John Adebiyi

Matters in which Mr. Adebiyi has been involved include representing:

Corporate Transactional Matters

• Central Group and SIGNA Holding GmbH in their US$5.3 billion acquisition of Selfridges & Co. Limited from the Weston Family;
• NCR Corporation in its US$1.7 billion acquisition of Cardtronics plc;
• Raymond James Financial, Inc. in its US$387 million acquisition of Charles Stanley Group plc;
• CME Group Inc. in its joint venture with IHS Markit Ltd. to combine their post-trade services;
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in its initial US$1 billion acquisition of a 66.7% interest in Silversea Cruises and its subsequent acquisition of the remaining 33.3% interest in the company;
• Nasdaq, Inc. in its approximately US$795 million offer to acquire Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA;
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc. in the US$330 million sale of its EMEA and Pacific Rim businesses to Knauf International Gmbh;
• DH Private Equity Partners and Middenberm Group in the US$2 billion sale of TMF Group Holding B.V. to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners Limited;
• Trip.com in its:
  • US$1.7 billion acquisition of Skyscanner Holdings Limited; and
  • acquisition of a 70% stake in Travelfusion Ltd., a provider of software for the travel industry;
• Doughty Hanson & Co. in its US$1.65 billion sale of LM Wind Power A/S to General Electric Company;
• Formation Capital’s investee company HC-One in its acquisition of Helen McArdle Care from HMC Group; and
• Nomura Holdings, Inc. in the acquisition of both the Asia Pacific franchise and the European and Middle East equities and investment banking units of Lehman Brothers — selected as Deal of the Year by Asian-Counsel magazine and as Restructuring Deal of the Year by International Financial Law Review.

National Security Matters

• Cobham Limited, a portfolio company of Advent International Corporation, on the U.K. national security aspects of its US$3.6 billion acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc;
• CPI International, Inc., a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC, in its acquisition of TMD Technologies Ltd, a leading provider of technologically advanced equipment for radar, electronic warfare, communications and other applications; and
• Veritas Capital in its:
  • US$1.35 billion sale of Abaco Systems, Inc., a provider of computing and electronic systems for aerospace, defense and specialized industrial markets; and
  • US$2.8 billion acquisition, along with Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, of Cubic Corporation, a leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for U.S. and allied forces.

Mr. Adebiyi has repeatedly been selected for inclusion in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers UK and Best Lawyers in the UK, in addition to being repeatedly recognized as a Highly Regarded lawyer in IFLR1000. Mr. Adebiyi also was named a key lawyer by The Legal 500 UK 2020.