Natalie Cook

Partner
Joined firm 2008. Partner since 2020.
London
Phone +44(0) 20 7090 4390
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Areas of expertise
Recent work
Slaughter and May is advising Prudential plc on the US$800 million second tranche of its share buyback programme
Slaughter and May advised Prudential on the issuer substitution of its bonds, the change in tax residence of Prudential and the establishment of a USCP programme
Slaughter and May advised Interserve on the separation of its Tilbury Douglas construction division
Slaughter and May is advising Derwent London on the acquisition of City Road Island
Slaughter and May is advising Interserve on its sale of the RMD Kwikform Group

Natalie has a broad corporate and commercial practice, acting for a range of domestic and international corporate clients.  Her practice has a particular focus on public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and general advisory matters.

Recent highlights include advising:

  • Whitbread PLC on its sale of Costa to The Coca-Cola Company.
  • Walmart Inc. on the proposed combination between J Sainsbury plc and Asda Group Limited.
  • Standard Life on its merger with Aberdeen Asset Management to create Standard Life Aberdeen plc.
  • HM Treasury on the c.£800 million alternative State aid remedies package agreed with the European Commission in relation to RBS’s retail and SME banking business, Williams & Glyn.
  • Non-Standard Finance plc on its hostile takeover offer for Provident Financial.
  • GKN plc on its defence against a share and cash unsolicited offer by Melrose Industries plc, including its proposed combination of its automotive business with Dana Inc.
  • Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. on its recommended cash takeover of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.
  • Centrica plc on the combination of its European oil and gas exploration and production business with Bayerngas Norge AS.
  • Drax Group plc on the acquisition of Scottish Power’s portfolio of pumped storage, hydro and gas-fired generation assets from Scottish Power Generation Holdings Limited.