Michael Scargill

Counsel, Proskauer Rose

Michael Scargill is Counsel (Knowledge and Innovation) for the Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisition Group in London. Michael is responsible for developing and implementing the knowledge and innovation strategy for the PEMA Group in London. This includes focusing on both the Group’s corporate legal and practice know-how needs and the deployment and adoption of legal tech solutions within the Group. Michael has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer, having previously been a transactional partner in a Magic Circle Firm and knowledge counsel at another US law firm. His transactional experience includes advising on both public and private M&A deals, joint ventures, corporate governance matters, privatizations, strategic investments, corporate restructurings and commercial outsourcing transactions.

Previously, he was a Counsel and Head of UK Knowledge Management in the London M&A Group of Shearman & Sterling and was a corporate partner of Allen & Overy for over 16 years. He originally trained and worked as a solicitor, at Slaughter and May.

With over 30 years of corporate legal experience, advising both UK and global clients, Michael has extensive experience of a wide range of both public and private cross-border and domestic M&A, privatization, joint venture, corporate governance and capital markets transactions, as well as large scale outsourcing and restructuring matters.

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Cross-border private M&A transactions

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the practical and legal issues that arise when advising on a cross-border private M&A transaction. It focuses on the key jurisdictional differences which affect the drafting of the share purchase agreement, comparing differences between the laws and practices in the UK, the US and European civil law jurisdictions. Produced in partnership with Michael Scargill of A&O Shearman.

Corporate

Auction sale (private M&A) transactions—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist sets out the different stages of a private M&A transaction conducted by way of an auction sale process and the tasks and responsibilities facing both the buyer’s and seller’s lawyers. Produced in partnership with Michael Scargill of A&O Shearman.

Corporate

Cross-border private M&A transactions—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist sets out practical guidance on the additional factors to consider in the planning, structuring and execution of private M&A transactions involving multiple jurisdictions. Produced in partnership with Michael Scargill of A&O Shearman.

Corporate

Intra-group reorganisation (by asset sale)─checklist

Checklists

This Checklist summarises the key steps involved in an intra-group reorganisation of assets owned by an English-incorporated company to another English-incorporated company and highlights certain issues which may arise for the company as a result of such process. Produced in partnership with A&O Shearman.

Corporate

Intra-group reorganisation (by share sale)─checklist

Checklists

This Checklist summarises the key steps involved in an intra-group reorganisation by sale of shares of an English-incorporated company to another English-incorporated company and highlights certain issues which may arise for the company as a result of such process. Produced in partnership with Michael Scargill of A&O Shearman.

Corporate

Post-completion matters (share purchase)—checklist

Checklists

This Checklist sets out the various tasks that the buyer’s lawyers (and in some cases the seller’s lawyers) should undertake following the completion of a private M&A share purchase transaction. Produced in partnership with Michael Scargill of A&O Shearman.

Corporate