Paul Strecker
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Paul Strecker

Partner

Email

paul.strecker@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 7655 5047

Offices

London

V-CARD
Paul has over 25 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A transactions, including public and private company acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, minority investments, strategic alliances, joint ventures and asset sales across a wide range of industries.

Paul also has extensive experience advising private equity clients, pension funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other financial investors on transactions globally.

Paul is a leading M&A advisor on transportation transactions, having advised on some of the most significant transactions in the shipping sector.

Paul has extensive experience advising on U.S. law transactions, including U.S. public company transactions, take private transactions, de-SPACs and U.S. venture capital transactions, as well as English law transactions.

Paul previously worked in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

Transportation experience
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global Transportation Group on numerous transactions including its acquisition of:
    • A controlling interest in OSM Thome, a global ship manager.
    • Bold Ocean LLC, a U.S. flag maritime company.
    • Umove A/S, the leading electric bus operator in Denmark.
    • 50five, Europe’s leading charging point operator.
  • Purus Marine on various transactions in the maritime sector including the establishment of Rem Purus, a leading operator of CSOVs in the offshore wind sector.
  • Tiger Group Investments on numerous transactions, including:
    • its maritime partnership with The Carlyle Group and Seaspan Corporation to acquire more than $5 billion of shipping vessels
    • its investment in Greathorse Chemical with Standard Chartered Private Equity to acquire chemical tankers.
  • Vice Media Group on its sale to Fortress investment Group LLC.
Other experience
  • Chipita S.A. on the sale of its business to Mondelēz International for USD2bn.
  • CPPIB on various investments, including in PSBC and 10x Future Technologies.
  • Microvast on its USD3bn de-SPAC transaction with Tuscan Holdings.
  • CVC Capital Partners on its investment in Skroutz AE.
  • Bain Capital on various investments, including in VXI Global Solutions and its sale to Carlyle.
  • EDP on the USD11bn tender offer by China Three Gorges.
  • Goldman Sachs as financial advisor to KFH on its USD8.8bn merger with Ahli United Bank and The Saudi British Bank on its USD5bn merger with Alawwal Bank.
  • Mindray Medical on its USD3.3bn sale to a management buyout group.
  • Asia-Info Linkage on its USD980m sale to a consortium led by CITIC Capital.
  • Pactera Technology on its USD680m sale to a consortium led by Blackstone.

Pro bono

  • Advising NGOs on nature-focused pro bono work.
  • Advising Lawyers Without Borders on various matters, including human trafficking, child labour and wildlife crime.
  • Advising Impact Investment Exchange on the issuance of the $8 million Woman's Livelihood Bond, the world's first listed debt security with a dual focus on financial and social returns, empowering 385,000 woman in Southeast Asia.

Published Work

  • Strecker. P, Morrison. M, Withers. N, Burrows. S, Porter. R, Scargill. M (2022) “Private Mergers and Acquisitions in the UK: Overview” Thomas Reuters Practical Law
  • Strecker. P, Lilienfeld. D, Behrens, M (2020) “ESG Considerations in M&A”, The M&A Lawyer and Corporate Board Member
  • Strecker. P (2018) “Private mergers and acquisitions in the United States”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law 

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Advisory Board Member, Lawyers Without Borders.
  • Advisory Board Member, Oxford University (Masters in Law and Finance Faculty).

Recognition

“Paul is an outstanding lawyer. He is extremely bright, with strong commercial sensitivity and always brings practical solutions to complex issues.”
Chambers and Partners Global, 2024
“He is a great partner to work with on complex cross-border matters. Exceptional skills navigating difficult matters with a strong commercial perspective.”
Chambers and Partners Global, 2024

Awards

  • Ranked lawyer for Private Equity, Chambers and Partners Global for 15 years
  • Ranked lawyer for Private Equity (International Firms) – China, Chambers and Partners Global, 2024
  • Ranked in ‘Top Advisor Lawyers in EMEA’, MergerLinks, 2023 
  • ‘Highly Regarded’ lawyer for M&A and Private Equity, IFLR’s Guide to the World’s Leading Law Firms, 2020
  • ‘Notable Practitioner’ for Corporate/M&A and Private Equity, Chambers Asia, 2017

Qualifications

Admissions

New York, 1998
California, 2001
England & Wales, 2020

Courts

Hong Kong Supreme Court, 2010

Academic

Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences, University of Oxford, 1994
J.D., Law, New York University School of Law, 1997

Languages

English
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.