Lewis Devonald
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Lewis Devonald

Associate

Email

lewis.devonald@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 3612

Offices

London

V-CARD
Lewis advises on a broad range of corporate transactions, including private mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, joint ventures, equity finance and general corporate advisory work.
Lewis also spent six months on secondment to A&O Shearman’s Dubai office. 

Experience

Representative matters

  • Associated British Foods plc on its c. GBP 15bn demerger of Primark.
  • Shurgard Self Storage Ltd on its GBP 378m recommend cash offer for Lok’nStore plc.
  • TT Electronics on its recommended GBP 287m takeover offer from Cicor Technologies.
  • Marlowe on its GBP 366m takeover by Mitie Group plc.
  • Bridgepoint on its GBP 626m takeover of Alpha FMC plc.
  • Network International on its GBP 2.2bn takeover by Brookfield.
  • BioNtech on its acquisition of Biotheus.
  • A chemical and specialty materials company on its USD 500m divestiture of Micromax to Element Solutions Inc.
  • A subsidiary of global insurance company on its up to USD 1.2bn acquisition of PineBridge Investments.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2025

Academic

BA, History, University of Oxford, 2019
 
PGDL, BPP University, 2022
 
LPC LLM, BPP University, 2023
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.