AviCohen

Avi Cohen advises clients on a wide range of corporate transactions, in particular private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equities, and corporate advisory matters. He has experience across various industry sectors and is especially passionate about the consumer and retail sectors, where he has developed significant experience.

Since joining Jones Day in 2023, Avi has played a key role on several notable deals in the consumer and retail sectors, including advising the Aurelius Group on its acquisition of The Body Shop (EV: £207 million), and a family office on the sale of Clinton Cards' 165 retail store portfolio.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Avi advised CK Hutchison on a €3.4 billion carve-out and joint venture of Wind Tre's mobile and fixed network infrastructure business in Italy; Super Slam on a €390 million combined share and asset sale of the Mutua Madrid Open and the Acciona Open de España golf tournament; Alphawave IP on its $4.3 billion IPO; Vodafone Group on a €960 million carve-out and joint venture of its tower infrastructure assets in Greece; and OHLD on the sale of a 49% joint venture interest in the Old War Office building, Whitehall, London.

Avi has also worked extensively with leading consumer and retail brands such as Unilever, Yum! Brands, and KFC UK on a series of complex M&A transactions, further reinforcing his standing in the sector.

Avi has been recognized as a key lawyer in The Legal 500 (ECM mid-large cap, London) and has been independently rated by clients as a stand-out lawyer (Thomson Reuters/Acritas).