Mark Jones

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Mark Jones has over 25 years of experience advising on complex and high-profile competition/antitrust issues. He has obtained competition clearances for M&A transactions and joint ventures and has represented clients in cartel, monopoly, and market investigations. Mark advises on UK, EU, and multijurisdictional matters. Sectors in which he has particular experience include financial institutions, technology, pharma, energy and infrastructure, entertainment and media, and retail and consumer. Mark has been described in legal directories as an "excellent technician and tactician" and a "fantastic competition lawyer."

Mark also regularly advises on foreign direct investment regimes, the economic regulation of utilities, and subsidy control rules. Mark's experience includes a secondment to the Office of Fair Trading, the predecessor to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Mark's recent cases include: acting for Greystar Real Estate Partners to obtain CMA merger clearance of its £3.3bn acquisition with GIC of Student Roost in the student accommodation sector, successfully negotiating undertakings in lieu of a reference for in-depth CMA investigation; representing Ubisoft in its acquisition as remedies purchaser of Activision's cloud gaming rights to enable CMA clearance of Microsoft's $68.7bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard; acting for Wabtec Corporation to obtain CMA merger clearance for its $960m acquisition of Dellner Couplers; and defending a major European vehicle manufacturer in relation to parallel European Commission and CMA cartel investigations into end-of-life vehicle recycling.

Experience

  • Corpay sells UK-based vehicles maintenance business to OEConnection (OEC)Jones Day advised Corpay, Inc. in the sale of its UK-based vehicles maintenance business to OEConnection (OEC), a Francisco Partners portfolio company.
  • Nordson acquires ContrinexJones Day advised Nordson Corporation in the acquisition of Contrinex, a global technology leader in high-performance sensors supporting factory automation and related solutions.
  • Jones Day advises Intuit on acquisition of SequenceJones Day is advising Intuit Inc. in the acquisition of Sequence, an AI-native revenue management company that automates the end-to-end quote-to-revenue process for businesses.
  • Hexagon to acquire RocscienceJones Day is advising Hexagon AB in the pending acquisition of Rocscience, a leading provider of geotechnical and engineering analysis software.
  • CareTrust announces strategic SHOP pipeline agreement with LNT Care Developments to acquire 45 new U.K. care homes for £1.1 billionJones Day is advising CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) on its strategic senior housing operating portfolio (“SHOP”) pipeline transaction with LNT Care Developments Holdings Limited to acquire 45 new care homes across the United Kingdom for approximately £1.1 billion.
  • Radiology Partners acquires Everlight RadiologyJones Day is advising Radiology Partners, Inc., the provider of technology and AI-enabled radiology services, in its acquisition of  Everlight Radiology, a leading international teleradiology provider serving hospitals, health systems and imaging centers across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
  • Saputo sells UK dairy division to LactalisJones Day is advising Saputo Inc. in the £988 million sale of its UK dairy division to B.S.A. SAS (Lactalis).
  • Macquarie Transportation Finance jointly divests Macquarie AirFinance alongside co-investors ART and PGGMJones Day advised Macquarie Transportation Finance in the joint divestiture of Macquarie AirFinance Limited, an aircraft leasing platform servicing a broad customer base of major global commercial airlines, alongside its co-investors ART and PGGM, to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. for an approximate enterprise value of $9 billion.
  • Koch invests in Jorf JV with OCP Nutricrops S.A.Jones Day is advising Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (Koch) on its agreement to invest in Jorf Fertilizers Company I (JFC I) in a transaction with OCP Nutricrops S.A. (OCP).
  • Valmet acquires Severn GroupJones Day advised Valmet Oyj in the $480 million acquisition of Severn Group, a well-established industrial valve company, from Bluewater, a UK-based private equity firm.
  • VSE Corporation acquires Precision Aviation Group for $2.025 billionJones Day advised VSE Corporation in the $2.025 billion acquisition of Precision Aviation Group, Inc., a best-in-class global provider of aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, distribution, and supply chain solutions serving commercial, business and general aviation, rotorcraft, and defense end markets, from GenNx360 Capital Partners.
  • Lyft expands in London with Gett UK acquisitionJones Day advised Lyft, Inc. on its acquisition of the United Kingdom business of Gett, one of London’s leading black cab apps.
  • Hexagon sells Design & Engineering business to CadenceJones Day advised Hexagon AB in the €2.7 billion sale of its Design & Engineering business, which includes the business formerly known as MSC Software, to Cadence Design Systems.
  • Wabtec acquires Dellner CouplersJones Day advised Wabtec Corporation in the $960 million acquisition of Dellner Couplers, a global leader in highly engineered safety-critical train connection systems and services for passenger rail rolling stock.
  • Corpay sells PayByPhone to Lightyear CapitalJones Day is advising Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY), the corporate payments company, in the sale of PayByPhone, a mobile parking payments business, to Lightyear Capital.
  • Koch subsidiary TNS acquires BT’s Radianz businessJones Day advised Transaction Network Services (TNS), a subsidiary of Koch Equity Development, LLC, in connection with its acquisition of BT’s Radianz business.
  • TRG sells company to Gemspring CapitalJones Day advised Technology Recovery Group Ltd. (TRG), a leading provider of technology lifecycle management solutions focused on enterprise mobility, in the sale of the company to Gemspring Capital.
  • VSE acquires Aero 3Jones Day advised VSE Corporation in the $350 million acquisition of GenNx/AeroRepair IntermediateCo Inc., the parent company of Aero 3, Inc., a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners and a diversified global Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider and distributor supporting the commercial wheel and brake aftermarket.
  • Oxford Properties, Australian Super and M7 Real Estate acquire 2.4 million sq ft portfolio of French and English real estate assetsJones Day advised a joint venture between Oxford Properties and AustralianSuper, through the joint venture’s advisory team at M7 Real Estate, in connection with the acquisition of a portfolio of 31 real estate assets across France and England.
  • Corpay acquires Alpha GroupJones Day advised Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY) in the acquisition of Alpha Group International plc (LSE: ALPH).
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    Additional Speaking Engagements

    • January 29, 2026
      GCR Live: Global: Navigating the future of antitrust 2026 - Antitrust Reset: US enforcement shifts and global impact, Panel Speaker

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