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Tom has over 15 years’ experience advising clients on complex international, EU and UK merger clearances, including some of the highest-profile M&A transactions in the market in recent years.
Expertise
Industries
Experience
Representative matters
GBP31bn: A multinational telecommunications company on its joint venture with Telefónica SA to merge Virgin Media and O2.
USD71bn: 21st Century Fox on its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company and on its takeover bid for Sky.
USD3.6bn: A shipping company on its acquisition of LF Logistics from Li & Fung.
Hitachi on various global cartel matters, including the LCD, CRT, GIS, Power Transformers and Auto-Parts investigations.
A multinational telecommunications company on merger control and FDI clearances for the establishment of its pan-European data centre platform (AtlasEdge).
Grünenthal on numerous M&A matters, including its acquisition from Astra Zeneca of Nexium, Vimovo and Zomig®.
Macquarie Asset Management on antitrust and regulatory aspects of its acquisition of Southern Water.
Endemol Shine Group on EU and global merger control clearances of its sale to Banijay.
Hitachi Automotive Systems on its acquisitions of JR Automation Technologies and Chassis Brakes International and on its global auto-parts JV with Honda.
Tullett Prebon on the CMA clearance (with remedies) of its GBP1.6bn acquisition of rival ICAP.
Maersk as compliance counsel for all competition related aspects of the 2M vessel sharing arrangement.
Fox Networks Group on the investigation by the European Commission into alleged anti-competitive behaviour in the sports rights business.
A global financial institution in relation to the European Commission’s credit default swap investigation.
News UK on various matters, including its GBP220.3m acquisition of the Wireless Group, the CMA’s online advertising market study and its DCMS application to vary The Times Undertakings.
Published Work
- Philip Mansfield, Thomas Masterman, Imogen Carr (2022) “Global antitrust enforcement report”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Thomas Masterman (2021) “FTC launches multilateral working group with EU, UK and Canadian antitrust authorities to take tougher stance on pharmaceutical mergers”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Philip Mansfield, Thomas Masterman, Imogen Carr (2021) “Global antitrust enforcement report”, Allen & Overy LLP
- Thomas Masterman (2020) “European Commission completes current cycle of pay-for-delay probes with fines imposed on Teva and Cephalon”, Allen & Overy LLP
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
Awards
- Top 3, Global Elite firms, Global Competition Review 2020
- TMT Firm of the Year, Legal 500 UK Awards 2019
- Competition Team of the Year, British Legal Awards 2018
- Competition Team of the Year, Legal Business Awards 2017
- GCR Behavioural Matter of the Year Europe 2016
Qualifications
Admissions
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2006
Admitted as solicitor, Ireland, 2016
Academic
BA, European Legal Studies, Durham University
Erasmus Programme, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven