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We are delighted to announce that Osama Audi will join the firm as a partner in our corporate practice based in Abu Dhabi on 1st September 2026. Osama has over 20 years’ experience advising sovereign wealth investors, private capital clients and corporates on M&A and private equity transactions in the Middle East, Africa and South and Southeast Asia across sectors including energy & infrastructure, particularly renewables, as well as technology, consumer and healthcare. Betty Yap, Asia Head of Corporate and Global Co-Head of Financial Sponsors said, “As global clients continue to seek opportunities across Middle East, Asia and Africa, Osama’s addition further enhances our ability to deliver seamless, market-leading advice on our clients’ most complex transactions.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gizA_aZs

Harbour Energy, one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas companies, has completed a $750m senior notes offering through Harbour Energy Finance plc, its wholly owned subsidiary.   This acquisition marks its strategic entry into the U.S., strengthening its global portfolio and establishing another core business unit.   Led by partner Giacomo Reali, our capital markets team advised the initial purchasers on the offering. Giacomo was supported on banking aspects by partners Toby Grimstone and Atish Shah, among others.   Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/ezCn6KJd

Linklaters advised Standard Chartered as the sole lead manager on the debut issuance by Standard Chartered Bank of Digitally Native Notes on Euroclear's Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI). This landmark transaction is the first D-FMI issuance by a UK issuer and the first issuance of Digitally Native Notes using a trustee structure. We have continually been at the centre of the digitisation of the financial markets, through the development of new platforms, the use of novel technologies and thought leadership. The team was led by Andrew Chaplin and Richard H., who were supported by Sam Quicke, Mandy Kan, Declan McGrath, Petra Tang, Jake Dyer, Brigitte N, Anne-Sophie Vankemmelbeke and Andreas Van Impe. Neil Pallender and Stuart Mason advised Citi as trustee and DNN agent. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eUqPGTNc

ReNew Energy Global Plc has recommended an offer from a consortium comprising of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and ReNew founder, chairman and CEO Sumant Sinha.   The offer values ReNew at approximately US$2.8bn on a fully diluted basis and implies an enterprise value of approximately US$10.2bn.    We advised the Board's Special Committee on this complex, cross-border transaction, combining English law, SEC and Nasdaq expertise to protect minority shareholders throughout the process.   The mandate reinforces our market-leading track record on landmark public takeovers, including Tate & Lyle on its £2.7bn recommended cash offer from Ingredion Incorporated and Prologis,Inc. on its recommended £14bn offer for SEGRO.   The cross-practice team was led by partners Sushil Jacob, Mike Bienenfeld and Igor Rogovoy.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eTnfFWpm

SoftBank has secured $1.75bn in cross-border financing to support its acquisition of ABB Robotics, with Linklaters advising the arrangers and underwriters on the transaction. ABB Robotics is the world's second-largest industrial robotics manufacturer, with an installed base of more than 430,000 robots across 44 countries. This deal highlights the strength of our Leveraged Finance team in advising sophisticated financial sponsors on some of the largest, most complex and innovative deals in the market. Congratulations to our team Pathik Gandhi, Tarini Wettimuny, Connor H., Tianyu Wang and Taresh Bakshi, who worked on the transaction. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eg4A8qDs

Grid constraints are forcing data centre developers to think differently about power. For some, power without a grid connection is becoming a strategic necessity. In the final article of our Powered Land thought leadership series, we explore how developers are increasingly considering co-located power generation and private-wire networks to overcome grid constraints and accelerate deployment timelines. The publication covers: ⚡ Why growing grid congestion is driving interest in alternative power solutions. ⚡ The financing, regulatory and commercial challenges of combining power generation and data centre assets. ⚡ How investors, developers and lenders can manage interface, shared asset and stranded asset risks. “As the market evolves, the ability to structure power and data centre assets effectively will become a key source of competitive advantage," said Richard Coar, Energy and Infrastructure partner at Linklaters. Read Part 3 here: https://lnkd.in/euf5XkMB

We're delighted that our High Yield team has secured another top ranking, with Debtwire naming Linklaters the no.1 bank legal counsel on European high yield deals for H1 2026, advising on 12 deals with a total value of €7.1bn.   This follows our no.1 ranking in Bloomberg's H1 2026 league tables, reinforcing our position at the forefront of the European high yield market.   We are proud of this recognition and grateful to our clients and colleagues whose collaboration and commitment have made it possible.   Read more about our High Yield practice: https://lnkd.in/eqEbctGN   Alexander Naidenov, Giacomo Reali, Christianne Williams 

Congratulations to our client Prologis, the world’s largest logistics real estate company, on its recommended offer for SEGRO plc. The £14bn offer for SEGRO represents the largest UK public M&A transaction in recent years. The transaction is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, with Prologis to implement a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange concurrently with completion.    The Linklaters team was led by corporate partners Iain Fenn and Jonathan Sadler, supported by Patrick Fincham, and continues Linklaters’ track record advising on market-leading public M&A transactions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eS4GEiZd

Following the arrival of Christopher Boehning and Daniel Levi last month, we are delighted to announce the continued expansion of Linklaters’ U.S. disputes and sports offering with the addition of César Rivière as a Partner in our Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice in New York. César joins alongside Counsel Grant May and Associate Cara Day, all from Paul Weiss. Their arrival continues Linklaters’ strategic investment in the U.S., where the firm has grown its partnership by more than 75% since FY21 with the addition of elite teams across M&A, disputes, and finance. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpqkNsWy.

We are delighted to announce that Alun Evans will return to the firm in August 2026 as a partner in our corporate practice in Singapore.   Alun has over 20 years of experience advising on M&A and joint ventures across the Asia Pacific region.   He has a strong track record advising private capital investors and corporates on a range of investments, with a focus on complex multijurisdictional transactions. His expertise ranges from digital and other infrastructure, energy transition, healthcare, consumer and financial services. Linklaters partner Betty Yap, who is the Asia Head of Corporate and Global Co-Head of Financial Sponsors, said: “Alun’s arrival underlines our commitment to continuously invest in exceptional legal talent to serve our clients’ needs in this fast-paced market.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gEpeaS3u