Sadia Khan
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Sadia Khan

Associate

Email

sadia.khan@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 1899

Offices

London

V-CARD
Sadia focusses on corporate tax, including M&A, corporate reorganisations and private equity tax. 
She has been involved on multiple deals with multinational corporate groups, advising in relation to their tax affairs and on structuring issues. On the transactional side, she has had exposure to disposals by public and private companies, complex financings (including restructurings) and corporate reorganisations.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • JERA Nex Limited on its 50:50 joint venture with bp to combine their respective offshore wind businesses into one global business.
  • RightShip (a leading maritime digital platform) on an investment by UK based PE firm, Permira, which sees Permira acquiring a minority stake in the company joining existing shareholders Cargill, BHP and Rio Tinto.
  • 3i Group on its c.EUR145m investment in WaterWipes to further accelerate WaterWipes growth in global markets.
  • A consortium of lenders as mandated lead arrangers, on Triton’s proposed USD1.2 billion voluntary public tender offer for all of the issued shares in Nasdaq Finland-listed Caverion Corporation, a leading provider of technical solutions for buildings and industries in Europe.
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of a majority stake in Inspired Thinking Group, a technology-led provider of outsourced marketing services, from Equistone. 
  • Bridgepoint on its disposal of Care UK, a provider of residential care for older people to the public and private sectors. 
  • Cargill on its acquisition of the majority of Croda’s performance technologies and industrial chemicals business. 
  • Cheyne Capital on the refinancing of a pan European hotel portfolio operated by Beaumier. 
  • Exponent Private Equity and its portfolio company, Moonpig, on the demerger of Moonpig from another Exponent portfolio company, Photobox Group, and the subsequent GBP1bn IPO of Moonpig. 
  • Gunvor Group on its acquisition of its interest in Total Parco from French multinational energy company TotalEnergies. 
  • Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets on the c.GBP1bn acquisition of a majority stake in Southern Water, a provider of essential services to 2.6 million water and 4.7 million wastewater customers across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. 
  • Macquarie Specialised and Asset Finance on the disposal of Cortex Metering Solutions, a UK industrial and commercial (I&C) smart meter portfolio, to Energy Assets Group. 
  • Mitsubishi Corporation on its GBP700m sale of Princes Group, one of the UK’s largest food and drink groups, to Newlat Food. 
  • Pamplona Capital Management on the disposal, by way of management buy-out, of its investment in Signature Foods (a chilled convenience food company based in the Netherlands). 
  • Samsung Life Insurance on the acquisition of a minority interest in, and its USD1bn seed capital commitment to, Savills Investment Management, a global real estate investment manager. 
  • A global financial institution on the sale of its banking businesses in Angola, Cameroon, the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Tanzania to Access Bank. 
  • Swiss Life Asset Managers, one of Europe’s leading institutional real estate and asset management providers, on their entry into a joint venture in the co-living sector. 
  • Telemos Capital on its acquisition of Helios Global Group, a healthcare communications business with operations in the U.K. and the U.S., from NorthEdge and various Management sellers. 
  • The Weston family on its sale of the Selfridges Group to Central Group and Signa Holding.
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.