Millie Fantham
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Millie Fantham

Associate

Email

millie.fantham@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2313

Offices

London

V-CARD
Millie advises on a range of corporate transactions, including the intellectual property and technology aspects of M&A transactions as well as standalone commercial contracts and transactional intellectual property matters.
Millie also spent six months on secondment to the firm’s Milan office.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Mallinckrodt on the international life sciences aspects of its USD925m carveout sale of its medical device business, Therakos.
  • Grünenthal on its USD180m acquisition of the rights to Cialis® in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico from Eli Lilly and Company.
  • A multinational financial institution on its acquisition of the core retail banking assets and liabilities of Sainsbury’s Bank, comprising its personal loan, credit card and savings accounts.
  • Shionogi on its hearing loss collaboration with Cilcare.
  • A global healthcare company on its licensing arrangements with CureVac for influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines with CureVac for the research and development of vaccines for infectious diseases.
  • Exscientia on its proposed combination with US based technology-enabled biotech company Recursion.
  • Virgin Media O2 on the merger of the Virgin Media O2 Business division with Daisy Group to create a major new force in the UK business communications.
  • A global professional services firm on its strategic partnership with a global telecoms company to commercialize its shared services operations.
  • A global payment card company on its strategic acquisition of a B2B provider of subscription management services to issuing banks and merchants with subscription businesses.
  • Ardian and others on the sale of Audiotonix Holdings Limited, a global frontrunner in the professional audio console market, favoured by artists such as Coldplay and U2.
  • Seven2 on the sale of a majority stake in the Europe Snacks group, a leading European private-label manufacturer of savoury snacks.

Pro bono

  • Working with Maternity Action to provide free advice on parental rights and benefits in the context of issues arising in the workplace for pregnant women and new parents.
  • Advising Refuge on commercial agreements with various corporate partners. 

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 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.