Roland Turnill

Partner
Joined firm 1996. Partner since 2004.
London
Phone +44 (0)20 7090 3040
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Areas of expertise
Recent work
Slaughter and May is advising M&G PLC on its acquisition of Ascentric
Slaughter and May advised on the demerger of M&G plc from Prudential plc
Slaughter and May advised Coca-Cola European Partners plc on the transfer of its London trading venue from Euronext London to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
Slaughter and May is advising OneSavings Bank plc on its recommended all-share combination with Charter Court Financial Services Group plc
Slaughter and May is advising Aston Martin Lagonda on its initial public offering

Roland is Head of our Mergers and Acquisitions practice and a member of our Financial Institutions Group. His principal areas of work are M&A of all descriptions, joint ventures, activism defence, governance and crisis management.

Highlights

  • Prudential on its proposed acquisition of AIA Group from AIG
  • Vodafone on its disposal of its interest in Verizon Wireless and the associated return of value to shareholders
  • Royal Dutch Shell on its combination with BG Group
  • Prudential on its demerger of M&G and its UK and European life insurance business
  • Vodafone on its acquisition of the German and CEE operations of Liberty Global
  • GKN on its defence of a cash and share unsolicited offer by Melrose Industries
  • OneSavings Bank on its recommended all share combination with Charter Court Financial Services Group

Roland is listed as a leading individual (Band 1) in the Corporate/M&A: High-end capability section of both Chambers UK, 2020 and Chambers Europe, 2020 and for Corporate M&A in Chambers Global, 2020. Roland is also listed as a Leading Individual for M&A in Legal500’s UK 2020 rankings.