Kit McCarthy

Partner Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

London +44 (20) 74445142

Kit McCarthy

Kit McCarthy is a corporate lawyer based in London. Kit has extensive experience of advising on public company M&A transactions and international equity offerings, advising both issuers and investment banks across a range of sectors. Kit also advises listed clients on their obligations as publicly-traded companies.

In February 2020, Kit returned from a two-year secondment to the UK Takeover Panel, where he regulated close to 350 transactions governed by the UK Takeover Code, including some of the highest profile public M&A transactions of recent years.

Professional experience

Representative experience

Countryside Partnerships PLC in connection with the £1.25 billion recommended cash and shares combination with Vistry Group PLC.
Merrill Lynch International in its capacity as financial adviser to Authentic Brands Group, LLC in connection with its £211 million recommended cash offer for Ted Baker plc.
Investec in its capacity as financial adviser and Nomad to AdvancedADvT Limited in connection with its hostile firm offer for M&C Saatchi plc.
Morgan Stanley in its capacity as financial adviser to Pan-European Infrastructure III, SCSp (an infrastructure fund managed and advised by DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA) in connection with its competitive £594.9 million recommended cash offer for Stagecoach Group plc.
BNP Paribas in its capacity as financial adviser to Tibergest PTE Ltd on its mandatory £284.5 million cash offer for Photo-Me International.
Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in their capacity as financial advisers to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC in connection with its competitive £7.1 billion recommended cash offer for Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC.
Charles Stanley Group PLC on its £278.8 million recommended acquisition by Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Restore plc on its successful defence of a hostile bid by Marlowe plc.
Good Energy Group on its successful defence of a hostile bid by Ecotricity Limited.
Evercore in its capacity as financial adviser to PineBridge Benson Elliot LLP in connection with its recommended £188.4 million cash offer for Sigma Capital Group plc.
Rothschild & Co in its capacity as financial adviser to Ramsay Health Care Limited in connection with its £1.04 billion recommended cash offer for Spire Healthcare Group plc.
Investec in its capacity as financial adviser to DBAY Advisors Limited in connection with its £320 million recommended cash offer for Telit Communications PLC.
J.P. Morgan in its capacity as financial adviser to Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. in connection with its £412.6 million recommended cash offer for Scapa Group plc.
Sandstorm Gold Ltd on its £167 million recommended acquisition of Mariana Resources Limited.
F&C Asset Management plc on its recommended £708 million cash acquisition by BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Limited.