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Elliot Manley

Associate

Email

elliot.manley@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1812

Offices

London

V-CARD
Elliot advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, including private acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers, joint ventures, restructurings and general corporate advisory work.

Elliot has spent six months on secondment to the firm's Madrid office.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Exscientia plc on its combination with Recursion Pharmaceuticals to create a leading Nasdaq-listed technology-first drug discovery company.
  • OpenText Corporation on its GBP5.1bn takeover of Micro Focus.
  • Sony Music Entertainment on its acquisition of audio and visual content group Somethin' Else.
  • Kingfisher plc on the acquisition through its subsidiary Screwfix Spares Limited of the business and assets of CDSL Group Limited and three of its subsidiaries.
  • Crossroads Real Estate Fund on its partial exit from its EHPC joint venture with SMB.
  • Wittington Investments Limited on the sale (by way of auction) of Selfridges Group to Central Group and Signa for GBP4 billion.
  • A multinational telecommunications company on the GBP31bn merger of Virgin Media and O2.
  • Impellam Group plc on its GBP438m takeover by Heather Global PLC.
  • DWS on its acquisition of a minority stake in Smart Pension Limited and subsequent share subscriptions.

Pro bono

  • Advising Right to Succeed on its funding arrangements with Youth Futures Foundation and project partners to help develop and deliver solutions to support young people into employment over the next three years.
  • Advising Just for Kids Law on a sale of part of its business to Thomas Coram Foundation for Children and YJLC
  • Working with UNHCR on a comparative legal analysis on domestic and international laws relating to refugee, asylum seeking and stateless children’s rights under the laws of Pakistan.
     

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2022

Academic

BA, History and Education, Durham University, 2018

GDL, LPC, BPP University, 2018 – 2020

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.