Mark Bardell
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
Band 4
About
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Practice Areas
Mark is a corporate partner with particular expertise in public takeovers and cross-border M&A.
Mark has been a partner at the firm for over 13 years and has helped clients to close more than US$300 billion worth of transactions across the US, UK, Europe, CIS, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia and Australia.
He focuses on advising corporate clients and works with boards on both transactional and advisory work. He is frequently involved in advising on significant challenges that face boards whether on transactions, shareholder activism, governance issues or regulatory investigations. In addition, he regularly works with and advises investment banks and corporate finance advisers in connection with their roles on major cross-border transactions.
Mark is a General Editor of Butterworths Takeovers Law and Practice (second edition 2015) and a contributor to other leading practitioners' texts on topics including shareholder activism, market abuse, schemes of arrangement and takeovers. He lectures annually at Cambridge University to postgraduate MCL students as part of the Deals Course.
In September 2011, he completed a two-year secondment as Secretary to the UK’s Takeover Panel. During that time he was closely involved in the day-to-day regulation of UK public takeovers and also in significant revisions to the UK's Takeover Code. He continues to be actively involved in consultations regarding amendments to the UK's Takeover Code. He also acts as Secretary to the Takeover Appeals Board in relation to various appeals.
Chambers Review
UK
Mark Bardell impresses sources with his strong handling of domestic public M&A, especially as it occurs in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. He represents a client base of international companies, and impresses with his knowledge of the City Code.
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"We work with Mark on truly challenging and nuanced matters and he approaches all elements of them with sophistication, poise and determination."
"Mark provides excellent advice."
"Mark has done some landmark transactions, such as advising Sky."
"Mark gives excellent advice. He is consistently on the detail and providing support for the team."
"We work with Mark on truly challenging and nuanced matters and he approaches all elements of them with sophistication, poise and determination."
"Mark provides excellent advice."
"Mark has done some landmark transactions, such as advising Sky."
"Mark gives excellent advice. He is consistently on the detail and providing support for the team."