Phil Cheveley is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, EMEA and Asia.

Phil has a broad corporate practice based on international and domestic transactions. He specialises in public company takeovers, mergers, acquisitions and disposals, as well as primary and secondary equity issues.  Phil also advises a number of quoted companies and financial institutions on the UKLA Listing Rules and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Prospectus Rules, the AIM Rules, the Takeover Code and general company law.

Phil is ranked by Chambers UK for Corporate M&A work (High End Capability). He is also listed in Who's Who Legal M&A and Corporate Governance.

• Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. on the investment by HPS Investment Partners LLC in Canaccord Genuity’s European Wealth Management division*
• Canaccord Genuity Limited and Jefferies International Limited on the £422m fundraise by Jet2 plc*
• Hovis Holdings Limited on its auction sale by Premier Foods plc and the Gores Group to Endless Private Equity*
• Canaccord Genuity Limited, Barclays and HSBC on the £172 million placing by Dart Group plc*
• Peel Hunt LLP on the IPO of Inspecs Group plc*
• TA Associates on the £370 million sale of Merian Global Investors Limited to Jupiter Fund Management plc*
• Carpetright plc on its company voluntary arrangement and associated debt refinancing and placing and open offer and its subsequent takeover by Meditor*
• Zeus Capital Limited on the £190 million Official List IPO of Xafinity plc and subsequent secondary raises*
• Conforama Investissement on its £673 million cash offer for Darty Group plc*
• Phoenix Equity Partners on the Official List IPO of The Gym Group plc*
• Ashtead Group plc on the auction sale of Ashtead Technology Rentals Limited*
• Zeus Capital Limited, Numis Securities Limited, and Stockdale Securities Limited on the £310 million Official List IPO of JTC plc*
• Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management on the acquisition of Hargreave Hale Limited*
• Steinhoff International Holdings on its £1.4 billion takeover approach to Home Retail Group*
• Zeus Capital Limited on the AIM IPO of Purplebricks plc*
• Canaccord Financial on its £253 million recommended cash and share offer for Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc*

*Denotes prior firm experience