Andrew Jolly

Andrew is head of one of the firm's corporate groups and has almost 30 years' experience advising on the full range of corporate transactions. His broad corporate  practice consists principally of acting for clients on public and private M&A, equity issues and joint ventures. 

Andrew is also head of our Global Sports practice, with football a specialist area having advised football clubs and owners for over 20 years. He is recognised as a Leading Partner in Legal 500 2027 for Sport.

Andrew is an expert on corporate governance, company law and other board-related matters. He is a member of the Company Law Committee of the Law Society and a trustee of The Arsenal Foundation. 

Highlights include advising:

• Johnson Matthey on the sale of its Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell International
• Paragon Banking Group on the sale of its vehicle and fleet subsidiary to NRG Fleet Services
• Schneider Electric on its recommended takeover of AVEVA Group plc
• Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, on the acquisition of a c.28% shareholding in Manchester United
• Cadillac F1 team / TWG Motorsports on matters relating to its participation in F1
• FirstGroup plc on the sale of First Student and First Transit to EQT Infrastructure and its tender offer to return c.£500m to shareholders
• Signature Aviation plc on its recommended takeover by a consortium comprising Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners and Cascade
• Schneider Electric on its acquisition of Zeigo and the sale of its Eurotherm, IMServ and Vinzero businesses
• ASOS plc on its move from AIM to the LSE Main Market and the acquisition of the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT brands from Arcadia (in administration)
• INEOS Sport on various matters relating to UEFA and other football regulations, and previously on its acquisitions of OGC Nice and FC Lausanne-Sport
• Takeaway.com on its recommended all-share combination with Just Eat plc and, subsequently, Just Eat Takeaway.com on its combination with Grubhub Inc.
• ASOS, Costain, FirstGroup, Hays, Synthomer and Videndum on their capital raisings
• A.S. Roma S.p.A. and its owners, the Friedkin Family, on the appointment of José Mourinho as Roma’s new head coach
• Santander UK on various transactions, including:
  
  • the transfer of substantially all of its UK Corporate & Investment Banking business to the London branch of Banco Santander, S.A. by way of Part VII Scheme
  • all aspects of its approach to Banking Reform in the UK and the creation of its Ring-Fenced Bank (including Santander UK's Ring-Fencing Transfer Scheme)