Jonathan Slade

Partner
Joined firm 2013. Partner since 2022.
Brussels
Phone +32(0) 2 737 94 36
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Areas of expertise
Recent work
Slaughter and May is advising Aquis on its recommended all-cash offer by SIX
Slaughter and May is advising Rolls-Royce on an equity investment by ČEZ Group into Rolls-Royce SMR
Slaughter and May is advising Close Brothers on the sale of Close Brothers Asset Management to Oaktree
Slaughter and May advised Allianz on the completion of its joint venture with Sanlam to combine their current and future operations across Africa
Slaughter and May advised Bouygues S.A. on the UK competition law aspects of its acquisition of Equans S.A.S.

Jonathan advises in relation to all aspects of competition and regulatory work including merger control, foreign investment, antitrust, sectoral regulation, competition litigation and subsidy control.

Recent experience includes advising:

  • Google on various competition and digital regulation matters
  • Deliveroo on Amazon’s acquisition of a minority interest in Deliveroo
  • Figma on the CMA and EC reviews of its proposed $20 billion acquisition by Adobe
  • INEOS on the EU merger control and EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation aspects of its acquisition of TotalEnergies’ 50% interest in three joint venture chemical production businesses
  • Korean Air in relation to its merger with Asiana Airlines
  • Andretti Global on its bid to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship
  • Meggitt on its acquisition by Parker-Hannifin
  • HM Treasury on the establishment of the National Infrastructure Bank
  • Diageo on its acquisition of Chase Distillery
  • Marston’s on the creation of its joint venture partnership with Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
  • Vodafone on its acquisition of Liberty Global operations in Germany and eastern Europe and related appeals.

Jonathan is recognised as a future leader by Lexology Index and as a key lawyer for EU and Competition Law in Legal 500 2025.