Simon Tysoe

Partner
Joined firm 2014. Partner since 2023.
London
Phone +44(0) 20 7090 3490
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Areas of expertise
Recent work
Slaughter and May is advising The 1887 Company on its sale of The Famous Grouse and Naked Malt to William Grant & Sons
Slaughter and May is advising Hammerson on the disposal of its interest in Value Retail
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 is advising Authentic Brands Group on its recommended offer for Ted Baker
Slaughter and May is advising Bordeaux UK Holdings II Limited on its recommended offer for EMIS Group plc

Simon has a broad corporate practice advising corporate and private equity clients on domestic and international transactions, with a particular focus on acquisitions and disposals, public takeovers and mergers, joint ventures and equity capital markets.

Highlights include advising:

  • Allianz on combining its African operations with Sanlam in a R33bn joint venture to create the largest pan-African insurance group on the continent
  • Fortress Investment Group on its £7bn takeover offer for Morrisons
  • Bordeaux UK Holdings (an affiliate of Optum Health UK and  subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group) on its £1.2bn recommended offer for EMIS Group
  • Authentic Brands Group on its recommended offer for Ted Baker
  • HPS Investment Partners on its majority investment in Nucleus
  • FNZ on the sale of GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners
  • Vodafone on the commercialisation of Cornerstone, the passive tower infrastructure company owned in joint venture with Telefonica

  •  Vodafone on its UK network-sharing arrangements with Virgin Media O2

  • HitecVision on its acquisition of a portfolio of North Sea oil and gas assets from Total and the creation of NEO Energy

In 2018, Simon spent six months on secondment to Rothschild & Co.