Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd is an M&A partner based in the London office. He specializes in advising on strategic cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint venture transactions with particular expertise advising clients in the technology and food/ag sectors.
Andrew regularly represents, among other clients, Uber, Visa, SoftBank, Tate & Lyle plc, Unity Technologies, Toshiba and SoundCloud.
Andrew is recommended for M&A and private equity by legal directories including Legal 500 and IFLR1000 and is noted for his ability to “speedily assimilate difficult concepts and come up with meaningful, deliverable action plans that fulfil the commercial objectives”.
Clients note that “Andrew knows exactly when and where to get involved …a good person to send in when we need a different voice…he gets to the nub of the issue very, very quickly and with great clarity…” and “Andrew Boyd is fantastic; pragmatic, tons of expertise, and a joy to work with.” Legal 500 2022.
Andrew is co-Managing Partner of the London office and sits on the firm’s global Partnership Selection committee and was previously a member of the firm’s global Pro Bono committee.
Experience
Uber
Advising Uber on multiple cross-border acquisitions, including its acquisition of UK technology company Autocab.
SoftBank
Advising SoftBank on multiple transactions including its $2.8bn acquisition of 40% of robotics company AutoStore, its investments in Airtel Africa, Goggo Networks and its £24.3 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings plc, the largest all cash-acquisition in UK public takeover history.
Visa
Advising VISA on multiple M&A and venture capital transactions including its acquisition of a minority equity stake in fintech unicorn, Interswitch and investments in Bankable, Railsbank, Truelayer, GPS, Shieldpay, Fidel and Ecolytiq.
Tate & Lyle plc
Advised Tate & Lyle plc on multiple transactions including its acquisition of leading global Stevia producer Sweet Green Fields and dietary protein manufacturer Quantum Hi-Tech.
SoundCloud
Advising SoundCloud on multiple transactions including its $75m investment from Sirius XM.
Unity Technologies
Advising Unity Technologies on multiple cross border acquisitions, including DeltaDNA, Artomatix and the Multiplay division of Game Digital plc.
Toshiba
Representing Toshiba in its “dual track” disposal process of smart-meter leader Landis+Gyr . The transaction was completed through a $2.4bn initial public offering of Landis+Gyr’s shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
ON Semiconductor Inc.
Advising ON Semiconductor Inc. on its acquisition of SensL Technologies, a specialist in SiPM, SPAD and LiDAR sensing products for automotive, medical, industrial and consumer markets.
LIVEKINDLY Collective
Advising LIVEKINDLY Collective, one of the world’s largest plant-based food companies, on its acquisition of No Meat, Iceland Foods’ vegan meat alternative company.
Hassad Food
Advising Hassad Food on its acquisition of an equity stake in Sunrise Foods.
Verlinvest / Sonora Mills
Representing Verlinvest / Sonora Mills on the disposal of the European operations of Popchips to KP Foods.
Pontifax AgTech
Representing Pontifax AgTech on its investment in Tropic Biosciences.
Cherokee, Inc.
Advising Cherokee, Inc. on its acquisition of Hi-Tec Sports, and its related follow-on disposals of non-core assets. The firm won M&A Team of the Year (Midmarket Deal valued at less than £1bn) at the Transatlantic Legal Awards for its work on this matter.
Rankings
Recommended: Corporate & Commercial: M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500M+
Legal 500 UK 2020-2025
Notable Practitioner: Private Equity, M&A
IFLR1000 2020
Transatlantic M&A Team of the Year
ALM’s Transatlantic Awards 2017