Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above

Sullivan & Cromwell has experience of both UK deals and cross-border M&A, with expertise across a wide range of sectors. It maintains strong relationships with corporates and banks operating across Europe and the USA, and is often instructed by leading private equity houses and listed companies. The department is active on transactions occurring across a wide range of sectors.

"They understand commercial issues and are willing to advise based on our commercial goals."

"They are very good, very well aligned with us. They know our way of working and they are good at driving legal advice but also generally helping to get things moving."

"They have taken care of the issues seamlessly, even when some member is not available. They have a good business sense and business-oriented mind."

"They were really patient in the education of our team and thorough about various considerations we should take into account. They are very comfortable owning the entire process."

Sullivan & Cromwell's London team acted for Bank of NT Butterfield & Son in its acquisition of Credit Suisse Trust’s businesses based in Guernsey, Singapore and The Bahamas from Credit Suisse.

Jeremy Kutner maintains a strong transactional practice that is focused on advising in connection with complex public and private M&A and joint ventures. He represents a diverse clientele of corporates, private equity houses and sovereign wealth funds, and is experienced across a swathe of industry sectors. "Jeremy is a very strong lawyer." "Jeremy has a very good sense of dealing with cross-border complex M&As."