New York: Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised long-standing client Informa PLC on its sale of Emerging Portfolio Funds Research (EPFR) to Montagu Private Equity LLP for US$193 million.
New York-based M&A partner and Head of the Americas Corporate Practice Benjamin Sibbett and counsel Matthew Warner led Clifford Chance's cross-border team supported by associates Jake Makar and Tanner Schenewark. The wider team advising across multiple practice areas included:
- Antitrust: partner and Head of Clifford Chance’s US Antitrust practice Timothy Cornell and associate Eva Kurban (Washington, DC)
- Benefits: partners Howard Adler (New York) and Chinwe Odimba-Chapman (London); senior associates Laura Conway and Lauren Evans (London); associates David Walsh (New York), Benjamin Purkiss and Kristi Tucker, and trainee solicitor Beth Enos (London)
- Data Privacy: partner Megan Gordon (Washington, DC) and associate Brian Yin (New York)
- Intellectual Property: counsel Daryl Fairbairn and associate Jennifer Saionz (New York)
- Real Estate: counsel Victoria Manthas (New York)
- Regulatory: partner Yi Yang (Shanghai) and registered foreign lawyer Sharon Zhang (Hong Kong)
- Tax: partner Philip Wagman and associate Rick Thoben (New York)
Clifford Chance has advised Informa on the divestment of its Pharma Intelligence Warburg Pincus and the sale of its asset intelligence business to Aurora-backed Randall-Reilly LLC.