Meera is a senior associate in the firm's corporate practice, with particular expertise in a variety of cross-border M&A, including public takeovers, private auctions and bi-laterals on both the buy-side and the sell-side.
In June 2023, she completed an 8-month secondment to British American Tobacco PLC as legal counsel in their M&A team.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- British American Tobacco plc in relation to various matters, including: its c. £1.5 billion and £1.1 billion sale of shares in ITC Limited; its c. £315 million sale of shares in ITC Hotels Limited; and ongoing advisory work in connection with its investments in Organigram and Charlotte's Web
- Inchcape plc, the world’s leading independent automotive distributor, in relation to various matters, including: the £346 million auction sale of its UK retail business, its £1.3 billion business combination to acquire Derco, the largest independent automotive distributor in Latin America by volume; and its acquisition of the distribution and retail businesses of Simpson Motors in the Caribbean
- Zydus Pharmaceuticals Limited on its acquisition of the Liqmeds Group for an aggregate of c. £200 million
- Sainsbury's plc on its aborted sale of Argos to JD.com
- Tryg A/S on its £7.2 billion recommended takeover of RSA plc, and on its £4.2 billion rights issue in connection with its takeover of RSA plc (the largest-ever rights issue in both Denmark and the Nordics)
- Captain Fresh, India's leading tech-led seafood supply chain company, on acquisition of Koral S.A, a Poland-based producer and distributor of branded salmon products with Abris Capital Partners
- Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc) on investments from Qatar Investment Authority, TPG, Mastercard and Chimera LLC, totalling US$550 million
- Majedie Asset Management Limited on their sale of Majedie to Liontrust Asset Management plc
- Workspace plc on its recommended takeover of McKay Securities plc for c. £272 million
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