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Jonathan Polin was outstanding and stepped in at several points of the transaction to bring more than just legal knowledge to help steer us through issues.

Legal 500 2022
About

Jonathan Polin is an experienced corporate solicitor. His expertise covers M&A, particularly internationally and in the restructuring and insolvent/distressed arena.  Jonathan is Head of International.

Jonathan's strong track record in complex and international corporate transactions includes advising on M&A and disposals of both private and public companies, and investments and joint ventures.

He is additionally a UK restructuring specialist, advising on the corporate aspects of restructuring and distressed sales. Jonathan acts for clients in most industries including retail and leisure.

Jonathan acts for corporations, partnerships and individuals in many industry sectors, including retail, real estate, technology, financial services, gaming and support services. He advises start-ups, entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

He leads the International group and has a strong focus on North America where he worked earlier in his career. He is a vice-chairman of Meritas, the premier global legal network, and co-heads the Meritas Global M&A and VC Community.

Recent work

  • Advising on complex sale of an English company to an AIM listed entity
  • Advising on an auction sale of a large minority stake sale in a global company for a New Zealand company
  • Advising on sale of a film rights library to a Romanian company
  • Advising a Tokyo listed global printing group on the acquisition of an English based entity with operations in the US and Spain.
  • Advising a large US fund entity on the acquisition of Eco Statics Global and its subsidiaries in 20 jurisdictions.
  • Advising on the complex sale of an overseas listed entity to a London Stock Exchange listed company.
  • Advising SIRVA on its hugely complex multi-jurisdiction acquisition of the Team Relocations Group.

Accolades

  • Listed as Key Lawyer, Corporate and commercial: M&A, smaller deals, £10-£100M, Legal 500 2023
  • Listed as Key Lawyer, Corporate and commercial: M&A, smaller deals, up to £50m, Legal 500 2022
  • "Jonathan Polin was outstanding and stepped in at several points of the transaction to bring more than just legal knowledge to help steer us through issues." Legal 500 2022
  • "His project management skills were particularly impressive given the remote nature of the transaction and interactions with his counterparts." Legal 500 2022

Did you know
Jonathan's main interests are theatre, art and travel. He once appeared as Prince Charles in a University revue!
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