Giles Distin

Addleshaw Goddard

Giles is a Partner in the Corporate Finance Group of Addleshaw Goddard's London office. He is an expert in advising on UK securities regulation and on UK listed company transactions, including takeovers and other regulated M&A transactions (cross-border and domestic), initial public offerings, reverse takeovers and public equity fundraisings involving companies listed on the Main Market or AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Giles was seconded for two years to the UK Takeover Panel and is one of a select number of lawyers in the UK with cutting edge experience of takeovers gained both in private practice and at the competent authority for regulating takeovers and mergers in the UK. Whilst in private practice, Giles has advised on over 50 public takeover bids.

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Public M&A deals 2019—UK—Market Standards Trend Report

Practice notes

This Market Standards Trend Report was published in 2020 and is not maintained. It provides in-depth analysis of the 66 firm offers and 45 possible offers made for quoted companies subject to the Takeover Code in 2019. It includes insight into public M&A trends and what was expected for 2020 and beyond.

Corporate

Public M&A deals 2020—UK—Market Standards Trend Report

Practice notes

This Market Standards Trend Report was published in 2021 and is not maintained. It provides in-depth analysis of the UK public M&A transactions announced in 2020. It includes insight into public M&A trends and what we and our contributors expected to see in 2021 and beyond.

Corporate

Public M&A deals H1 2020—UK—Market Standards Trend Report

Practice notes

This Market Standards Trend Report was published in 2020 and is not maintained. It provides in-depth analysis of the 12 firm offers and ten possible offers made for Main Market and AIM companies subject to the Takeover Code in H1 2020. It includes insight into public M&A trends and what was expected for H2 2020 and beyond.

Corporate