mainline Menswear Holdings Limited.
     

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales

Academic

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course (Distinction), 2012 

BPP Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction), 2011 

The University of York, B.A. History (First Class Honours), 2010

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.