Victoria King
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Victoria King

Associate

Victoria advises on a range of corporate transactions including private mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers and general corporate advisory work.
Victoria has spent nine months on secondment to the corporate legal team at Kingfisher plc in London. Victoria has also spent six months on secondment to A&O Shearman’s Amsterdam office.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Brookfield Wealth Solutions on GBP2.4 billion takeover offer for Just Group plc.
  • Marlowe plc on GBP366 million takeover by Mitie Group plc.
  • Virgin Media O2 on merger of its direct B2B operations with operations of Daisy Group
  • Kingfisher plc on EUR80 million share sale of its home improvement business in Romania to Altex Romania S.r.l.
  • Impellam Group plc on GBP483 million takeover by HeadFirst Global
  • Life Healthcare Group on GBP910 million share sale of its diagnostic imaging services business to iCON Infrastructure
  • Mundipharma on USD540 million sale of portfolio of its consumer health brands to iNova Pharmaceuticals
  • M&S Group PLC on GBP230 million share acquisition of UK-based logistics company Gist Limited

Qualifications

Academic

BA Hons, History, Magdalene College, Cambridge University, 2017

Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP University, 2019

Master of Laws Commercial Legal Practice, BPP University, 2020

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.