Patrick Tsitsaros

Patrick Tsitsaros focuses on international public and private M&A and corporate finance transactions, and also regularly advises on corporate governance matters. Mr. Tsitsaros has worked with issuers and underwriters in connection with equity and debt offerings and listings on several international exchanges.

In recognition of his work, Mr. Tsitsaros has been noted by The Legal 500 as a “fantastic lawyer” and “a real rising star.” His experience includes advising:

• International Paper Company on its:
  • US$9.9 billion competitive takeover of DS Smith Plc
  • unsolicited US$10.7 billion proposal to acquire Smurfit Kappa Group plc
• Danaher Corporation in its US$5.7 billion acquisition of Abcam plc
• United Talent Agency, LLC on its acquisition of The Curtis Brown Group
• Convera on its US$910 million acquisition of The Western Union Company’s business solutions division
• Netflix, Inc. on its acquisition of The Roald Dahl Story Company Limited, which manages the literary works, copyrights and trademarks of author Roald Dahl
• Halewood Artisanal Spirits plc on the sale of its Lambrini and Eisberg brands to Accolade Wines Limited and Schloss Wachenheim, respectively
• a bank consortium consisting of BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan on their Series B and Series C investments in blockchain market infrastructure platform HQLAx
• Zuber and Mohsin Issa, owners of EG Group, and TDR Capital LLP on their acquisition of a majority stake in ASDA Group Limited from Walmart Inc.
• the underwriters on a US$10 billion sovereign bond offering by the state of Qatar
• Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc on various corporate matters and on its:
  • US$2.55 billion acquisition by Energy Capital Partners
  • US$300 million equity financing through an SEC-registered offering of ordinary shares and a concurrent private placement. This was the first SEC-registered equity offering using a U.K.-style cashbox structure
  • US$115 million offering of 4.00% green exchangeable senior notes due 2025
• R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on the sale of its European Global Document Solutions business to Paragon Group Limited
• Worldpay, Inc. (formerly Vantiv, Inc.) on its US$43 billion merger with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.; and US$10.4 billion acquisition of Worldpay Group plc
• Ashtead Capital Inc., a subsidiary of Ashtead Group plc, on its US$600 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 5.250% second priority senior secured notes due 2026 and several additional notes offerings
• CME Group Inc on its acquisition of NEX Group plc for £4.3 billion
• Phoenix Group Holdings on its US$4.1 billion acquisition of Standard Life Assurance Limited from Standard Life Aberdeen plc and related £950 million rights issue
• The Howard Gilman Foundation on its US$430 million sale of the operations of the Gilman Companies to West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.
• Ball Corporation on its US$8.4 billion acquisition of Rexam PLC