Robert Hatton
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Robert Hatton

Counsel

Email

Robert.Hatton@aoshearman.com

Phone

+966 54 302 4641

Offices

Riyadh

V-CARD
Robert has experience of a broad range of corporate finance transactions including private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, strategic investments, equity issues, private equity deals, refinancings and restructurings.
He has particular experience of managing major complex cross-border transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, as both in-house and external counsel.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A national oil company on its acquisition of a controlling stake in a listed fertilizer company.
  • A national oil company on a strategic upstream gas joint venture with an oil major.
  • An investment fund as majority partner in the consortium acquisition of Newcastle United Football Club.
  • An investment fund on its significant minority investment into the Rocco Forte Hotel Group.
  • An investment fund on its indirect equity investment into EGX-listed CIRA Education in Egypt.
  • An investment fund on its cornerstone investment into RA Special Acquisition Corp, a SPAC listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
  • A consortium formed by Digital Bridge and Brookfield Asset Management on the acquisition of a majority stake in the telecoms towers business of Deutsche Telekom in Germany and Austria.
  • Pamplona Capital on the disposal of its controlling interests in Signature Foods BV and EET A/S.
  • Pamplona Capital and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan on the carve-out and disposal of the Air-serv Europe business to Caledonia Group plc.
  • Grosvenor Capital on its co-investment into Altano Energy.
  • Ruffer LLP on a comprehensive group restructuring.
  • Consilient Health on the disposal of a portfolio of assets to Gedeon Richter plc as part of a settlement of various ongoing disputes.
  • The lender consortium on the restructuring of the Interserve Group and spin-out of Tilbury Douglas.

Pro bono

  • Advising Eco Peace, a non-profit organization operating in Israel, Palestine and Jordan exploring the potential for a more integrated and sustainable management of water and renewable energy resources in the Middle East.
  • Advising UK charity Street Child on various corporate and governance matters.

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2009

Academic

MSc, International Strategy & Diplomacy, London School of Economics, 2021

MBA, Business Administration, IE Business School/University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 2018

LLB, Law, University of Bristol, 2005

Languages

Spanish
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.