Craig Kelly advises on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers and other corporate matters.
Kelly has extensive experience working on U.K. public takeovers and was previously seconded to the U.K. Takeover Panel. During his two years at the Panel, he regulated more than 250 transactions governed by the U.K. Takeover Code.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Cross-Border M&A |
Kelly’s experience has included advising:
- Apax Global Alpha Limited in its US$1 billion recommended acquisition by Janus Bidco Limited, an investment vehicle owned by Apax Partners LLP
- H.I.G. Capital in its £314.8 million acquisition of DX Group
- Electronic Arts in its:
- US$1.4 billion acquisition of Playdemic from Warner Bros. Games and AT&T
- US$1.2 billion recommended cash offer for Codemasters Group Holdings plc
- Sampo plc in the shareholder arrangements with joint offeror Rand Merchant Investment Holdings Limited to support their £1.66 billion takeover bid for Hastings Group Holdings plc
- Goldman Sachs International, Cenkos Securities plc and Dean Street Advisers Limited as joint financial advisors to Bain Capital in the £1.2 billion acquisition of esure Group plc
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. in its US$5.3 billion acquisition of Amlin plc
- Fortune Dynasty Holdings Limited, a joint venture between the Vitol Group and Daniel Chiu, in its acquisition of the remaining 43% stake in Fortune Oil plc it did not already own
- Pfizer in its proposed US$115 billion acquisition of AstraZeneca
- NIKE, Inc. in its US$225 million sale of Umbro International Ltd. to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
- Colfax Corporation in its US$2.4 billion acquisition of Charter International plc
- Williams Invest Holdings in its acquisition of a minority stake in Williams F1