Anthony Bowen
Anthony Bowen

Anthony Bowen

Senior Associate

Email

anthony.bowen@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 4866

Offices

London

V-CARD
Anthony advises on a broad range of corporate finance transactions including private acquisitions and disposals, public M&A, joint ventures, equity capital markets transactions and strategic investments.
Anthony also has a broad range of experience on general advisory matters such as corporate governance and activism.
 
Anthony has significant experience advising on public M&A transactions and spent seven months on secondment at Rothschild & Co in 2021/22. During that period Anthony acted as one of the principal contacts, both internally and externally, providing specialist Takeover Code advice on a wide range of transactions, in a record-breaking year for the bank. 
 
Anthony has a varied range of sector experience but has a keen interest in sports and has acted on numerous investments across the sporting sector.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

 Private M&A, JVs and strategic investments
  • A globally renowned oil company in relation to a confidential multi-billion dollar joint venture with a leading corporate operating in the EPCI industry.
  • A globally renowned sovereign wealth fund on its acquisition of a football team and its ongoing asset management of the same.
  • Arcus Infrastructure Partners on the sale of HEI and SMA smart-metering businesses to KKR.
  • Castore on strategic fundraising opportunities.
  • EG Group Limited on the EUR235mn sale of its fuel cards business to WEX Inc.
  • Khosla Ventures on a number of minority investments in Europe.
  • Legatum Ventures on a number of minority investments.
  • OMERS Infrastructure, OTPP and SSE on the sale of MapleCo to Equitix.
  • The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia on its investment in Electric Sea Racing Limited to launch the 'E1' racing series.
  • The Sage Group plc on its EUR60mn acquisition of Ocrex Limited.
  • The Sage Group plc on its GBP95mn sale of its businesses in Australia and Asia to The Access Group.
     
Public M&A and ECM
  • Augean plc on its proposed takeover by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc., and, following a Takeover Panel auction, the successful GBP390mn competing bid by a consortium comprising Ancala Partners LLP and Fiera Infrastructure Inc.*Apex Group Ltd. on its GBP1.51bn recommended offer for Sanne Group plc.*
  • Calisen plc on its GBP1.43bn takeover by a BlackRock and Goldman Sachs-led consortium.
  • Capricorn Energy PLC on the Class 1 disposal of its interests in the UK Catcher and Kraken oil fields.*
  • Charles Stanley Group PLC on its GBP280mn takeover by Raymond James Financial, Inc.*
  • Impellam plc on its GBP483mn takeover by HeadFirst Global B.V.
  • Network International on its GBP2.2bn contested takeover by Brookfield.
  • Open Text Corporation on its GBP5.1bn recommended offer for Micro Focus International plc.
  • Premier Farnell plc on its proposed takeover by Datwyler Holding AG and the successful GBP690mn competing bid by Avnet Inc.
  • Prosus N.V. on its proposed GBP4.8bn hostile takeover of Just East plc.
  • The Underwriters on the recapitalisation package and GBP2bn rights issue for Rolls Royce Holdings plc.
  • U and I Group PLC on its GBP190mn takeover by Land Securities Group PLC.*
  • Universities Superannuation Scheme on its GBP504m cash offer for KCOM Group.
  • WM Morrison Supermarkets plc on its proposed takeover by Fortress Investment Group LLC, and, following a Takeover Panel auction, the successful GBP9.8bn competing bid by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC.*
  • Vectura Group plc on its proposed takeover by The Carlyle Group and the successful GBP1.045bn competing bid by Philip Morris International Inc.*
  • Vivo Energy plc on its GBP1.8bn takeover by Vitol Holding B.V.*
  • Virgin Group on the proposed GBP2.9bn takeover offer by Nationwide Building Society to acquire Virgin Money.
  • Virgin Money plc on its GBP1.8bn merger with CYBG plc.

 
* Denotes experienced gained whilst on secondment at Rothschild & Co.
 

Pro bono

  • Advising and implementing the merger of four Welsh mental health and substance misuse charities and the creation of a new charity, Adferiad Recovery
  • Advising Adferiad Recovery on several ongoing projects

Awards

  • TMT deal of the year: Open Text Corporation’s offer for Micro Focus plc

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2018

Academic

LLB, Law, Cardiff University, 2015
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.