Alan Burke
Biography
Overview
Alan is Co-Head of the Firm's EMEA Corporate M&A Practice and a partner in our Global M&A and Corporate Practice, based in London. An experienced corporate, and mergers and acquisitions lawyer, Alan leads teams from multiple practices in complex international deals.
Clients benefit from his extensive track record in international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, reorganisations and restructurings. His knowledge and experience span a broad range of business sectors, including energy, energy transition, infrastructure, healthcare, technology and financial institutions.
Alan's client list is varied and includes public and private corporations, governments, family offices and banks, such as Aramco, Goldman Sachs, International Finance Corporation, Global Payments, Metso, Meridian Capital, MOL, Nordea, Queiroz Galvão, Sophos, and Ziff Davis. Notable matters include Alan's team-leading role in Aramco's US$1.3 billion Vela-Bahri merger, which created one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Experience
MOL's US$1.57 billion deal with Chevron
Advised MOL on its US$1.57 billion acquisition of Chevron's 9.57% stake in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil field in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan and an effective 8.9% interest in Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline running across Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
International Finance Corporation
Represented International Finance Corporation, together with other consortium members IFHA-II Cooperatief U.A., Swiss Re and CIEL Healthcare Africa Limited, on an investment in Hygeia Nigeria Limited, Nigeria's leading private healthcare company.
Aramco's US$1.3 billion Vela-Bahri merger
Led the international team of lawyers that counselled Aramco on the US$1.3 billion merger of the fleet and operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Vela International Marine Ltd, with the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri). The integration of the shipping businesses of Vela within the corporate structure of Bahri created one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Soda Sanayii
Representation of International Finance Corporation on its acquisition of a 2.65% stake in Borsa Istanbul-listed Soda Sanayii A.Ş. Soda, an affiliate of Turkey-based global glass and chemical producer Şişecam Group, which is among the world's ten largest soda producers with facilities in Turkey, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Italy.
Camargo Corrêa and Queiroz Galvão's sale of an equity stake in Estaleiro Atlantico Sul SA
Acted for Camargo Corrêa, now known as Mover Participações, and Queiroz Galvão in connection with the sale to a Japanese consortium of an equity stake in Estaleiro Atlȃntico Sul SA, the largest shipyard in the shipbuilding and offshore industry in Brazil.
GDF Suez Energy International's divestment of its equity interest in T-Power NV
Served as the counsel for GDF Suez Energy International on the divestment of its 33.3% equity interest in T-Power NV, the Belgium-based power generation company, to Itochu Corporation.
Natixis SA and Captiva Capital Management S.a.r.l.
Representation of Natixis SA and Captiva Capital Management S.a.r.l. in connection with the sale of 65% of the share capital of Natixis Capital Partners Limited to Captiva International Partners LLP by way of a management buy-out, including advising on related fund and security agreements.
Entero BV in its acquisition of Powerfuel Mining Ltd and Powerfuel PLC
Acted for Entero BV in the acquisition of the business, assets and workforce of Powerfuel Mining Limited and Powerfuel PLC from KPMG as joint administrators.
En+'s US$1 billion consensual financial restructuring
Advised En+, the metals, mining and energy group, on its US$1 billion consensual financial restructuring.
Auction sale of Nordea Bank's institutional global custody business to JPMorgan
Led the team who advised Nordea in relation to the sale of its institutional global custody business to JPMorgan following a controlled auction process, a transaction involving €200 billion of assets under custody.
TIM Hellas telecoms acquisition
Representation of Weather Investments SpA in its acquisition of Greek mobile operator TIM Hellas Telecommunications SA, a deal worth €3.4 billion.
MOL
Advised MOL in relation to its energy assets in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Leading individual: The Legal 500
Corporate/M&A