Dominic Ross

M&A

• Advising Strategic Value Partners on it successful €750 million takeover of Polish public company Pfleiderer Group S.A.
• Advising Avon Rubber p.l.c. on its Listing Rule class 2 acquisition of 3M's US ballistic protection business
• Advising Takeda on its agreement to sell a portfolio of OTC and prescription pharmaceutical assets in the NEMEA region to Acino for a total value in excess of US$200 million
• Advising Takeda on its agreement to sell a portfolio of OTC and prescription pharmaceutical assets in the Russia/CIS region to Stada for a total value of US$660 million
• Advising Wm Morrison Supermarkets on a wide range of matters, including the entry into its new long term agreement with Amazon and recent amendments to its long term arrangements with Ocado
• Advising Berendsen plc on its £2 billion takeover by Elis SA, with the consideration comprising a mixture of cash and shares* 
• Advising Cape plc on its £300 million takeover by Altrad*
• Advising Vectura Group plc on its £440 million merger with SkyePharma plc*
• Advising Gala Coral on its £2.3 billion merger with Ladbrokes, structured by way of reverse takeover*
• Advising Xchanging plc on its competitive takeover process, involving Capita, Apollo, CSC, and Ebix, and which resulted in CSC acquiring Xchanging for £480 million*
• Representing various clients before the Takeover Panel's Hearings Committee and Appeal Board 

ECM and Listing Rule Transactions*

• Time Out on its £140 million IPO
• OneSavings Bank on its £140 million IPO
• Merlin Entertainments on its £1 billion IPO
• Advising BAML as sponsor to Shell on its merger with BG
• Advising Morgan Stanley as sponsor to Paddy Power on its merger with Betfair

*Matters worked on prior to joining White & Case.