Mark Jones

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Mark Jones在就复杂且备受瞩目的竞争/反垄断问题提供法律咨询方面拥有超过25年的经验。他曾为并购交易和合资企业获得竞争审批,并代表客户应对卡特尔、垄断及市场调查。Mark就英国、欧盟及跨司法管辖区的相关事务提供法律咨询。

他具备丰富经验的行业领域包括:金融机构、科技、制药、能源与基础设施、娱乐与媒体,以及零售与消费品。法律指南将Mark评价为“出色的技术专家和策略家”,以及“卓越的竞争法律师”。

Mark还定期就外国直接投资制度、公用事业的经济监管以及补贴管控规则提供法律建议。

Mark曾被借调至公平交易办公室(Office of Fair Trading),该机构是竞争与市场管理局(CMA)的前身。在2022年加入众达律师事务所之前,Mark经手的案件包括:为Kustomer, Inc.被Facebook收购一案向CMA申请并购审批;协助ASM Global(AEG与SMG的合资企业)获得CMA和欧盟委员会的并购批准,从而建立一家全球领先的场馆管理与服务公司;代表英国能源监管机构OFGEM,成功抵御了九家能源公司就其针对英国电力和天然气传输及天然气配气网络的RIIO-2价格控制决定向CMA提起的上诉;在CMA针对某仿制药公司在英国供应两种仿制药产品所进行的卡特尔调查中,成功为其进行辩护;以及就英国政府与新冠疫情相关的支持贷款计划中的国家援助问题,为一家英国大型零售银行提供法律咨询。

经验

  • 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).
  • MPE Partners acquires London-listed Renold plcJones Day advised MPE Partners in the £186.7 million acquisition and financing of London-listed Renold plc, a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of premium, high specification industrial chain and torque transmission products.
  • Molex acquires Smiths InterconnectJones Day is advising Molex, a leading global electronics connectivity innovator, in its acquisition of Smiths Interconnect, a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based Smiths Group plc, a leading provider of high-reliability connectivity products and solutions serving the aerospace and defense, medical, semiconductor test and industrial markets.
  • Safe Harbor acquires Monaco MarineJones Day advised Safe Harbor Marinas, LLC, which is owned by affiliates of Blackstone, and is the largest marina and superyacht servicing business in the United States, on its acquisition of Monaco Marine, a network of nine marinas in the South of France and Monaco that provide slips, storage and service for vessels and superyachts up to 90 meters.
  • Madison International Realty acquires 24.5% stake in Puma Property Finance alongside a significant cornerstone commitment in debut institutional credit fund seriesJones Day advised Madison International Realty (“Madison”), a leading real estate private equity group, as part of its strategy of investing in high growth real estate operating platforms, in connection with the acquisition of a 24.5% stake in Puma Property Finance (“Puma”), a specialist lender to the U.K. real estate development market.
  • True Capital invests in German Doner KebabJones Day advised True Capital in its strategic investment in German Doner Kebab, a franchisor of quick serve kebab restaurants headquartered in the UK.
  • Macquarie Asset Management acquires additional stake in Island Green PowerJones Day advised Macquarie Asset Management in the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the shares in Island Green Power Limited (IGP), a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants.