Alistair White

Alistair’s recent experience includes advising:

Merger and investment control

• Keywords Studios on its GBP2.1 billion public takeover by EQT.
• Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global on their sale of All3Media to RedBird IMI for GBP1.15bn.
• General Electric on its extensive reorganisation, formation and spin-off of GE HealthCare, GE Vernova and GE Aerospace.
• Dechra Pharmaceuticals on its GBP4.5bn public takeover by EQT.
• Warner Bros. Discovery on its USD773m sports broadcasting joint venture with the BT Group, forming TNT Sports.
• Eagle Football on its acquisition of a majority stake in Olympique Lyonnais for EUR530m.
• John Menzies on its GBP571m public takeover by Agility.
• Phillip Morris on its USD1.45bn public takeover of Vectura.
• Phillip Morris on its acquisition of Fertin Pharma for USD820m.
• Dechra Pharmaceuticals on its global acquisition of Elanco's Osurnia business for USD135m.

Investigations and related appeals and litigation

• Lupin on its appeal of the European Commission's perindopril "pay for delay" decision, which imposed fines totalling EUR428m.
• A confidential client on follow-on damages claims in the UK and the Netherlands following a European Commission decision.
• A confidential client on the CMA's construction services investigation and related commercial matters.
• Merck KGaA on its appeal of the CMA's paroxetine "pay for delay" decision, which imposed fines totalling GBP45m, as well as the related reference to the European Court of Justice.
• A confidential client in a follow-on damages mediation relating to a CMA infringement decision.

Notable advisory matters

• The Premier League on regulatory matters relating to its sale of domestic and international broadcasting rights, as well as numerous other sports governing bodies on similar considerations.
• World Rugby on its establishment of the Nations Championship.
• A leading media business on its interactions with the European Commission in the context of significant pan-European M&A activity in the broadcasting sector.