John Phillips

John Phillips is Partner-in-Charge of the London Office of Jones Day and has more than 30 years of experience in corporate law. He began his career as an equity capital markets lawyer after a secondment at the London Stock Exchange writing the Listing Rules. In recent years he has amassed extensive M&A experience with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. He also has advised on numerous private equity investments.

Representations include advising: Standard Bank on its sale of its £600 million controlling shareholdings in Standard Bank Argentina S.A. to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited; Procter & Gamble on its acquisition of Ambi Pur for $470 million and on the sale of its European tissue business to Svenska Cellulosa AB for $672 million; DV4 Limited on the acquisition of Minerva plc (enterprise value of £1.2 billion) and numerous other deals; and WL Ross & Co. on its £100 million investment in Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited, its participation in a €1.123 billion minority investment in Bank of Ireland, and its acquisition of Northern Rock. John also advised Alfa Group and Access-Renova Group on the formation of TNK-BP, a joint venture with BP plc involving the contribution of oil and gas assets valued at US$18 billion and Alfa Group in the monetization of its rights to future delivery of BP ordinary shares.

John is a trustee of Heritage of London Trust Limited, which is dedicated to restoration projects for historic buildings and monuments, with particular responsibility for its Proud Places youth engagement program, and a trustee of Re-Form Heritage, a Stoke-on-Trent heritage charity. John is also a trustee and vice chair of The Brittle Bone Society, a UK charity that provides support to people affected by osteogenesis imperfecta, a rare bone condition.