Annie Herdman
Overview
Annie represents clients before the EU Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority and her practice covers all aspects of EU and UK competition law. Annie advises a wide range of corporate and private equity clients on EU and multi-jurisdictional merger control, foreign investment filings, EU and UK cartel investigations, behavioural issues and compliance matters.
Annie was recognised by The Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ (2021) and a Rising Star’ (2020). Annie was also recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a ‘Future Leader’ (2020) and featured in Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35 (2020), which celebrates the top 35 female business talent in the U.K. under 35.
Experience
Representative Matters
Merger Control
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Advising Bain Capital Private Equity and its consortium partners on the €2.1 billion proposed public takeover of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj.
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Advising Vitruvian Partners on its sale of Unifaun, a cloud delivery orchestration platform serving the European logistics ecosystem, to Marlin Equity Partners.
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Advising Warburg Pincus on its minority investment in Visma, a leading provider of business-critical software, in a transaction valuing the business at an enterprise value of $12.2 billion.
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Advising KPS Capital Partners on the $550 million acquisition of Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
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Advising Warburg Pincus on its co-investment in the combined group of Tilney Smith & Williamson.
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Advising GIC on the over $1 billion co-investment with Equinix to develop and operate xScale™ data centres in Japan.
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Advising the bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the USD 18.7 billion acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG, the largest ever European buyout transaction to date.
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Advising Delphi Technologies PLC on its $3.3 billion sale to BorgWarner Inc.
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Advising Duff & Phelps on its $4.2 billion agreement to be acquired by a global investor consortium led by Stone Point Capital and Further Global.
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Advising GIC on the €950 million buyout acquisition of a pan-European logistics platform from Apollo.
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Advising Thoma Bravo on the £3.1 billion recommended cash offer for Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity solutions.
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Advising TDR Capital and its portfolio company, Stonegate Pub Company, on the £1.27 billion recommended cash offer for Ei Group.
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Advising Infineon Technologies AG on its $10 billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation.
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Advising Tenneco Inc. on its $5.25 billion acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC.
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Advising The Boeing Company on its $4.25 billion acquisition of KLX.
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Advising American Securities LLC on its acquisition of Prince International Corporation, a manufacturer of mineral-based specialty additives.
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Advising Bain Capital and Cinven on their EUR 5.3 billion joint public takeover offer for the German pharmaceutical company Stada Arzneimittel AG; to date the largest transaction of its kind in Germany.
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Advising Sun Capital on its $1.3 billion sale of Coveris to Transcontinental Inc.
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Advising Bain Capital on its $3.2 billion acquisition of Diversey (the food hygiene and cleaning division of Sealed Air Corporation).
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Advising Tronox in connection with its $2.2 billion acquisition of Cristal’s titanium dioxide business.
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Advising Anastasia Beverly Hills on its agreement with TPG Capital to make a strategic minority investment in the beauty company.
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Advising Bain Capital on its acquisition of Varsity Brands, a team sports and school spirit company, from Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group.
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Advising Law Business Research, a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Globe Business Media Group.
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Advising Creat Group Corporation on its acquisition of Biotest AG; securing unconditional UK clearance.
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Advising Crestview Partners in connection with the acquisition by its subsidiary, Accuride Corporation, of mefro wheels; conditional EU Phase I clearance.
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Advising GIC as part of a consortium acquiring a 55% a stake in the real estate assets of French multinational hotel group AccorHotels for approximately €4.4 billion.
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Advising Bain Capital Private Equity on its acquisition of Bugaboo International, a Dutch design company that develops and produces mobility products.
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Advising Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of MSX International (MSXI).
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Advising GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, on its €2.4 billion acquisition of P3 Logistic Parks, a leading specialist pan-European owner, developer and manager of logistics properties, from TPG Real Estate and Ivanhoé Cambridge.
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Advising Thoma Bravo LLC on its $3 billion acquisition of Qlik Technologies Inc.
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Advising Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners on their $2.7 billion joint acquisition of Vertafore.
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Advising Vista Equity Partners on its $1.65 billion acquisition of Cvent, Inc.
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Advising Danaher Corporation on its $13.8 billion acquisition of Pall Corporation.
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Advising Thoma Bravo on its $4.5 billion joint acquisition of Solarwinds, Inc.
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Advising on Capgemini’s $4 billion acquisition of IGATE Corporation.
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Advising Thoma Bravo on its $3.6 billion acquisition of Riverbed Technology.
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Advising Infineon Technologies AG on its $3 billion acquisition of International Rectifier Corporation.
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Advising Thoma Bravo on its $2.5 billion acquisition of Compuware Corporation.
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Advising Danaher Corporation on its $2.2 billion acquisition of Nobel Biocare Holding AG.
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Advising Thomas H. Lee Partners on its $1 billion joint acquisition of GCA Services Group, Inc.
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Advising Vista Equity Partners on its $1 billion acquisition of Websense.
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Advising Solera Holdings, Inc. on its $463.8 million acquisition of CAP Automotive Limited.
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Advising The Boeing Company on its Saudi Arabian joint venture with Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries and Alsalam Aircraft Company.
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Advising on Intel Corporation’s acquisition of Lantiq.
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Advising Sun Capital Partners, Inc., on the sale of DBApparel.
Antitrust
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Advising an international firm on potential breaches of Article 101 TFEU in the medical devices sector.
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Advising an international firm on potential breaches of Article 102 TFEU in the automotive sector.
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Advising an automotive parts manufacturer in relation to an investigation by the European Commission into possible breaches of Article 101 TFEU.
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Advising a firm in the container liner shipping industry on an investigation by the European Commission into possible breaches of Article 101 TFEU.
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Advising an international freight forwarding company on an investigation by the European Commission into possible breaches of Article 101 TFEU.
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Advising a number of companies on antitrust aspects of proposed information exchanges.
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Devising and delivering training, and advising on antitrust/competition compliance for a number of sophisticated corporate clients across Europe.
Competition Litigation
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Advising on stand-alone and follow-on damages in connection with breaches of Article 101 TFEU in the automotive industry.
Prior Experience
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, London
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Associate, 2013–2014
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Trainee, 2011–2013
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Recognition
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2013, Admitted to Practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Education
- King's College LondonPost-Graduate Diploma in EC Competition Law2014
- The University of Law, London MoorgateLegal Practice CourseDistinction2010
- University of ExeterLawFirst Class Honours2009